Stories & Breakdowns
The questions behind my projects and the decisions I made along the way.
Personal AI & Retrieval · Apr 2026
I kept explaining the same background to AI assistants. Could a desktop tool bring the relevant notes to me? How I built Pacific, chose its ranking signals, and kept suggested context visible to the user.
Leadership & Community · 2023 — 2024
We wanted programming contests that students would look forward to. How our team brought stories and Easter eggs into the rounds, organized an in-person finale, and saw former contestants return as organizers.