"I've always been interested in how things work. When I was younger, I would take things apart just to see what components they had. A few years ago, I fixed my own computer mouse by taking it apart, replacing a broken component, and getting it working again.
"I grew up in Minnesota and went to college in Atlanta at Georgia Tech, where I earned my bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science. I then moved to New York in 2023.
"When my family and I came to the United States, we were looking for a better future and the opportunities this country could offer us. Moving to a new country was a big change, but it has been an amazing experience.
