About
What I'm working on now
- I work at GitHub, where I'm fortunate to be part of a team building the world's leading AI-powered developer platform — helping developers everywhere write, review, and ship code more effectively with tools like GitHub Copilot and GitHub Actions.
- I'm pursuing a Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University.
What I've worked on previously
- I founded and led an independent R&D initiative called Space Elements to explore the intersection of cloud computing, AI/ML, and astronomical instrumentation. Through this work, I designed robotic telescope systems, automated observatory operations, and integrated large-scale data workflows using Azure and GCP. The project contributed to exoplanet research recognized by NASA and AAVSO and laid the foundation for my transition into computational astrophysics and graduate study in applied mathematics.
- I co-founded a company called Recruit Media, which was a SaaS based platform that helped people connect using multimedia profiles. We sold Recruit Media to HireQuest in 2021.
- I joined a company called 10th Magnitude as Chief Technology Officer. 10th Magnitude was a multiple award-winning Microsoft Azure focused company in professional and managed services and was backed by Pamlico Capital. We sold 10th Magnitude to Cognizant in October of 2020.
- I co-founded a company called Nimbo, which was focused on solutions in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for medium to large companies. Nimbo made the Inc. 500 list in 2014 at position #480, and nearly reached the same list again in 2015 - earning position #627. The company was a multiple award winner with Microsoft and Amazon, winning awards such as Microsoft Azure Partner of the Year and the Customer Obsession award with Amazon. We sold Nimbo to Equinix in January of 2015.
Education
- Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Provisionally Admitted — Johns Hopkins University
- Bachelor of Science in Astronomical and Planetary Sciences — Arizona State University
- Associate of Science in Computer Engineering Technology — College of Central Florida
- Associate of Science in Computer Information Technology — College of Central Florida
Professional Licenses and Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: GitHub Advanced Security — 2026
- Microsoft Certified: GitHub Foundations — 2026
- Amateur Radio Operator — Technician, General, & Extra Class — FCC, 2025
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate — 2025
- Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals — 2025
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals — 2025
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals — 2025
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals — 2025
- Quantum Computer Systems Design I — University of Chicago, 2025
- Data Science and Machine Learning, Professional Certificate — Harvard, 2024
Awards and Honors
- Exoplanet Observer Award, for “Over 100 Exoplanets”, AAVSO, 2024
- Exoplanet Watcher of the Month, NASA, 2024
- Microsoft Partner of the Year, Application Innovation, 2020
- Microsoft Partner of the Year, Solution Assessment, 2020
- Finalist Award, Microsoft Global Solution Assessment Partner of the Year, 2020
- Microsoft Global Partner of the Year, DevOps, 2019
- Microsoft Global Partner of the Year, Migrations, 2019
- Microsoft Partner of the Year, Open-Source Applications, 2018
- Microsoft Partner of the Year, Infrastructure on Azure, 2018
- Inc. 5000 – America’s Fastest Growing Companies (position #627, 2015)
- Inc. 500 – America’s Fastest Growing Companies (position #480, 2014)
- Amazon AWS Customer Obsession Partner Award, 2014
- Microsoft East Region Partner of the Year for Azure, 2013
- 30 in their 30’s – CRN, 2012
- Next-Gen 250 CRN (three-time awardee), 2011, 2012, 2013
- Excellence in Cloud Application Practice – CRN, 2012