I'm passionate about making a positive impact on the world by listening, learning, and working together to solve key pressing problems for people and our planet. When I'm not immersed in product development, you can find me exploring trails on two feet, two wheels, or two skis.
Say hi 👋Ready to turn my passion into purpose, I now volunteer with Protect Our Winters (POW) to help speak up about climate change and advocate for renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions.
April 2020 - PresentAfter years of observing the impact of climate change on my favorite sports and acutely seeing its impact on the forests, glaciers, and wildlife while visiting the Canadian Rockies, I became a member of 1% for the Planet to donate to non-profits who are making positive impact on our planet.
September 2019 - PresentI currently work on the Modern Collaboration team in Microsoft Office designing and developing asynchronous collaboration, Artifical Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) tools to help people work together better. I currently focus on Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Loop, Copilot Pages.
August 2013 - PresentIn May 2013, I graduated from the University of Virginia with a Computer Science major and Engineering Business minor. Feel free to read my Thesis Portfolio, which focuses on social entrepreneurship through two lenses: (1) a technical report on developing a charitable giving platform for non-profits and (2) a case study of Elon Musk's socially-minded business ventures.
August 2009 - May 2013During the summer of 2012, I designed, managed, and developed a cloud-based search feature for Microsoft Dynamics AX.
May 2012 - August 2012I co-designed and implemented a visualization tool for an IBM Smarter Water system that retrieves and monitors hydrological and meteorological data. Check out our architecture whitepaper.
June 2011 - May 2012For more details, take a look at my LinkedIn.
During college, I helped develop a web platform for giv2giv, a nonprofit organization, to make and monitor micro-endowment donations to charities of their choice.
During college, I built an internal HR management system for Vistandes, a boutique vineyard and winery, in Mendoza, Argentina.
I love learning and I'm always looking for ways to improve myself both personally and professionally. Here are some courses, books, and podcasts I really enjoy. If you have suggestions for other awesome content I should check out, please let me know!
Pro Tip Learned: When you believe in your team's mission and are willing to persevere against all odds, you can be successful. Just be prepared for the long haul.
Pro Tip Learned: Aligning around customer-focused objectives with clear, measurable, motivating results takes the guesswork out of planning and prioritizing.
Pro Tip Learned: Both Krakauer's Eiger Dreams and Classic Krakauer books are inspiring, informative, and give you a greater respect for nature.
Pro Tip Learned: Beyond just being inspiring places, mountains can have immensively positive emotional, mental, and physiological benefits.
Check out other books I've recently read and those up next.
I love learning about a variety of startups and their origin stories.
Get unqiue insights from people who care deeply about protecting our planet.
Another awesome, outdoor-focused podcast with inspirational speakers.
Pro Tip Learned: Seeing how breweries create great products, develop a loyal fanbase, and iterate based on feedback, inspires my own approach to work.
