Budding software engineer, musician, artist, internet peruser.
This is an excuse for me to learn how to build a website, and is really just an example of my ability to use CSS and make div elements look Not Terrible Looking.
If you're looking to know more about me as a professional, LinkedIn is the way to go!
I graduated with a B.A. and M.A. in Linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
While I was there, I also completed a specialization in computing (a.k.a I took a handful of pre-major CS courses in the School of Engineer)
My linguistics research interests include intonation, syntax (a strange mixture of X-Bar and Minimalism, which I believe is a UCLA staple). My computing interests include automation workflows and the general field of machine learning + natural language processing.
Currently, I am a Jr. FeedDev Engineer at Feedonomics, writing in PHP.
While I was in college, I did linguistics research for the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language, as well as copyediting work for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing + Hitachi Data Systems.
Two publications. Four talks.
Outside of work, I also participate in many music-related ventures (See below in 'Music' section)
Full CV available.
Why, this site of course.
I also attempted to participate in Advent of Code 2017. It's a series of daily programming puzzles (like a litle advent calendar, except more dorky :3). I only managed to squirm my way through the first half-ish (ok, like 11 days worth out of 25), but I'm still pretty proud of how I did it (especially since I didn't know how to "code" all of them and managed to do some of them by logic-ing it out)
Take a peek at my Advent of Code 2017 repo (and marvel in my floundering).
More things hopefully to come.
Sometimes I create music and it's available for purchase.
All the albums that I've been a part of are listed on my artist page on the Materia Collective website.
I am particularly proud of my first and only solo track from Successor: Final Fantasy VIII Remixed where I demonstrate my a cappella chops (click the album art to play the song on Spotify).
My friends are in a band called Stormlight. Sometimes, I sing back up or play keys for them.
Their EP release party is on 12/5! It will be my first performance with them.
Sometimes I'll mess around with my microphone and put the results up so people can hear it. Here's a playlist of Georgian folk music from my SoundCloud.
There was also that one time a group of folks and I got honorable mention for putting together a little cover of "Night in the Brume" for the Heavensward Music Contest.