My very early interests in software began attempting to read endless spools of dot matrix paper containing my Grandpa’s COBOL, HTML, and C/C++ source. Over the years that turned into an educational interest, and a career path which landed in Software Engineering. In my first few roles, I worked with RF4CE/Telecom technologies to develop some of the first voice recognition products in the broadband industry. Looking to increase the breadth of my professional and technical skillset, I decided to pivot into a startup role working with cryptographers and open source communities that advance privacy research in blockchains. While working on distributed/decentralized systems, I’ve contributed to projects using Zero Knowledge proofs, Docker, Kuberenetes, Grafana, Prometheus , IPFS, C++, Python, Rust, GO, and WASM. I believe strongly in privacy research and hope to continue advancing protection of user's data, as blockchains evolve. Who would have thought my grandpa's continous form paper would have served as the first example of an immutable ledger." To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe." - Anatole France