Software & Network Engineer · CS + Statistics @ UCLA · Director of Development @ ACM UCLA · Incoming SWE Intern @ Oracle OCI
I specialize in networking, distributed systems, and infrastructure problems where downtime isn't an option. I like building things that must work in production: hybrid cloud/on-prem setups, APIs for airgapped environments, distributed infrastructure across regions.
At Viasat, I built the control and management web tool and REST API for their Next Generation Modem in three weeks, helping secure a $250K product order, and represented the team at IEEE MILCOM 2025. Previously: GN&C systems engineering on Trident II at Draper Laboratory, neutron scattering simulations at NIST. As Director of Development at ACM UCLA, I lead a 25-person engineering team establishing production infrastructure for 1,000+ members - open-source, community-owned, and free. This summer: Oracle OCI.
Most of what I know came from leveraging open source tools (notably Proxmox and Rathole), and giving back is the least I can do. I created and maintain gopher (a public router tackling real problems in packet routing and NAT traversal), altsuite (a self-hosted SaaS alternatives platform, because subscriptions are a scam), and STIMViewer (a GPU-accelerated image processing pipeline for fluorescence neural activity analysis). I've also contributed to SasView, a scientific neutron scattering analysis tool used by researchers worldwide.
When I'm not pushing commits, I'm repairing mechanical watches (NH35 movements), doing woodworking, or playing Tractor (升级/拖拉机) way too competitively.
Originally from Frederick, Maryland, currently in Los Angeles. 💬 Let's connect if you're working on hard infrastructure problems.