Resume/CV
Education
| 2020 - 2025 (expected) | 
                                Doctor of Philosophy in Computational Media University of California, Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering Computational Media Department Advised by: Michael Mateas, Noah Wardrip-Fruin |   | 
| 2017 - 2019 | 
                                Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Department Advised by: Pulkit Grover |   | 
| 2014 - 2017 | 
                                Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences |   | 
| 2013 - 2017 | 
                                Bachelor of Science in Computer Science University of Delaware College of Engineering Computer Information Sciences Department |   | 
Publications
Recorded Talks
| 2025 | 
                                
                                    Emergent Narratives in Games: The State of Affairs
                                 4TH SPACE Concordia University | 
| 2021 | 
                                
                                    Centrifuge: A Visual Tool for Authoring Sifting Patterns for Character-BAsed Simulationist Story Worlds
                                 Programming Languages and Interactive Entertainment Workshop at AIIDE-21 | 
| 2018 | 
Press
| 11/2021 | |
| 05/2021 | |
| 08/2020 | |
| 06/2019 | 
Engineering and Research Positions
| 09/2023 - Present | 
                                Simulation Engineer / Grad Student Researcher University of California, Santa Cruz, Computational Media Department Santa Cruz, CA | 
| 07/2021 - 03/2023 | 
                                Co-Founder & Lead Web Developer The Blacklist DMV (Jyackl LLC) Baltimore, MD | 
| 06/2021 - 08/2021 | 
                                Part-time Research Staff American University, Computer Science Department Washington, DC | 
| 08/2019 - 06/2020 | 
                                Research Software Engineer US Army Research Lab, Computer Information Sciences Directorate Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD | 
| 08/2018 - 06/2019 | 
                                ORAU Journeyman Fellow US Army Research Lab, Human Research and Engineering Directorate Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD | 
| 06/2017 - 08/2017 | 
                                ORAU Summer Journeyman Fellow US Army Research Lab, Human Research and Engineering Directorate Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD | 
| 06/2016 - 08/2016 | 
                                Software Engineer Intern SevOne Newark, DE | 
| 08/2015 - 06/2016 | 
                                Microsoft Student Partner for the University of Delaware Microsoft Newark, DE | 
| 06/2015 - 08/2015 | 
                                VR Developer / Research Intern Johns Hopkins University, Mind Brain Institute, Computational Neuroscience Lab Baltimore, MD | 
Committees and Leadership Positions
| 2023, 2022 | 
                                Workshop Organizer / Track Chair Experimental AI in Games (EXAG) Workshop at the AAAI Conference on AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE) | 
| 2023 | 
                                Event Organizer / Grad Student Researcher UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies | 
| 2022 | 
                                Publicity Chair The International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) | 
| 2021, 2022, 2023 | 
                                Artifact Evaluation Committee Member The AAAI Conference on AI and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE) | 
| 2015 - 2016 | 
                                Club President University of Delaware Computer Animation and Game Design (CAGD) club | 
| 2014 - 2016 | 
                                Team Member / Captain University of Delaware Mascot Team | 
| 2014 - 2017 | 
                                Student Advisory Council University of Delaware RISE program | 
Awards, Honors, and Fellowships
| 2018 | 
                                Graduate Small Research Grant Carnegie Mellon University | 
| 2017 | 
                                Steven Geracimos Memorial Award University of Delaware, Computer Information Sciences Department | 
| 2015 | 
                                Elbert C. Wisener RISE Corporate Friends Award University of Delaware, College of Engineering | 
Classes Taught
| Spring 2023, Winter 2022, Spring 2022 | 
                                CMPM 80K: Foundations of Game Design Teaching Assistant University of California, Santa Cruz | 
| Winter 2023 | 
                                HCI 202A: Introduction to Build Teaching Assistant University of California, Santa Cruz | 
| Fall 2022 | 
                                GAME 200: Game Design Systems Teaching Assistant University of California, Santa Cruz | 
| Fall 2021 | 
                                CMPM 176: Game Systems Teaching Assistant University of California, Santa Cruz | 
| Spring 2017 | 
                                CISC 181: Introduction to Computer Science II Teaching Assistant University of Delaware |