Born and raised in Austin, I've acquired several tattoos and have a passion for craft beer and tacos; I even named my dog Taco! In my free time, I love finding cool dog-friendly places to hang out with my pup, whipping up fun recipes from my favorite food blogs, and taking care of my rapidly growing collection of houseplants.

I first got into coding as a teenager when I discovered kisekae or KiSS dolls (paperdolls for your computer). I started making KiSS dolls, realized coding was more fun than drawing, and taught myself HTML/CSS to build websites for my dolls. The KiSS community died, but my love of coding remained, and when the opportunity for a career change came up, web development was a natural choice.

One of my favorite parts of software development now is working through problems with my teammates. It's really fun to work with a team to identify the "what if's" in a project, with everyone contributing ideas to address them. I also enjoy turning design prototypes into actionable UI's, because there is nothing more satisfying than taking a static image and turning it into something people can actually use.