I'm a mathematician and software engineer. Most of my work starts with a modeling problem — something messy and underspecified — and ends with code running in production. Over the past six years of independent consulting I've done that across aerospace, agriculture, finance, and ecology.
I hold a BS and MS in Applied Mathematics (minor: Physics) from the University of Akron. My MS thesis modeled the 3D aquatic light field for seaweed aquaculture using PDEs and Monte Carlo methods; my BS thesis analyzed nanoscale wetting dynamics through molecular dynamics simulation. Since graduating in 2018 I've worked as an independent consultant and technical lead across domains including aerospace engineering, agricultural technology, financial modeling, machine learning, and full-stack web development.
The work I care most about connects quantitative modeling with ecological systems. I've been shaped by Joanna Macy on deep ecology, Thich Nhat Hanh on presence, and Buckminster Fuller on design as a tool for change. I want to put the technical skills I have — Bayesian modeling, dynamical systems, optimization, data engineering — toward water governance, biodiversity, and sustainable land use.
Outside of technical work I spend time on deep listening, communal music and ritual, and mountains. I've facilitated worship gatherings, built composting systems, and tried to do the inner work alongside the outer.
I'm open to relocating near Seattle, Portland, or San Francisco, and I'm actively looking for roles at the intersection of ecological systems, governance, and decision-making under deep uncertainty.