From a young age, I’ve always been fascinated by art. I spent much of my childhood drawing and painting, in and out of art classes. There is something about creating something from nothing that resonates with me.

When I was introduced to my first computer, I was hooked – I instantly found ways to combine my love for art and new obsession with technology. I spent hours programming simple games on Scratch and listing them for others to play.

In high school, I picked up 3D modeling and VFX as a hobby. Intrigued by the extensibility of Blender, I found myself motivated to enhance my experience and began learning Python with the intent of developing Blender plugins. For me, that was the catalyst into computer science. Since then, computer science has become my passion, study, and career.