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Recent Work

Projects, experiments, and work demonstrating applied intelligence.

Behavioral Finance Monte Carlo Simulator

2025–2026

Simulates 10-year portfolio outcomes across three investor archetypes — Rational, Loss-Averse, and Overconfident — using correlated Student's t-distributions to model realistic fat-tailed market returns. Quantifies the dollar cost of behavioral biases grounded in Prospect Theory (Kahneman & Tversky) and overconfidence research (Barber & Odean).

FinanceSimulationResearch

Cooking For U

2025–2026

An app that generates personalized recipes based on available ingredients, dietary restrictions, and nutritional goals. Uses computer vision to identify ingredients from photos and machine learning to suggest optimal cooking methods.

MLComputer VisionMobile

Behavioral Bias Labs

2026–2026

Behavioral Bias Lab is a deployed interactive platform where users participate in short decision experiments that demonstrate cognitive biases. The system continuously collects participant responses, aggregates behavioral data, and generates visualizations that allow users to compare their decisions with broader decision-making patterns.

Behavioral ScienceData VizResearch

Sociology Data Scientist

2025–2026

Collaborated with researchers in the Lehigh University College of Arts and Sciences on sociology research analyzing data from the Seattle Police Department. Used statistical and programming tools to clean, structure, and analyze large social datasets, then built visualizations and summaries to communicate patterns in emergency response and support ongoing academic research.

SociologyStatisticsLehigh

Expertise

A comprehensive toolkit built through hands-on experience, academic rigor, and continuous learning.

Toolkit

Skills & technologies

Programming

PythonRSQLJavaScriptTypeScript

Data Science

Statistical AnalysisData CleaningData VisualizationBehavioral Analytics

Web Development

ReactNext.jsThree.jsTailwind CSS

Research

Material ScienceSociological ResearchEconomic StudiesCognitive Bias Studies

Entrepreneurship

Venture BuildingProduct StrategyCommunity BuildingMarket AnalysisMVP DevelopmentSaaS Development

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Python

R

PostgreSQL

Supabase

Firebase

Docker

Photoshop

Photoshop

Arduino

GitHub

About

I have always been the kind of person who gets pulled in by things I do not fully understand. In sixth grade, I ran an origami business out of my backpack. I did not think of it as entrepreneurship at the time. It was just something I wanted to try.

Benjamin with his dog, lying on a rug with a stack of books
My dog and some books — what more could you need?

That pattern has stuck around. A lot of what I have worked on started as a question I could not quite answer, whether that was building oxygen sensors in a materials science lab, writing code to study behavioral patterns, or digging through data trying to figure out why something was not adding up. I have learned to treat that discomfort as a signal to lean in, not wait.

Most of my time gets split between data, research, and building things. I co-founded an AI club, work as a sociology data analyst, and spend too many late nights on side projects that may or may not go anywhere. Some turn into something real. All of them teach me something. I care about the process just as much as the outcome.

Hockey has been a constant since I was young. I captained my high school team and continue to play at Lehigh. I also played clarinet for years, which taught me more about patience and repetition than I expected. Outside of these things, I like skiing, golfing, reading, traveling, and conversations that go longer than they were supposed to.

I tend to do my best thinking when I am overly immersed—long nights, challenging work, new topics and ideas. Although admittedly excessive at times, I have found a true ardor for the process. It's the busy days, full of moving parts, where I thrive most. As I seek the answers to new questions and explore new spaces, I am fueled by one phrase: Why Not?

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Reading as a kid, bookshelf behind

My bookshelf as a kid

At the chalkboard with math notes

Math notes on a chalkboard

At a Bloomberg terminal desk with dual monitors

First time on a Bloomberg terminal (exciting!)

On the ice in hockey gear

HS Senior Year Hockey

With the band

Senior year in band

Hockey portrait in jersey

playing Hockey at Lehigh

Travel — Japan

Grandparents and sister in Japan

Why I Built This

Welcome to my portfolio, and thanks for taking the time to explore it. I started this project about four months ago, originally just for fun, after feeling frustrated by how limiting a traditional resume can be. It never really felt like it captured how I think, what I enjoy building, or the passions behind my work.

I have always valued being able to express myself, and I wanted a space where I could present my experience, skills, and projects in a way that actually reflects that. This portfolio is what I decided on.

Along the way, this project turned into much more than I expected. It challenged me technically and creatively, and pushed me to figure things out that I had never done before. It came with a lot of late nights and a fair amount of trial and error, but I really enjoyed the process of building it from the ground up. I hope it gives you a better sense of who I am beyond what I do.

Core Values

Curiosity First

I tend to follow questions wherever they lead. Most of what I build starts with something I do not fully understand yet, and I enjoy the process of figuring it out along the way.

Learning by Building

I learn best by doing. I like testing ideas, seeing what works, and then improving from there. A lot of my progress has come from trying things that did not work the first time.

Connecting Different Interests

I am drawn to the overlap between fields. Whether it is data, research, or building projects, I like finding ways they connect and using that to approach problems differently.

Sharing and Learning with Others

This work is not just about finished results. I try to share the thinking behind what I build, including the mistakes, because that is where most of the learning actually happens. I also enjoy talking with others, hearing different perspectives, and learning through those conversations.

Jackson Pollock abstract painting background

Contact

Whether you have a project idea, research opportunity, or just want to connect, I am always open to meaningful conversations.