About

I graduated from the University of Colorado in 2016 with both a B.A. and an M.S. in Physics. My graduate research was in experimental ultrafast optics, which deals with pulses of light that are extremely short in time (less than 10^-12 seconds). You can read more about it on my research page.

After graduating, I worked in the optics industry, first as a measurement engineer at Photon Kinetics and then as Head of Product Development at Crunch Technologies, designing and building software used by optics production facilities and research institutions. Once I decided to focus on software, my background as an optical hardware developer and researcher helped me build user-friendly tools for labs around the world.

Today I build and maintain data processing pipelines for NASA missions at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). My primary mission is the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS-1), a pair of instruments mounted on the International Space Station that measure the Sun’s output every day. Engineers at LASP, including me, process and correct those measurements into scientific data products that give climate researchers critical insight into the Sun’s influence on Earth’s systems.

Outside of work

I enjoy spending time outdoors hiking, skiing and backpacking. I also play piano and love reading about history; my favorite topics right now are the late Roman Republic and the Cold War.