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TL;DR

I build fast, thoughtful digital products with a deep focus on UX, performance, and emotional impact.

Currently building AI-powered journaling app

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About Me

I’m a self-taught engineer and designer with a background in UX, product, and startup life. I dropped out of high school, built my career from the ground up, and have since led projects across web, mobile, and AI. I’m driven by curiosity, craft, and a desire to build tools that actually matter.

I thrive in that rare middle ground where aesthetics meet systems thinking — balancing clean code, performance, and polish with empathy and intuition. Whether I’m heads-down building or collaborating cross-functionally, I bring high standards, fast iteration, and a deep respect for the end user.

Experience

Co-Founder & Principal Engineer — AuraNote | Jan 2024 – Present

Principal Designer & Full Stack Developer — Craftwork | Jul 2023 – Present

Designer & Frontend Developer — Stashpad | Jan 2022 – Jul 2023

Founder — Hyak Co. | Jan 2020 – Aug 2021 (Acquired)

Marketing Director — Dunstone Company | Feb 2013 – Jul 2021

Education

Self-Taught Engineer & Designer

• Dropped out of high school and built my career from the ground up through relentless self-education, hands-on experience, and a deep obsession with craft.
• Taught myself design, UX, and full-stack development by launching real products, working across startups, and learning from every project I touched.
• Continuously study systems architecture, interface design, and emerging technologies to stay sharp and intentional in my work.
• I believe the best education is doing — and I've spent over a decade proving that by building things that matter.

Projects

AuraNote — Co-Founder / Principal Engineer & Designer

• An AI-powered journaling app designed to help users reflect deeply, visually, and emotionally through writing, AI feedback, and creative prompts.
• Built from scratch with a clean full-stack architecture (Next.js, PostgreSQL, S3, OpenAI, Tailwind), with zero client-side dependencies for rendering Markdown.