Information Systems student who would rather ship the thing than talk about it. I build AI phone systems, data pipelines, and infrastructure that actually runs.
I am a junior at Utah State University studying Information Systems with a cybersecurity emphasis. Originally from Chaska, Minnesota, now in Logan, Utah, running a full course load alongside 30-plus hours a week of work.
I learn by building. When I wanted to understand telephony and LLMs, I built a working AI receptionist that answers real calls. When I wanted to understand offensive security, I stood up a Proxmox lab with Active Directory and vulnerable targets to break into. The certifications and coursework matter, but the projects are where the actual learning happens.
Right now I am prepping for the CompTIA Security+ exam and looking for a summer internship where I can do real work across security, data, and systems.
Four lanes I move between, depending on the problem in front of me.
Homelab pentesting, Active Directory, hardening, and the CompTIA path from Security+ onward.
Python pipelines, market data, and turning messy inputs into something you can actually read in Tableau.
Linux, virtualization, networking, and self-hosting. I like infrastructure that stays up.
Wiring LLMs and APIs into tools that do useful work, from phone systems to automation.
A selection. Each one started as a question I wanted to answer by building the answer.
An AI phone receptionist that answers real calls, understands what the caller wants, and responds in a natural voice. Built end to end: telephony, speech, language model, and a database behind it. This is the project that taught me how the pieces of a modern AI application actually fit together.
A data pipeline that pulls market data through the Alpaca API and runs analysis on a cloud instance. Built for a data course and pushed further on my own.
A virtualized lab running Windows and Linux VMs with Active Directory, plus an isolated pentest environment with vulnerable targets. Where I practice offensive and defensive security hands on.
A command line vault built to actually understand applied cryptography, using authenticated encryption and a proper key derivation function rather than rolling my own crypto.
A Python tool that taps the Spotify API to track and analyze my listening history. A small project I keep coming back to because the data is genuinely fun.
What I reach for. Comfortable across the stack, still learning in every column.
Certifications earned and in progress, plus where I am in school.
The context switches that keep the rest of it sharp.
Electric guitar with a Floyd Rose, and six years of piano I recently picked back up.
Longtime enthusiast. I like understanding how things are engineered, engines included.
Long-term, boring, and on purpose. Personal finance has been a hobby for years.
Collecting and playing. Every technical person needs a game with no keyboard involved.
I am looking for a Summer 2027 internship in security, data, or systems. If that sounds like a fit, reach out.