The non‑resume version

A five-minute game, the story from Cleveland to St. Louis, and a photo archive.

The first screen of Jungle Explorer: a leopard by a WELCOME sign, a monkey on a vine, bananas over a platform

Fig. 01 · Jungle Explorer

A short side-scroller through my life. It needs a keyboard, so it's desktop only; everything it says is in the story below.

Read the story ↓

The Canopy

Doctoral ProgramReaching for light

2023 - Present · Missouri S&T (based in St. Louis, MO)

Kummer Fellow researching continual learning and representation learning with adaptive neural systems built on Adaptive Resonance Theory. First-author paper on adversarial robustness of streaming learners published at IJCNN 2026; two follow-on papers in submission on ART-VQ, a discrete-continuous latent representation, and a generative model that builds on it. Alongside the research, open to contract engagements and full-time applied-AI engineering roles.

The Branches

UndergradSpreading out

2019 - 2022 · Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO

Computer Science degree on a Distinguished Scholar full scholarship. Captain of the soccer team, Resident Advisor, Overwatch team member, and campus desk worker. Software engineering internships at Howmet Aerospace and Ford. Graduated early in 3.5 years.

The Trunk

High SchoolBuilding the core

2015 - 2019 · Cleveland, OH

Captain of soccer, data science team, and engineering team (JETS). Member of football (kicker), academic team, chemistry olympiad, programming team, and robotics club. A busy and formative time.

The Roots

Early YearsWhere it all began

2000 - 2014 · Cleveland, OH

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. A multi-sport kid always outside and competing: soccer, baseball, basketball, football. The foundation of everything that came after.

The photo archive

Seven chapters, a shoebox of photos each. The game and the story above tell it in order; this is the part you flip through.