I am a software engineer with a sustained interest in ethics. My personal studies sit at the intersection of technology and governance, where I explore questions of authorship, ownership, and accountability in the age of AI.

My path into this work was not linear. A decade ago, I was drawn to the startup ethos of speed and disruption. Working in industry complicated that view. I came to understand that constraints surrounding personal information, financial systems, and public trust are not limitations but necessities. I saw how decisions framed as purely technical often carry governance consequences, and how time pressure can push ethical considerations to the margins.

That tension between velocity and stewardship is what motivates me now. I want to deepen my foundations in computer science while studying the humanities and governance questions that shape how systems are built, regulated, and understood. I am particularly interested in how ethical commitments can be operationalized in software by translating them into technical and institutional design so that accountability becomes core engineering work rather than an afterthought.

Outside of my academic and professional work, I collaborate on long form fiction writing and serve as an appointed commissioner on my town's Parks and Recreation Commission.