I work on quantum computing theory and simulation as a Quantum Information Scientist at HRL Laboratories. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2020 and a bachelor's degree in physics concentrating in computer science from Cornell University in 2016.I am primarily interested in quantum algorithm design and optimization, quantum error correction and error mitigation protocols, and interesting ways to prove scaling properties of quantum information processing techniques. Through my academic career I have worked in research characterizing properties and fabrication techniques of superconducting materials, modeling liquid helium cooling manifolds for synchrotons and linear accelerators, building compiler toolchains for quantum computation, and performing high level system design of quantum information processing devices.