Who i am

The world I grew up in taught me how to survive—and how to make sure no one ever made me feel small again. By my late teens, I wasn’t learning from books but from seasoned convicts inside high-security correctional facilities. They taught me the logic of power, the cost of pride, and what happens when violence becomes language.

When I got out, I carried the same weight I always had—a name, an inked history, a record—but I was ready to rebuild. I enrolled at Fresno City College, knowing nothing about majors or careers, just that I wanted to live differently. That decision became the spark that carried me to Stanford, where I earned a degree in Electrical Engineering.

At Stanford, I learned how circuits connect and fail—and how people do too. I also learned how institutions, even the most elite, can still push people like me to the edges of their community because of a past they don’t know how to hold. That’s where my drive to consult was born: from being told, in subtle and explicit ways, that I didn’t belong in the very spaces I had already earned my place in.

Today, I work with universities, tech companies, and nonprofits to build systems that make belonging real—not performative. I help institutions move beyond inclusion statements toward structural change: second-chance hiring, system-impacted student pathways, and education that doesn’t end at the prison gate.

I also provide data-driven consulting in business intelligence, analytics, research, and evaluation, applying machine learning and AI to advance restorative justice, public health, and mental health initiatives. My work bridges technology and humanity, using data not just to measure impact, but to reimagine what equitable systems can look like.

My mission is simple and stubborn:

I use my journey—from incarceration to Stanford engineer—to help people and institutions reimagine what human potential looks like after prison.

If you’re ready to create change that lasts longer than a news cycle, let’s work together.