From a research lab in Miami to game studios to aerospace — each stop taught me a different way to ship. Read it in order; it's a story about scope getting bigger.

  1. 2021·Where it started

    University of MiamiResearch Undergraduate Intern · University of Miami

    Miami, FL

    • Researched computational identification of different types of kinases that control nerve degeneration.
    • Ran an R process to curate data in order to identify different types of kinases.
    • Contributed to a machine learning algorithm, improving pattern detection accuracy by 25%.
    • Created UI to visualize the outcome of the machine learning algorithm.
    RPythonMLData Viz
  2. 2023·Breaking into games

    The Sims 4Software Engineer · EA Games

    Miami, FL

    • Developed internal web tools (Node.js, Express.js, React.js) to automate removal of offensive user‑generated content, improving community safety.
    • Utilized Flash framework and ActionScript 2.0 to design and implement UI widgets and logic for engaging, pixel‑perfect interfaces.
    • Built Python scripts to automate sign‑in processes and enhance QA workflows.
    ReactNode.jsExpressPythonActionScript
  3. 2023 – 2024·Shipping to millions

    Madden NFL 26Software Engineer · EA Sports

    Miami, FL

    • Contributed to multiple screens in Madden 25 and College Football by transforming designer mocks into engaging in‑game and pre‑game screens.
    • Implemented intuitive navigation systems in close collaboration with designers.
    • Engineered a designer plugin manager (React, TypeScript, Figma API) to automate tasks like swapping document styles between titles.
    ReactTypeScriptFigma APIUI SystemsTooling
  4. 2024 – Present·Where I am today

    Lockheed MartinFull‑Stack Software Engineer · Lockheed Martin

    Miami, FL

    • Design and develop secure internal web apps delivering metrics and analytics across engineering and program teams.
    • Architect full‑stack solutions with Next.js, TypeScript, Docker, VMware Tanzu; PostgreSQL via Drizzle ORM.
    • Configured Redis cache for distributed data sharing across Cloud Foundry application instances.
    • Built CI/CD pipelines with Python to extract and integrate data (e.g., GitLab) into analytics workflows.
    • Created interactive data visualizations and reports with TanStack Table and Recharts to surface key engineering metrics.
    • Developed and tested RESTful APIs; integrated internal data sources; validated endpoints with Postman; containerized and deployed scalable services.
    Next.jsTypeScriptDockerPostgreSQLRedisPython

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