tldr; about me

i am a creative technologist who merges engineering with art, designing experimental interfaces, wearable/soft technologies, and speculative interactive objects. my work explores inclusive tech practices, open-source development, and creative research — with the goal of expanding access to creative computing and enabling expressive, thoughtful interaction.

experience

incoming graduate assistant — creative computing (nyu itp/ima)
starting sep 2025

supporting professor dan shiffman in teaching and mentoring for the creative computing course, a new minor open to all nyu students, offering office hours, assisting in class workshops, and providing feedback on assignments.

skills: teaching, mentoring, technical guidance, feedback

open source contributor, web development & community — ml5.js
jun 2025 – present

contributing to the growth of ml5.js, an open-source, beginner-friendly machine learning library for the web, through technical development, creative ml research, documentation, and community engagement.

skills: gatsby, docsify, machine learning, user interface design, research

web application developer & designer — useless machines archive
mar 2025 – present

leading development and design of a digital archive for nyu assistant arts professor blair simmons’s useless machines course, blending speculative design with front-end development, ui/ux, and live are.na api integration; deployed on vercel.

skills: javascript, figma, ux/ui design, api integration, vercel

web developer — equitable syllabus project (nyu itp/ima)
nov 2024 – present

designing and developing a platform to support faculty in creating accessible, inclusive syllabi, with a focus on usability and visual design.

skills: react.js, figma, accessibility

research assistant — computational text (nyu itp/ima)
may – aug 2025

assisted professor dan shiffman in his course computational text(formerly programming a to z), leading technical research and developing resources for equitable pedagogy with a focus on ml models, and accessibility.

skills: machine learning, syllabus design, research

camp counselor — itp camp
jun – jul 2025

supported 150+ participants at nyu’s itp camp by providing hands-on technical help, running workshops, coordinating events, and producing the final showcase.

skills: community support, event coordination, technical assistance

software engineer & creative technologist intern — floreo labs
jan – may 2020

developed responsive front-end applications in react.js, designed ui/ux prototypes in adobe xd, and contributed to mobile development projects while managing agile workflows and producing technical documentation.

skills: react.js, mobile development, ui/ux design, agile project management

creative explorations

UN Open Source Week Hackathon — “Ahead of the Storm” Challenge
jun 2025
united nations headquarters — new york, ny

participated in a global hackathon focused on open-source solutions for child-centered climate emergency response, advancing un sustainable development goals through geospatial data and collaborative innovation.

volt couture: wearables + e-textiles “open mic”
may 2025
nyc resistor — brooklyn, ny

presented static chic, a 3d-printed inductive handbag that wirelessly lights up embedded leds. part of an open mic curated by kari love and liza stark.

rejects: a benefit auction for culturehub
may 2025
culturehub — new york, ny

contributed three oddities — gothic teacrypt, orbit offtrack, and pixel shell — to a curated auction of discarded prototypes celebrating the charm of unfinished ideas and studio leftovers.

e-textile swatch open call — radiant fibers exhibition
jan – mar 2025
nyu clive davis gallery — brooklyn, ny

accepted into radiant fibers for soft glitch, an e-textile swatch combining punch needle, chaotic yarns, and electroluminescent thread to explore digital disruption through texture and light.

mit reality hack 2025
jan 2025
massachusetts institute of technology — cambridge, ma

implemented sound and haptic feedback for hangarpro vr, a training simulation powered by cognitive 3d. designed to enhance pre-flight safety through visual interaction analysis for aerospace exploration.

ecothreads: sustainable smart textiles workshop
oct 2024
hybrid body lab — cornell tech

created biodegradable thermo-chromic conductive threads with a diy wet spinning tool, exploring eco-conscious approaches in e-textile design.

noisy speakers: crafting fabric speakers
sep 2024
nyc resistor — brooklyn, ny

crafted fabric-based speakers using conductive threads, sensors, and an amplifier, blending soft materials with sound.

education

mps, interactive telecommunications program (itp)
expected may 2026
new york university — tisch school of the arts
affiliations: adjacent (editor/web) · equitable syllabus project (web/research) · ml5.js (web/community/research)
experimental programming (creative coding & design)
jun 2022 – mar 2025
school for poetic computation — new york (remote)

coursework: gift interfaces; httpoetics; the musical web; algorithmic botany; expressive game design

bs, computer science
dec 2020
city university of new york — lehman college
software engineering residency — cuny 2x tech / nyc tech talent pipeline
nov 2019 – may 2020
city university of new york — lehman college

4-week web development and professional skills bootcamp.

bba, business administration (international business) · minor in journalism
sep 2012
city university of new york — lehman college

technologies

front-end / web (javascript, react, next.js, html/css) · ux/ui · interaction design · git/github · creative coding (p5.js, ml5.js) · data (sql, data analysis) · physical computing (arduino, raspberry pi, adafruit/sparkfun) · fabrication (laser cutting, 3d modeling & printing)

tools & platforms

vs code · figma · arduino ide · fritzing · warp terminal · obsidian · notion · craft docs · wordpress · adobe creative suite (illustrator, photoshop, xd, fresco)

certifications

  • artificial intelligence & machine learning — samsung innovation campus (2022–2023)
  • human computer interaction — interaction design foundation (2022)
  • google ux design — coursera (2021)

interests

blending engineering with art; experimental interfaces; textile-based media; wearable + soft tech; speculative objects; open source development; archival systems.