Automation Engineer
I specialize in automating complex workflows across education, healthcare, finance, and legal sectors. My work includes Medicare compliance processing (SOA Assist Pro: Python, Next.js, HIPAA), AI-powered financial analysis platforms (MyBalancingIQ: Python, Next.js, GDPR), Python-based automation systems for legal case filing, and voice-enabled AI assistants, all built on secure, HIPAA/GDPR-compliant AWS and Azure architectures.
Co-founded and lead the engineering team at Language Lab, a top performing VR language education platform that was successfully acquired in 2025.
About Me
Stories Before Code
Before I wrote my first line of code, I was chasing stories around the world as an independent journalist. I spent 15 months in New Zealand, a year in Australia, six months across Asia, and a year in Turkey, learning to listen, ask questions, and understand different perspectives. That curiosity about how people think and what they need became the foundation for how I approach software today.
From Surfboards to Software
My path into tech started in a workshop at The Shuler Group, where I designed and manufactured custom surfboards using CAD and CNC systems. The precision required to turn digital designs into physical products, managing tolerances, materials, and constraints taught me systems thinking that translates directly to software architecture.
Building Language Lab
In 2020, I co-founded Language Lab, combining my passion for language, travel, and technology. We built a VR language learning platform that reached Top 3 worldwide on the Meta Quest Store, engaging thousands of users globally. The successful acquisition in 2025 was validation that understanding users deeply, a skill honed through journalism, creates products that resonate.
What Drives Me Today
I build software that solves real problems, whether it's automating compliance for healthcare, democratizing financial insights for small businesses, or creating immersive educational experiences. My background in storytelling, manufacturing, and international experience gives me a unique lens: technology isn't just about elegant code, it's about understanding people and creating meaningful impact.
Products & Platforms
MyBalancingIQ
AI-powered financial advisory platform for SMBs, automates Xero/QBO data ingestion, generates KPI packs, and delivers actionable insights.
SOA Assist Pro
End-to-end Medicare compliance automation, manages SOA forms, maintains audit trails, and streamlines agent scheduling.
Language Lab
Reached Top 3 Worldwide: Language Learning Tool on Meta Quest Store. Immersive education platform simulating real-world language learning environments, engaging thousands of users globally.
Experience
Automation Engineer
Versytech
- Built AI-powered financial advisory platform: used Python, Go, and TypeScript to automate bookkeeping ingestion with OAuth2, QuickBooks/Xero, and implemented live LLM-driven insights, GDPR-compliant (MyBalancingIQ).
- Used Python to engineer data condensing, cleaning, and transformation workflows for AI ready data ingestion.
- Used Python and Next.js to automate Medicare compliance workflows: reduced form processing time by 90% with HIPAA-compliant CRM and encrypted document handling (SOA Assist Pro).
- Automated deployment pipelines with GitHub Actions and YAML-based CI/CD, reducing deployment time from hours to minutes.
- Implemented Stripe payment processing with NoSQL database subscription management.
- Architected multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure on AWS with CDK-based IaC, Lambda functions, DynamoDB, S3, and KMS encryption.
- Developed voice-enabled AI assistant, automating customer service workflows with OpenAI + Twilio integration and Azure Speech Services.
- Engineered Python automation solution: court case filing workflows using Python, Selenium, and Tkinter.
Software Engineer
Intelimmerse LLC
- Automated back-office operations: reduced manual processing time by 60% using Python and Azure Serverless Functions.
- Developed real-time conversational AI avatars for VR experiences with OpenAI, ElevenLabs text-to-speech, and Unity character controllers.
- Built avatar generation web app by converting user photos to realistic 3D digital avatars using Azure Functions and Azure Blob Storage.
- Led Android/Quest port of a large-scale WebXR project: reduced app size by 70% with APK/OBB packaging, Addressables, SideQuest distribution, and optimized performance for mobile VR hardware.
- Designed adaptive UI systems and multi-user networking for educational VR modules using Photon networking, responsive layouts, and session management.