Experiences
Wedding & Honeymoon
Oct 2025 - Nov 2025
Los Angeles, CA
Got married and honeymooned to New Zealand, Tahiti, and Bora Bora
Wedding Content Creation
August 2025
Cleveland, OH
Started wedding content creation as a creative side project, producing short-form recap videos for a wedding in Cleveland
New Chapter
May 2025
Los Angeles, CA
Following a company-wide layoff at Chegg, I took time to focus on wedding planning after our venue was affected by the Pacific Palisades wildfire
Software Engineer
Apr 2023 - May 2025
Chegg · Remote
Joined as a Software Engineer I and was promoted to Software Engineer II on the Commerce Web team
Engagement & Move to LA
Aug 2023
Los Angeles, CA
Got engaged and relocated to Los Angeles,beginning a new chapter and exploring the city's creative community
Medical School Acceptance
May 2023
UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine
Accepted to medical school while beginning my career in software engineering
Advanced Software Engineering
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Hack Reactor
Received a full $18,000 scholarship covering the entire program tuition
High School Mathematics Teacher
Aug 2019 - Jul 2022
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD · Carrollton, TX
Taught high school mathematics during the COVID-19 pandemic, where building online curriculum for my students introduced me to programming and ultimately inspired me to pursue software engineering
SAT Instructor & Curriculum Writer
Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
Elite Prep · Plano, TX
Taught SAT mathematics and developed curriculum and instructional materials during my pre-med gap year
BSA in Biochemistry
Aug 2015 - May 2018
The University of Texas at Austin
Pre-Med Track, with a Minor in Spanish and a Business Foundation Certificate