Curriculum vitae

I’m a computer science Ph.D. student working on problems in computer networking and computing for social good. I have several years of software engineering experience, and I’m known for my ability to learn quickly, work independently, and get the details right. If you’d like to work with me, get in touch.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science (Georgia Institute of Technology, anticipated May 2027)

B.S. in Computer Science; Minor in Business (Brigham Young University, Dec 2020)

• GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

Work experience

Software Engineer II (Qualtrics, Oct 2021 - Aug 2022)
Software Engineer I (Qualtrics, Jan - Oct 2021)
Part-time Software Engineer (Qualtrics, Mar 2019 - Dec 2020)

• Led team initiatives to design/create survey components ahead of schedule
• Mentored engineering intern in software development and collaboration skills
• Reduced load-induced outages by decreasing required API calls by up to 80%
• Implemented complex React features from scratch, such as a drag-and-drop list and an auto-complete search box
• Prevented frontend regressions by creating a visual testing framework in Cypress
• Provided insight into future development priorities by collecting and analyzing usage metrics
• Improved platform security by enforcing strict TLS and implementing virus scanning
• Increased service scalability by automating infrastructure creation with Terraform and AWS
• Consistently recognized for high throughput and dedication to high-quality code design

Research Assistant (BYU Internet Security Research Lab, Jul - Aug 2020)

• Improved and tested browser extension implementing FIDO2 token registration attack
• Prototyped addition of a digital display to a hardware authentication key

Salesforce Developer (Force Code, Feb - Nov 2017)

• Satisfied clients by brainstorming and developing alternate solutions to system limitations
• Integrated Salesforce instance with external web services using RESTful APIs

Skills

Computer languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Python, C, Java, C++, HTML, CSS

Systems/technologies: Linux, Docker, Node.js, React.js, Cypress, Terraform, AWS

Human languages: English (native), Spanish (fluent)

Awards & honors

Brigham Young Scholarship (1 semester, full tuition, 2020)

Edwin S. Hinckley Scholarship (1 semester, full tuition, 2020)

2nd Place, Utah Society for Human Resource Management Case Competition (2018)

Finalist, Marriott School of Business Interdisciplinary Case Competition (2017)

National Merit Scholarship (4 years, full tuition, 2014)

Volunteer service

Medical Interpreter & Administrative Assistant (Community Health Connect, Jun 2017 - Mar 2018)

Volunteer Representative (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Feb 2014 - Jan 2016)

Personal projects

git-personal: Docker image for a single-user Git server with support for mirroring to other Git servers and triggering automatic builds

vim-wayland-clipboard: Vim plugin to integrate the + register with Wayland’s system clipboard

Home server: Self-hosted cloud services using Docker and ZFS on Debian Linux

Webfolio: Theme for Grav CMS built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Sass, and Twig

[This page was last updated on December 9, 2022.]