In the Spring of 1997 I became the first-born of my two wonderful parents, immigrants from the island nation of Dominica. Being born and raised in South Miami really helped shaped me into the person I am today. However, it was the carpentry work of my father that inspired me to become a creator.

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In 2015 I enrolled in Cornell University's College of Engineering, deciding to study Computer Science in my second year. I've been a TA for Artificial Intelligence as well as both of the Introductory and the Intermediate levels of our Web Development courses and the Data-Driven Web Applications course. I was the Marketing Director for the BigRed//Hacks Hackathon Organizing team. I was also a member of the Underrepresented Minorities in Computing organization and the Association of Computer Science Undergrads.

In my final semester of undergrad, I elected to begin an early admit Masters of Engineering (M.Eng) degree. This gave me the ability to complete my M.Eng in one extra semester. I crafted my experience in this degree to focus on the Software Engineering topics I found most interesting in undergrad; Data-Driven Software Applications and the Human-Centered Design process. I also served as a Graduate Teaching Research Specialist for the Computing and Global Development course and was a Teaching Associate for the Ethics in New Media, Technology, and Communication course after I graduated.