I grew up in Los Angeles and moved to Arizona to go to college at Arizona State. I majored in business — not computer science, not engineering. Business. I wanted to understand how companies actually work before I ever tried to build technology for them.

After that I went back for a Master's in cybersecurity. Not because I wanted to be a security analyst — but because I was fascinated by what it takes to build applications that are actually safe. That combination of business thinking and security mindset shaped everything I've done since.

I worked my way through engineering roles at Ticketmaster, WebPT, and USAA — building transaction-heavy systems, healthcare platforms, and analytics infrastructure. Then I joined Forbes, where I became an Engineering Director in my early 30s. I led platform engineering, rolled out AI tooling across the company, and helped build systems that served over 100 million monthly users.

But the thing that stuck with me wasn't the title. It was realizing that the best ideas die when nobody can explain them clearly. I come from a family of educators — teachers and principals. Teaching is in my DNA. So I started creating content.

Now I'm going all in. I'm building People In Tech — advising companies on AI adoption, partnering with brands, and creating content that makes complex technology feel approachable. At the same time, I'm building my first startup, EchoCart — an AI shopping agent that's rethinking how people buy online.