Physicist interested in working experimentally, utilizing trapped ions for simulating complex open quantum systems. Determined to explore the general optimization and scalability of trapped ion quantum computing hardware. Working collaboratively on the development of a device enabling low loss communication of quantum state information between quantum processors, contributing towards a well motivated quantum analog to modern digital networking. Quantum Information Science and Engineering as a field will continue to evolve, having this technology in the hands of researchers and innovators will ultimately aid the exploration, discovery, and unveiling of novel applications.