Background
I was born and raised in Atlanta, GA with two older brothers and a loving mom and dad. I am currently a Gold Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology where I am pursuing a major in Computer Science and a minor in Global Development. In tandem with that, I am doing research under professor Roberto Gonzales investigating the effectiveness of modern machine learning techniques in identifying trends in development using satellite imagery. Another notable involvement of my college career has been playing for Georgia Tech’s Division I men’s basketball team and serving as a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Board at Georgia Tech for two years.
At the end of the day, I just want to use my passions for problem solving and technology to create a better and more peaceful world.
Professional Pursuits
I’m very passionate about using Computer Science as a means for problem solving and critical thinking. On top of that, the fields of Global Development and International Affairs also deeply interest me.
While I would consider Computer Science to be my specialty and Global Development to be a great passion of mine, I truly believe I can find great fulfillment in any work that urges me to think critically and work towards a meaningful end.
Basketball
I have played basketball competitively year-round since 6th grade. I began with a simple desire to get out of my comfort zone and try to go from the worst player on my middle school team to the best. Over the years my passion for the sport grew, and I kept setting more goals for myself, which eventually led to a dream to play in college. Through a lot of long days in the gym and a great measure of luck, I was able to achieve that dream and was thus propelled into some of the most challenging circumstances of my life.
Balancing a round-the-clock basketball schedule with a full time Computer Science course load was a tall order for me, though I learned countless lessons from that adversity. It taught me much about being a good basketball player and teammate, but even more about being a good person and leader.
Other Interests
I deeply enjoy inviting friends over and watching mixed martial arts bouts and have actually started training jiu-jitsu myself.
When I have free time, I like to spend it reading either philosophy or development economics. I also love to play video games, especially ones that tell good stories. I enjoy writing stories myself, although I humbly admit that it is a craft I am still learning to master.
Quotes I Appreciate
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"
“The servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say words of peace.”
"Love those with whom fate brings you together, and do so with all your heart"
“Faith is the highest passion in a man. There are perhaps many in every generation who do not even reach it, but no one gets further.”
“It is we ourselves who must answer the questions that life asks us.”
“We accept reality so readily- perhaps because we sense that nothing is real”
“Some give freely, yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want.”
“Then opening the sacred portals wide: ‘Enter. But first be warned: do not look back or you will find yourself once more outside.'”
“The great epochs of our life are at the points when we gain courage to rebaptize our badness as the best in us.”
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.”
“The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones”
“El amor cristiano abraza lo que no es amable, ofrece el perdón, qué difícil es perdonar, cuánto amor requiere perdonar. El amor cristiano bendice a los que maldicen.”