Creator at heart ❤️ Builder by trade 🛠️
📍 Philly Tri-State
🛩️ Open to relocation
My focus is at the intersection of
🧠 research-backed designs
and ✨ quality implementation.
DESIGN
AI Chatbot
Enhancing parental support through conversational branding
Design Systems
Accessibility
Chatbot User Flows
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DESIGN
Accessibility Checker
Bridging empathy between developers and inaccessible websites
User Research
Prototyping
UX Strategy
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DEVELOPMENT
Node.js + Express
Passport.js
UI/UX Design
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DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
Chrome Extension (Manifest V3)
JavaScript ES Modules
Service Worker background timer
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SKILLS
🛠️ Product Engineering & Development
JavaScript · React · TypeScript · Node.js · Python · APIs · Databases · Self-Hosting
🎨 Design & UX
UX/UI Design · Design Systems · Accessibility (WCAG) · Figma · Prototyping · Human-Centered Security
🔐 Learning: Secure Product Engineering
AppSec (Application Security) · Secure SDLC · Threat Modeling · Privacy-by-Design · Data Sovereignty · Compliance (CIPT, Security+)
I’m currently deepening my understanding of how to design and build secure, privacy-compliant products. My focus is on applying security and privacy principles early in the design and development lifecycle.
🌍 Values & Approach
I build technology that is open, secure, accessible, and privacy-respecting — combining design thinking with software engineering to make security usable and innovation responsible.
EXPERIENCE
2024-Present
AI Engineering Fellow
Resilient Coders
Freelance Software Engineer / Product Designer
Software Engineer
Resilient Coders
2021-2024
Product Designer
IBM
2020-2021
UX Apprentice
Office of Natural Resource Revenue
PLAY
I enjoy challenging myself with logic games like Sudoku and riddles, always pushing to see what I can solve. I also love drawing in a realistic style, getting immersed in the details—whether it's the precision of man-made objects or the organic complexity of nature.
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