I grew up chasing two things: the physics of flight and the logic of systems. That combination led me to the Air Force Academy — chosen deliberately over a USNA waitlist offer — because the aviation path here fits the mission I've set for myself.
In high school I was a competitive swimmer at the top of my team, qualified for states, and held leadership roles. Swimming taught me the thing every engineer eventually has to learn anyway: consistent output under fatigue beats heroic output when rested.
Honor, courage, commitment — not as slogans, but as the three vectors that decide whether a plan survives contact with reality. Outside the Academy I'm selective about who I invest time in. Society gets a lot of my skepticism; the people in my corner get the rest.
Software that ships. I don't like half-finished demos, and I try to run every side project with a clear wedge → expansion plan. Current work spans audio signal processing (Soundara), iOS retail tooling (Scan-to-Cart), autonomous AI agents (JARVIS), and algorithmic trading systems.
Running and weightlifting, on a regular schedule. The swimming base is still there.
For the long version, see [03] Autobiography. For reach, see [07] Comms.