Computer Science Junior at Texas State University · Student Worker @ UL Syetems
I build systems at work and train models at home. Currently deep in secure inference and (somehow) quantum ML.
At work, I'm part of the Texas State University Libraries Systems Team. I build full-stack features, write unit and integration tests, set up CI/CD pipelines to university RHEL servers, and add observability metrics in a real production environment.
Outside of work, I focus on applied ML and health tech. Right now I'm drawn to secure inference i.e. how clinical AI can be practical and trustworthy at the same time.
A clinical AI screening tool for diabetic retinopathy: A leading cause of preventable blindness that often shows no symptoms until too late.
- Trained ResNet-50 via transfer learning to classify retinal fundus images across 5 severity grades
- End-to-end microservice stack: React → Node.js → FastAPI → PostgreSQL, containerized with Docker
- Built with a personal reason: diabetes runs in my family
PyTorch ResNet-50 FastAPI React Node.js PostgreSQL Docker Supabase
⚛️ PlateauX · May 2026 – Present · Repo
A toolkit for diagnosing and fixing barren plateaus in quantum ML circuits: The problem where quantum models train but stop improving.
- Early-stage; actively building diagnostic utilities and mitigation strategies
- Sits at the cross-section of quantum physics and classical ML optimization, genuinely uncharted territory for me
Python Quantum ML PennyLane
Production asset management system used by the university libraries team. I'm the primary developer on V2.
- Rebuilt frontend in Next.js (TypeScript); migrated from a Dockerized PostgreSQL container to the university's centralized DB
- Deployed via GitHub Actions → RHEL production server; NGINX load balancer; Argon2 + pepper auth
- V1 live and in use · V2 actively in development
TypeScript Next.js Node.js PostgreSQL Docker NGINX GitHub Actions
Programming Languages
Frontend
Backend
Machine Learning
DevOps
Exploring
- Spent ~2 years as a research coach at the university. Helping students find what they need taught me that clear communication is its own kind of skill.
- Former middle school math tutor. Engineering problems are usually easier (usually).
- I go back to DSA and first principles often. Understanding code matters more than shipping fast — though both matter.