everything ever

(almost) everything notable I've ever done.

last updated May 24th, 2026

Current

Mountain Biking (2014 - Present)

I started mountain biking before most kids rode a school bus. I had my first race at 6 years old, going on to join a regional mountain bike team in 6th grade and continued racing with this team until 9th grade when I turned my attention to assisting in developing a new team in my local area. I still ride on a weekly basis, working on skills and fitness, and I continue to race in unique events when my schedule is free. My last race was the PocaGo enduro in Pocahontas State Park where I placed 11th in the most challenging category. My second to last race was the Paranormal 6 hour, starting at 16:00 and ending at 22:30) where my team tied for second.

Team Riding (2019 - Present)

As mentioned in the section above, I started riding and racing on a NICA team (Henrico Composite) when I was in 6th grade, and my father and I started our own team, aptly named Fredericksburg Composite, when I was in 9th grade. This team initially split due to disagreements between coaches and bullying between some of the student athletes, but we’re now bigger than we ever were before, with almost 40 attendees at the majority of our practices. I've since graduated and no longer participate in Fredericksburg Composite as a rider, but now as a coach. I attend practices 3 times a week and I usually work with our race-focused high school riders. I've taken formal training for both coaching and first aid, and paired with over a decade of mountain biking experience, I bring a lot to the table as a coach.

LeetCode (2023 - Present)

After I finished my Stanford course on algorithms (see miscellaneous achievements), I had enough confidence to start working away at LeetCode problems – which, if you’re unfamiliar, are algorithm based problems in an interview format). LeetCode problems tend to be extremely difficult because it’s extremely hard to find help, and when you don’t understand a problem, it’s generally up to you to figure out what you don’t understand and how to solve it. Additionally, there are occasionally multiple correct solutions. In total, I’ve solved about 160 problems.

LeetCode Contests (2023 - Present)

Once I got my confidence up (see LeetCode), I tried out a few live LeetCode contests (4 in total). I’d love to participate in some more in the future, but as I’ve previously mentioned, LeetCode takes up a lot of time, and preparing for these contests is even more time consuming. Each contest took place on Saturday night, and every contest had 4 problems – 1 easy problem, 2 medium problems, and 1 hard problem.

Dev.to Moderator (2023 - Present)

As a moderator on Dev.to, I log on to Dev.to every day, scroll through my feed, find a post to leave a positive & encouraging comment on, and look for any hateful, spammy, or AI generated posts. After that, I log on to the Dev.to moderator discord, check in on any discussions, and reply to anything that needs to be replied to. I semi-regularly discuss the best way to deal with spammers, and do my best to apply what I hear and learn from the Dev.to moderator discord to the Dev.to community.

Blogging on Dev.to (2023 - Present)

I write monthly (ish) blogs on Dev.to, from anything to “state of the community” style posts to technical writing such as writing a post about how I implemented React and Django with Docker (two frameworks that are notoriously tricky to implement, check out the project here). As of April 2025, I have 14 thousand followers, and 40 thousand post views.

Neovim (2023 - Present)

I picked up an extremely extensible and extremely barebones editor called Neovim in late 2023. I spent a good deal of time learning its paradigms and motions (literally, they’re called Vim motions). Then I wrote my own configuration for the editor in the Lua programming language and installed and configured ~49 plugins. I love it to death and still use it to this day (and I never plan to switch to anything else). Additionally, I recently (December 2024) began to use Neovim for note taking, and I produced a video and blog post about said setup that gathered lots of attention. You can read more about that in this section. P.S: The reason this is in the “Current” section is because I spend a decent bit of time maintaining the configuration files when updates to plugins inevitably break something.

Dotfiles for Arch Linux (2024 - Present)

When I started programming many moons ago, I daily drove Windows. This quickly became a hamper on my productivity however, so I started to dual boot to Ubuntu. However, Ubuntu is a pain to modify (ppa’s, apt, gdm, gnome), so I chose to boot to Arch Linux. I configured my own desktop environment from scratch using i3 as a window manager and picom as my compositor (also stuff like dunst, rofi, and kitty). As with Neovim, this is listed in “Current” because I’m almost constantly messing with my configuration.

byeAI (August 18th 2024 - Present)

I created a blogging site for developers that solves the biggest problem modern blogging sites have: an influx of AI generated content. I developed a single page application (SPA) with React, TanStack Query, Redux, and React Router Dom, and integrated frontend testing with Vitest. I also deployed the application on a virtual private server (VPS), implemented Nginx as well as tools for developer operations, and configured Linux to manage continuous integration on the server side. On the less technical side of things, I also marketed the website on multiple social platforms. I created both short-form and full length videos involving the promotion of the website, as well as writing articles with the intention of advertising byeAI. I also utilized Google Analytics to track and monitor the site’s performance.

Coding Youtube Series (September 18th 2024 - Present)

I created and uploaded 35+ YouTube “coding vlog” style videos over the course of multiple months (and hence the title, I still upload occasionally today). I accumulated about 3000 views and 80 subscribers from this endeavor. I also turned this into a blog post on Dev.to titled “I recorded myself coding for 45 days”. When I was recording, I was primarily working on byeAI.

Private tutoring (Oct 4th 2024 - Present)

Before I started tutoring for my local highschool (see this section), I started tutoring online on the small platform Tutorpeers. So far, I’ve had about 10 sessions with students, both paid and free. I have confidently and successfully tutored a 3rd year college level Computer Science student in the SDLC (software development lifecycle) & received multiple 5 star ratings. I’ve also spent a great deal of time working with a local student in preparation for the two upcoming SAT tests (Spring/Summer of 2025). I worked with them once per week, and I curated & collected problems for them nearly daily to ensure an optimal and efficient learning experience for the student.

Highschool tutoring (October 24th 2024 - Present)

When I was taking AP tests, I spent the extra time I had before and after the tests tutoring students in pre-Algebra/Algebra. I sorely enjoyed the experience, and I learned a lot about both how to teach someone and what it meant to teach someone. Then, when I visited my local highschool for an informational meeting about financial aid in September, I ended up discussing the possibility of volunteering as a student tutor weekly for Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, and Precalculus. This possibility turned into a reality, and I spent the next 6 months visiting my high school weekly to work 1-on-1 with students that are struggling with the previously mentioned subjects. I usually worked with two other adult volunteers that attend, as well as the Algebra I/Algebra II teacher that holds the sessions. Additionally, I practiced highschool level mathematics (specifically in the mentioned subjects) every day to ensure that I can give students the best help possible.

Youtube Content Creation (December 2024 - Present)

As I graduated from making “Late Night Coding” style-videos (seethis section), I began to make much more professional and edited videos. The first video in this style (which took about 3 weeks to produce) amassed me about 25 thousand views in a month, as well as 1 thousand hours of watch time and 250 subscribers. The second video (which again took about 3 weeks to produce) amassed me almost 60 thousand views in 3 days, as well as 3 thousand hours of watch time and 1 thousand subscribers. Since then, I have monetized my channel and I upload on a semi-consistent basis (about once every month).

Tortillas, a torrenting library (February 2025 - Present)

Tortillas is a fully concurrent torrenting library written in Rust that I've spent an unhealthy amount of time on. It's also the first large collaborative project that I've worked on. Aside from the technical skills that I've gained (concurrent computing, astronger understanding of async operations, atomics, managing memory with multiple virtual threads, different models to approach concurrent computing, parsing, etc.), I've gotten quite good at documenting my work and managing issues, PRs, and commits appropriately. Tortillas uses conventional commits for every single commit, and we have a specific workflow for introducing a feature/handling bugs: open an issue → create a branch → create a draft → request a review → merge to main.

SWE Intern @ ZenithFlow (2026 - Present)

Working as a full-stack software engineer on ZenithFlow's core platform. Contributed to multiple derisk spikes for their autonomous multi-agent AI system, including building a Cypher AST parser with 100% pass rate on write-query detection. On the platform side, managed critical-severity production bugs end-to-end, resolving failures across FastAPI, Pydantic validation, and React rendering. Extended the frontend architecture with new UI/UX features that leverage multiple AI workflows, with a focus on accessible interaction patterns and internationalization across 11 locales.

Dearly (2026 - Present)

Dearly (dearly.to) is a SaaS product that helps users create a permanent memory for their loved ones - e-cards but upgraded. Completely custom scrollable stories.

Building Choreographd (2026 - Present)

Choreographd (choreographd.com) provides a way for solo founders to effectively organize their work. We help you figure out what to do next + manage context switching. Choreographd was built with practical usage in mind, using tried-and-true methodology from top VCs, YC alum, and successful founders.

Founding SWE @ Todd Agriscience (September 2025 - April 2026)

Through the help of some of my colleagues (Dang Phung and Cai Chen), I landed this position with Todd. I currently manage a few SWE teams, SWE hiring, and the entirety of the software portion @ Todd. As you can probably infer, I'm kinda doing everything at this point. We're a startup, after all. Frontend, backend, devops -- you name it, I've probably done it (or at least tried to). We're also valued at $40M btw.

Past (chronological order)

4H Dog Training (2017-2018)

I trained my dog, Scarlett, to perform agility at the Virginia State Fair. I spent about a year preparing her for this, however when we arrived, she decided that she didn’t want to perform that day. Nevertheless, I kept my composure and kept trying, and I was eventually able to get her to perform on about a third of the obstacles that she was intended to. This was a very valuable learning experience for me, as it was certainly a test of patience. Additionally, I won first place for my Junior Record Book – a graded scrapbook full of information about Scarlett.

CS50 (Spring of 2023)

When I became deeply interested in Computer Science (CS), I wanted to find a starting point that I could work off of. I found CS50, a free online course hosted by Harvard. CS50 is a free self paced college level course about thinking algorithmically and efficiently solving problems. It’s where I got my first experience with the C programming language.

Algorithms: Design and Analysis (May 2023 - July 2023)

After CS50, I became deeply invested in algorithms. I found a college level course hosted by Stanford that went into the more technical side of algorithms (i.e. Big O notation, a deep look into time complexity, etc). It cost $75, and it was absolutely worth it. This course helped me build the confidence to take on some more challenging LeetCode problems. You can check out the certificate I got here.

Food Pantry Volunteer (Summer of 2023)

I volunteered at my local food pantry for 4-5 hours almost every week over the summer of 2023. I improved my social skills and got to meet a lot of awesome people. I normally worked in the canned aisle, and my responsibility was to make sure that people didn’t take too many cans (although I always gave people extra, as we always had plenty and there was almost no one that ever tried to take an absurd amount of canned goods).

Personal Website (July 2023 - August 2023)

I created my own personal website with Django and hosted it on PythonAnywhere. I spent a lot of time learning about and designing the UI/UX, as well as learning a new technology: Figma.

Non-Profit Link (April 2023 - March 2024)

I created a web app to help nonprofits share their resources (you can read more about it here). I made it open source and worked to advertise the project on multiple platforms, and I was able to get 6 people to contribute to the project (this is where I met the partner that I mentioned in the hackathon; see: Hackathon). I learned a lot about Git, Django, Figma, teamwork and collaboration, and developer operations such as managing a virtual private server and multiple domains. This software is currently being used by dog shelters in South Africa.

React/Django implementation (June 2024 - July 2024)

I wanted to make a web app that could integrate React and Django together, because I wanted more customization in my development experience, and Django alone wasn’t cutting it. I dockerized both applications and used a reverse proxy/web server called Nginx to connect the two services, and I implemented authentication and page routing. I then wrote a blog post on Dev.to detailing the project and how it could be used as a template.

Hackathon (July 14, 2024 - July 19, 2024)

I took part in a virtual hackathon with a partner that I met while creating open source software (see: Non-Profit Link). Having a partner was great for brainstorming, and it gave me an opportunity to practice communication and collaboration skills. Additionally, I learned a bit of German in order to better communicate with my partner, whose native language was German. The hackathon consisted of 3 separate projects, all of which I was tasked to use an API to create some sort of application. The three APIs that I used were OpenMeteo, OpenFoodFacts, and OMDb API.

Data Science Research Program (July 7th, 2025 - August 8th, 2025)

Through a scholarship and a stipend, I completed a 6-week data science training course. I received formal training in both generic data science skills as well as some machine learning techniques. Throughout the course, I developed my research skills by researching the correlations of debt levels of other countries in correlation with debt levels of the United States. With that, I trained a linear regression model (which utilized k-folds validation where k = 5) on my data and was able to accurately predict the debt levels of the United States (however the model may be overfitted!). I had two opportunities to present my research: in person at the University of Maryland, and online. I chose to do both. If you're curious, here's a post I made about the in-person experience.

Personal website revamp (April 8th, 2025 - April 24th, 2025)

I’d link a demo for this project, but you’re looking at it right now! Amidst studying for two AP exams and finals, I revamped my pre-existing website with NextJS, Tailwind, and a few other tools.

Miscellaneous achievements & certs

Featured in Dev.to’s “Top 7 Posts”

I wrote a blog post about how I take notes with Neovim, which was featured in Dev.to’s “Top 7 Featured DEV posts of the week”. For context, Dev.to is a platform with 2 million software developers creating developer-focused content in the form of articles. I additionally produced a video on this topic (that took about 3 weeks to make), and that video garnered over 10 thousand views on YouTube in a week, and also garnered over 100 thousand impressions (in other words, my video was shown to 100 thousand people, and 10 thousand of those people decided to click on it). I also gained about 200 subscribers on YouTube from this video.

I was also featured in 4 other "Top 7" posts based off of other blog posts/videos that I made.

Academics

• 5 on AP CSP
• 5 on AP CSA
• 5 on AP Calc BC
• 1330 SAT, junior year (1410 on practice)

CS50

Completed Harvard's CS50 (introductory college level computer science course) in my sophmore year of highschool.



Stanford Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 1

Completed Standford's course on Algorithms during the summer of my sophmore/junior year of highschool.



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