I studied engineering science at Penn State. I started in computer engineering, hated coding after my first Python class, and switched out. During a summer internship before senior year, COVID hit and I got reassigned from systems engineering into a software role with zero experience. I figured it out — and it turned into a full-time offer after graduation.

Four years later, I lead a core services team across a 400+ person defense program — architecting infrastructure, driving vendor integrations, and setting technical standards for the organization. I'm also the person they send to the field to work directly with operators and stakeholders.

Somewhere along the way, software stopped being the thing I fell into and became the thing I care about. Not the code itself — the craft of building. I started paying attention to small companies shipping great products with lean teams, delivering real value with minimal overhead. That inspired me to start building on my own.

I co-founded Playdate, a social events platform with 2,000+ users, handling everything from product design to infrastructure to business formation. I also built Repstack, a workout app I made in a couple weekends because Google Sheets kept driving me crazy at the gym.

I'm driven by learning velocity — I want to be close to real problems, real users, and people I can learn from.

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Outside of work, I spend most of my weekends in the mountains — I'll drive hours to a new ski town, crash at a hotel, and figure it out from there. I moved from PA to Colorado by myself and I'm happiest when I'm exploring somewhere new. I also love training — powerlifting, kettlebells, circuits — which is partly why Repstack exists.