I am an Orthodox Christian, husband, father, and software developer (in that order). My wife and I currently have two lovely children, a son born in 2022 and a daughter born in 2025. I grew up moving around a lot, but I spent a majority of my formative years down in sunny Florida. I have a BA in Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida and a PhD in Material’s Science from Georgia Tech. My PhD was in computational metallurgy which unluckily doesn’t offer many well-paying employment opportunities. Luckily though, my real passion was always actually developing the software, so I happily pivoted to a backend engineer role.

My hobbies in the past have included Capoeira, MMA, bouldering, and backpacking. Lately I just try to find time to stay fit and do some side-project work after the kids are asleep.

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Current Stack

Code Editing

Full stack tools for editing code

Choc V

32% low profile keyboard with Kaihl Choc Silvers and random amazon keycaps

3-D Printed + Handwired Atreus

Homemade 40% keyboard with Glorious Panda switches and MT3 Dusk keycaps

Nulea M505 Trackball Mouse

Smooth operation and long battery life

Ghostty + Tmux + Neovim + Zenwritten theme

Best stack for efficiently working on code. Monochromatic theme surprisingly helps with focus instead of staring at a rainbow all day.

Building Tools

Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB

Was gifted this, really missing Linux but getting a high powered Linux laptop in 2026 seems unlikely

Onyx Boox Go + Lamy EMR stylus

Not as nice as fountain pen + paper but a lot better for organization/reading. I use it for derivations/notes. Be careful with the Onyx though, it phones home a ton. I use mine offline only

Ender 3 V2

Trusty printer that was cheaper than buying a new keyboard. Hoping for an upgrade soon though.

Fuel

Focus aids, coffee is daily while cigars are every now and then.

Kalita Wave + Fellow Move + TIMEMORE Black Mirror + TIMEMORE Chestnut

Favorite pour-over coffee setup using the Scott Rao recipe

Warped Serie Gran Reserva 1988

Nice for improving focus during chill late night code sessions