About Me

I've always been driven by one simple question: How does this actually work?

That curiosity has defined every chapter—from reverse-engineering my first Nintendo at seven, to working alongside Yale Patt and his Ph.D. students in computer architecture at UT Austin, to building and leading teams across engineering, finance, cybersecurity, and Big Tech.

My career has been anything but linear. After earning my B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UT Austin, I spent a decade in Silicon Valley and Houston—doubling territory revenue at National Instruments, launching my own investment firm (passing all three CFA exams on the first attempt), building a cybersecurity startup's sales organization from scratch into an eight-figure engine at Praetorian, and serving at the director level at Microsoft.

Then I walked away from all of it to do what actually matters.

At Fusion Academy, I became Head of STEM and the most requested educator on campus. Over nearly three years, I recorded over 3,000 hours of one-to-one mentorship and invested another 1,000 hours analyzing every session with AI—hunting for patterns, mistakes, and the uncomfortable truths about what really drives learning. I taught the full STEM spectrum, from middle school math through AP Calculus BC, all sciences, and advanced computer science and engineering.

Today, I run Engineering Confidence—a private mentorship practice for families committed to transformative growth—and serve as an Elite Guide at GT School, part of the Alpha School ecosystem pioneering AI-driven education through its 2-Hour Learning model. As an Elite Guide, I go where I'm needed most across the GT and Alpha campuses: setting culture, architecting curriculum, engineering systems, and mentoring gifted students through the deliberate practice of excellence. It's a role that demands a unicorn—someone who can teach calculus in the morning, design a program in the afternoon, and reshape a student's relationship with learning by end of day. That's the work I was built for.

What sets me apart isn't credentials—it's obsession. Over 4,000 hours of meticulously analyzed mentorship. A methodology forged at the intersection of engineering, metacognition, and real human connection. A commitment to deep, lasting transformation rather than quick fixes.

I build thinkers, not test-takers. And I'm always exploring how we can get better at both.