Senior software engineer designing GPU-accelerated libraries for data analytics (cuDF) with RAPIDS AI (https://rapids.ai/). Specializing in high performance CUDA, modern C++ and Python, software packaging and build systems, and CI tools for accelerating developer productivity.

I am a maintainer of the open-source signac data management framework, which helps researchers manage and automate workflows on large data sets. The signac framework is a NumFOCUS Affiliated Project, and has over 35,000 downloads and over two dozen code contributors. I oversee releases and deployment, review and merge pull requests, and coordinate project development with a team of contributors from the US, Europe, and Asia. I authored the signac-dashboard package, which enables users to visualize and search data managed with signac within a web browser. Learn more at https://signac.io.

In the Glotzer research group, I study the self-assembly of nanoparticles and crystal formation. Our collaborative team of over 30 researchers uses powerful computer simulations to understand how we can manipulate matter and design materials in new ways. I contribute to the development of the open-source software suite that powers our research, integrating simulation, analysis, visualization, and data management pipelines into coherent tools that accelerate scientific inquiries.

I worked with the Center for the Advancement of Data and Research in Economics (CADRE), helping research economists leverage the high-performance computing (HPC) resources offered by the Federal Reserve Bank. My work optimized code to make Big Data problems tractable, utilized accelerators (including NVIDIA CUDA and Intel Phi), improved software automation, and contributed to cluster hardware and software maintenance.

I co-directed the #OneDayKC innovation workshop, teaching participants about Lean methodology, design thinking, civic technology, sustainable design, and more.The #OneDayKC innovation workshop brings together top-tier students from the Kansas City region to use infrastructure and technology to solve civic challenges. Continuing development in KC through the Cisco Smart City Initiative, KC Streetcar, and Google Fiber opens up opportunities to design sustainable communities, leverage smart devices through the Internet of Everything, and create an efficient, flourishing city for 2025 and beyond. Through the workshop, students develop and validate solutions for Sustainability & Energy, Transit & Traffic, Municipal Services, Health & Well-being, Education & Workforce Development, and Culture, Recreation, & Public Spaces.

As a University Innovation Fellow, I serve as a change-agent, catalyzing a campus culture for innovation and entrepreneurship. At William Jewell College, I designed and implemented trans-disciplinary workshops and student experiences to re-imagine the future of higher education grounded in the liberal arts. At University of Michigan, I continue my UIF work as a mentor to undergraduate leaders and social innovators.

On the CERN WLCG (Worldwide LHC Computing Grid) operations team, I developed infrastructure monitoring tools to ensure continuous access to high-performance computing facilities for the LHCb experiment. I also collaborated with a CERN team leveraging gigabit fiber-to-the-home to enable citizen scientists who donate computing power and help analyze the massive data sets gathered by the Large Hadron Collider.

Undergraduate Research Fellow in materials science with the Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP). I worked in the O'Hern group performing numerical simulations of bulk metallic glass formation and data analysis on a supercomputer in C++ and R, resulting in a publication, "On the origin of multi-component bulk metallic glasses: Atomic size mismatches and de-mixing."

I developed two Android applications, “WHS On-site” and “WHS Collect,” used to obtain data on medical treatment and water quality and distribute educational reference materials on public health and medicine. World Help Solutions and partnering nonprofit organizations deployed these applications in Malawi, Haiti, Honduras, Congo, and Liberia on hundreds of phones and tablets.

As a software engineer for Engage Mobile Solutions, I developed mobile applications for business clients. The technologies used include JavaScript/HTML/CSS, Android and iOS software development kits, the Apache Cordova cross-platform application libraries, multiple front-end frameworks, PHP and WordPress content management systems, and design and graphics work using Adobe Suite products.

Summer research position in the E.S. Pillsbury Physics Department working on research in viscous fluid dynamics.

Growing up in a family business taught me many skills, including building computers from parts, managing networks, image editing and retouching, developing the company website, and crafting online marketing. Additionally, I frequently interacted with clients as a photographer's aide.