ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
Hackathons / Research / Competitions / Leadership
2nd Place - ISEAGE National CTF
Placed 2nd out of 20 teams in the National ISEAGE Cyber Defense Competition on December 6th, 2025. Also competed in the International CDC in February 2025 against teams from Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Albania. Featured in Iowa 132d Wing's official competition coverage.
3 Research Posters at CCSC Conference
Presented three research posters at the CCSC Central Plains 2025 Conference: Bank Failure Prediction using ML, Algebraic GPAC to CRN Compiler, and Synthetic Data for Semantic Segmentation.
Founding Member - Drake Cyber Club
Co-founded the Drake University Cyber Club during the 2024-2025 academic year. Leading CTF competitions, organizing cybersecurity workshops, and building a community of security-focused students.
Software Engineering Intern - Dwolla
Contributed to increasing the modernization of Dwolla's Dashboard from 33% to 57%, working within a cross-functional product engineering team serving 1,200+ users. Deployed code to production using CI/CD pipelines daily.
President's List Recognition
Achieved President's List recognition for academic excellence at Drake University. Pursuing a dual B.S. in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence with a Minor in Cybersecurity.
DOE Research Grant Contributor
Contributing to research supported by Department of Energy Office of Science Award DE-SC0024278, developing a Python-based compiler that converts GPACs into Population Protocols.