About

I'm a junior software engineer / web developer and MS Computer Science student from San Antonio, Texas with a desire to expand my skillset and knowledge of full stack application development. I recently graduated from Texas A&M - San Antonio where I studied computer science. I have a background in Java, Python, and various web technologies such as React, Svelte, and Astro. Other interests include the Rust and Zig programming languages, especially as they relate to memory management.

Research interests of mine are primarily in programming language design, primarily regarding functional programming languages such as Haskell and OCaml and those multi-paradigm languages like Rust. This then extends to concern the manner by which a language is defined with some grammar and type system as well as how that language encourages memory safety in comparison to the freedom given by languages such as C which, while fun to use for small personal projects, are too easy to make mistakes in which could cause a multitude of memory-related issues. Other research interests include the general dev ops tooling which may be used by developers and considering how the various tooling options may impact the developer experience and the potential impacts to customers that may occur as a result of a given tool / toolchain being used.

My Resume

Employment History

TAMU-SA Department of Natural Sciences

Research Technician

I have recently started working under Dr. Smyth of the TAMU-SA Dept. of Natural Sciences to aide in the creation of a website which shall list the past and present research being conducted at TAMU-SA as well as the grants and other relevant research-related information. This application will facilitate the collaboration among students and professors.

12/4/2024 - Current
TAMU-SA Department of Computer Science

Graduate Research Assistant

While acting as a Graduate Research Assitant under Dr. Yang of the Texas A&M University - San Antonio Department of Computational, Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences, I assisted in the furtherance of research of the following:

  • A Comparative Analysis of Serverless Cloud Computing Platforms
  • A Comparative Analysis of AI/ML Cloud Computing Platforms.

I also assisted Dr. Yang with her CSCI 5372 Cloud Computing course, holding a help session every Wednesday for students to seek assistance in the completion of their labs.

8/31/2024 - 12/4/2024
TAMU-SA ITS Web Team

Web Development Intern

While interning for TAMU-SA Information Technology Service’s Web Team, I

  • Assisted in the migration of 3000+ pages from one Cascade environment to another for the University’s main website;
  • Acted as the point of contact for questions and concerns arising from the migration;
  • Deployed a new portal application with over 8000 users consisting of all students, faculty, and staff using CampusM; and
  • Supported further development of our in-house HB2504 application, assisting other developers with troubleshooting their bugs.
5/20/2024 - 8/30/2024
TAMU-SA ITS Web Team

Student Worker

While working for TAMU-SA’s Information Technology Services, I:

  • Edited and created web pages on the University website in Cascade CMS.
  • Maintained correspondence with faculty and staff regarding their webpages.
  • Ensured site quality through checking for and fixing broken links on the University website by using SiteImprove.

Additionally, I aided in the creation and maintenance of a new web application for the University in our compliance with HB2504. This application was created with the following

  • A semi-traditional LAMP stack; and
  • HTML, CSS (primarily Bootstrap), and JavaScript.
9/5/2023 - 5/20/2024
TAMU-SA University Police Dept.

Student Worker

While working for TAMU-SA UPD I carried out the following duties:

  • Parking enforcement,
  • General security,
  • Public assistance (car unlocks, battery boosts, tire changes, etc.),
  • Door unlocks, and
  • Report writing.

I was also assigned during the summer of 2019 to assist the Risk Manager with the following:

  • Inventory of all chemicals in University laboratories,
  • Inspection of all university laboratories,
  • The creation of a new online inspection form for lab inspections, and
  • General project correspondence.

Furthermore, during the COVID-19 pandemic I administered rapid tests for the faculty, staff, and residents on campus.

9/1/2017 - 1/30/2022