Software & Network Engineer · CS + Statistics @ UCLA · Director of Development @ ACM UCLA · SWE Intern @ SpaceX
I specialize in networking, distributed systems, and infrastructure problems. In particular, I've done a lot of work with hybrid cloud/on-prem setups, APIs for airgapped environments, distributed infrastructure across regions.
I just wrapped up a summer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in Redwood Shores. Before that, at Viasat, I built the control and management web tool and REST API for their Next Generation Modem in three weeks, helping secure a $250K product order, and represented the team at IEEE MILCOM 2025. Previously: GN&C systems engineering on Trident II at Draper Laboratory, neutron scattering simulations at NIST. As Director of Development at ACM UCLA, I led a 25-person engineering team establishing production infrastructure for 1,000+ members - open-source, community-owned, and free. This Fall: SpaceX Starlink infrastructure.
Most of what I know came from leveraging open source tools (notably Proxmox and Rathole), and giving back is the least I can do. I created and maintain gopher (a FOSS self-hosted Cloudflare Tunnel alternative), nimbus (FOSS AWS/OpenStack Alternative), and STIMViewer (a GPU-accelerated image processing pipeline for fluorescence neural activity analysis). I've also contributed to SasView, a scientific neutron scattering analysis tool used by researchers worldwide.
When I'm not pushing commits, I'm either organizing volleyball tournaments, building something (watches, 3D prints, car mods, or woodworking), or playing Tractor (升级/拖拉机) way too competitively.
Originally from Frederick, Maryland, currently in Palo Alto. Definitely reach out if you're passionate about infrastructure as well!
