I build systems that need to work for hundreds of millions of people. Right now I'm at Microsoft working on the testing infrastructure that keeps Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange running.
Before this, I worked at Chainguard on security tools that find vulnerabilities and secrets in code. I also spent time with Kinvolk building container infrastructure and contributing to open source projects.
I like building things that scale and contributing to communities where people share code freely.
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May 2025 - Present
Microsoft 365 Substrate is the foundational 'operating system' for Microsoft's cloud, connecting all apps and services for 300M+ users. Fun fact: Microsoft employees call themselves 'Softies,' the classic Solitaire game was designed to teach drag-and-drop, and the Redmond campus is famously home to a large population of rabbits.
Improved reliability for Microsoft 365 Substrate, the data and intelligence fabric for 300M+ users of Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange.
Built a web-based test runner and observability tools, accelerating diagnostics and incident response across distributed storage systems.
Led research on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), delivering a deep-dive on data chunking and embedding to improve semantic search.
Research Assistant
New York University
New York, NY
Jan 2025 - Apr 2025
Working with Prof. Denis Shasha, Silver Professor of Computer Science at NYU's Courant Institute and Associate Director of NYU WIRELESS.
Applied temporal graph database research to security analytics, using advanced Cypher queries in Neo4j to uncover coordinated terrorist activities.
Engineered scalable Python data pipelines and optimized the Docker environment, enhancing productivity for a distributed research team.
Security Researcher
Independent Research
Rochester, NY
Apr 2023 - Apr 2025
Designed a security-hardened Linux OS using eBPF and compartmentalization, leading to a 95% accurate ML model for detecting SELinux policy violations.
Published in IEEE and presented at a Sequoia Capital student competition, with guidance from UCLA professors.
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Chainguard, founded by ex-Googlers, has raised $612M from investors like Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins to secure the software supply chain.
Architected a proactive secrets detection system in Kubernetes and automated vulnerability management for core packages like glibc and Python.
Contributed to the full lifecycle of vulnerability management, from CVE triage to automated patching across the software supply chain.
President
Google Developer Student Club sponsored by Google
Rochester, New York, United States
Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
Revived campus developer community with technical workshops, fireside talks, and family science day events.
Built international collaborations with universities in UK, Spain, and Africa while creating new marketing and UX teams.
Featured Speakers
Medical Device
Medtech
On-site
Dec 2022 - Apr 2024
Developed a non-invasive gut health monitoring system using acoustic sensors and ML to detect post-operative complications.
Built hardware solution and cloud-based AI models on AWS/Azure, securing interest from Mark Cuban and partnering with UR Medical Center.
Winter Research
Terence Kelley (ex-HP researcher)
Remote
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
Modified GNU Screen to embed its own source code, enabling transparency and trust by allowing users to see exactly what they're running.
Developed custom build scripts to package source tarball directly into the C/C++ executable and tested rigorously on Fedora Linux.
Software Engineer Intern
Flatcar Project (by Kinvolk (acquired by Microsoft))Berlin, Germany (Remote)
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Kinvolk, acquired by Microsoft, created Flatcar Linux - the leading open-source, immutable OS for containers, forked from CoreOS.
Engineered a systemd-sysext build script for Flatcar Container Linux to enable safe runtime extension of its immutable OS.
The solution replaced the legacy Torcx system, shipped in an Alpha release, and was presented at The Linux Foundation's Container Plumbing Days.
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University of Rochester
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Philosophy & Psychology Clusters
Expected Graduation: May 2026
The University of Rochester is a prestigious research institution with a highly-ranked computer science program. The program is considered in the top 10% in the United States and ranks #4 in New York. It is known for its research-oriented approach, particularly in fields like Artificial Intelligence, data science, and cybersecurity.
Notable Alumni
├─ Computer Science
- Richard Rashid - Former SVP of Research at Microsoft
- Avie Tevanian - Former CTO at Apple (1997-2006)
- Corinna Cortes - Head of Google’s NYC Lab
- Bruce Schneier - Renowned cryptographer and security expert
└─ Arts & Politics
- Lance Reddick - Actor (The Wire, John Wick)
- Robert Forster - Academy Award nominated actor
- Josh Shapiro - Governor of Pennsylvania
- Debra Jo Rupp - Actress (That ’70s Show)
Notable Coursework
├─ Core CS
- Data Structures & Algorithms
- Design & Analysis of Algorithms
- Computer Organization
- Web Programming
- Human-Computer Interaction
├─ AI & Data
- Introduction to AI
- Data Mining
- Computer Models of Cognition
- Statistics
├─ Mathematics
- Calculus I & II
- Linear Algebra & Diff. Equations
- Discrete Mathematics
└─ Philosophy
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Ethics
- Public Health Ethics