A 2002 Georgia Tech graduate with a bachelor of science degree in computer science. He completed his master of science degree in industrial engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2008. Currently, he works in the Knoxville, Tennessee area as a software engineer. As a hobby, he creates computer games for competitions such as Ludum Dare. He has games published on the XBox 360 Live Indie Game (XBLIG) marketplace, the Windows Store, and Google Play. He was featured in the local Knoxville MetroPulse entertainment paper along with other developers in the area. He occasionally speaks at local technical conferences, and he is active in arranging alumni events for the Knoxville Georgia Tech club. He is a fan of JPop music and sometimes sings Japanese karaoke.