When I think back to what got me interested in transportation engineering, I find it hard to pinpoint a single event or person that inspired me. I recall spending a lot of time playing with toy cars and traffic control devices when I was just a few years old. Whenever I visited a major city, I was fascinated by the highways and how much traffic they served. What really sparked my work in civil and transportation engineering, however, was how much our standard of living could be enhanced with engineering.I started my journey in my sophomore year of high school by introducing myself to the transportation profession and reading numerous textbooks, manuals, journal articles, and technical reports. I also self-learned the fundamentals of traffic engineering, traffic signal and intersection design, signal controller programming, and PTV Vissim and Vistro. Moreover, I familiarized myself with the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), and AASHTO Green Book.Since 2018, I have been the first author of multiple accepted peer-reviewed journal articles and have delivered nearly a dozen conference presentations at international ITE, TRB, and ASCE meetings. I have also gained experience in the design, modeling, and analysis of both interrupted and uninterrupted flow facilities with both macroscopic and microscopic methods. I look forward to continuing to discover, share, and gain knowledge in STEM.Traffic analysis computer software experiences include PTV Vissim, PTV Vistro, Sidra Intersection, Synchro, SimTraffic, HCS, CAP-X, HSS, and SSAM.Research interests include alternative intersections and interchanges, traffic operations and simulation, traffic signal operations, highway capacity, urban mobility and resilience, intelligent transportation systems, and transportation safety and security.