Product-minded software engineer and founder with experience building
mobile apps, backend systems, data-driven tools, and thoughtful digital products.
Education
Elon University
May 2024
B.S. Computer Science; Minor in Data Science · GPA: 3.75
Magna cum laude · Presidential Scholarship · Study Abroad Scholarship
Technical Experience
ThornRoseBud — Founder & Product Engineer
Jan 2025 – Present
Architected and developed a SwiftUI/Firebase social wellness app from 0→1 as a solo founder.
Built authentication, onboarding, reflection posting, friend systems, feed experiences, and settings flows.
Designed the product experience around calm UX, intentional connection, and daily emotional reflection.
Iterated rapidly through user feedback, AI-assisted development workflows, and continuous product experimentation.
Managed product strategy, UI design, branding, beta testing, App Store preparation, and growth experiments.
TORBU — Software Development Intern
May 2023 – Aug 2023
Improved backend performance by implementing more efficient processing methods for high-volume operations.
Wrote database queries and supported cleaner data access patterns across product features.
Performed unit, integration, functional, and performance testing to improve system reliability.
Presented technical findings and progress updates to leadership in an early-stage startup environment.
Projects
GYST Classifier — Computer Vision Senior Project
May 2024
Built a document classifier to detect handwritten symbols and extract text using TensorFlow, NumPy, OpenCV, and PyTesseract.
Focused on analog-to-digital organization and received recognition for creativity and technical innovation.
NectFlect — Full-Stack Web Application
Nov 2023 – Dec 2023
Built a full-stack React application with backend authentication, protected routes, and session management.
Designed reusable UI components and structured the codebase with modular organization.