I build tools for brains that don't work the way traditional apps expect them to.

My program development journey started because I got tired of being failed by productivity tools designed for people whose brains cooperate. Existing tools assume you’ll remember to check them, that starting tasks is easy, or that you always know what’s most important. My brain doesn't work like that.

By no means am I a professional developer—the bulk of my coding experience consists of Y2K Neopets-level HTML. I use agentic tools like Claude Code and WebStorm to bridge the gap as I learn, because spending three years mastering syntax before I can solve the problem I have today is my idea of a terrible return on investment. This approach is immediate, lets me iterate in real-time, and keeps me focused on solving actual problems instead of constantly fighting with semicolons.

What I bring to the table is a combination of tenacity, pattern recognition, and insatiable curiosity that fuels an innovative approach to problem-solving. My unique perspective as someone who lives with ADHD and Depression dictates the premise upon which my apps are built. I strongly believe that technology can and should be designed to adapt to the individual needs of its users, rather than forcing users to adapt to the technology.

Through hands-on experience with various tools and technologies, I have found and settled into my niche at the intersection of executive dysfunction, language learning, and Artificial Intelligence. The programs I design are built to act as complements to brains that don't work the way traditional apps expect them to—aiding individuals who struggle with prioritizing tasks, structuring schedules, and deciding what to work on next. If professional developers aren't going to make tools that work with brains like mine, I'm going to make them myself.

As I continue on my academic journey at the University of Delaware, I'm bringing my ever-growing base of Linguistic and Cognitive Science knowledge into my work. Hands-on experiments with AI will continue to inform my development of innovative tools and systems that synergize AI and ADHD. I expect this combined research to both reaffirm and challenge my current understanding of the intersection of ADHD and AI, enabling me to implement a more nuanced and balanced development process.

Projects will move in and out of development as I learn, grow, fail, and succeed; some will be abandoned in favor of others, many will be nuked and rebuilt from scratch, a few will even be shelved indefinitely. My goal is not to build the Next Big Thing, but to explore the implications of working with Artificial Intelligence to create tools, and eventually systems, that adapt to individuals' neurological strengths and needs.