DATA SCIENCE · UX DESIGN · EST. 2005ANN ARBOR, MI
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Arts & Etc.

Outside of building things, I spend a lot of time cooking Indonesian foods, traveling wherever I can, crocheting birthday presents and playing my guitar. Loving the arts has been a crucial part of who I am for as long as I remember, and in parallel, it shapes the same instincts I use when I think about product and code.

A picture of a variety of cooked food on a wide table
Chinese New Year Potluck with friends!
Cute brown toy poodle laying on a bed, looking at the camera
Mory on digicam
A group photo of the "Sender" film cast in front of a big SXSW screen
Traveling to Austin for SXSW
A pair of headphones with a crocheted cover set
My first time handmaking a crochet pattern...
Music

Say hello to Playing Koi!

On September 2025, my friends and I started a band on a whim. We were a ragtag team practicing in covert locations and avoiding noise complaints to the best of our abilities. In 2026, we performed for three separate gigs.

Picture of the 5 band members of Playing Koi, standing outside of a brick building
5 members of Playing Koi sitting in front of a wall of synthetic leaves
The Playing Koi website ↗
Writing

Featured at The Michigan Daily

Illustration of SXSW event from The Michigan DailySouth by Southwest Festival 2026 Exclusives & InterviewsTwo egg yolks sizzling in a black pan, a screencapture from 'The Substance'On ‘Mickey 17,’ ‘The Substance,’ coercive consent and splitting the selfA promo photo from ‘1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals’ of a woman's face in a vintage car's circular external mirrorCinetopia 2025: ‘1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals’ challenges the true crime genreAn illustration of a vinyl player from The Michigan DailyBright-pink Barbie CDs, American standards and physical mediaAn illustration of 3 koi fish, playing an electric guitar, bass guitar, and drums from The Michigan DailyPlaying Koi and its tests, allies and enemiesA screencapture from 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' of the a group of antagonists staring down at the two protagonistsSXSW 2026: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ might be a sophomore slump, but that’s okay

In my free time, I also write for the Film beat of The Michigan Daily, a student-run news publication. I've had the amazing opportunity to attend film festivals in both Ann Arbor and Austin, engage in panels with the greats like Stephen Spielberg, and support indie films through my writing. On The Michigan Daily website is where you'll find my utmost appreciation and love for cinema.

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