previously, i was a founding engineer at solarplex.xyz, building a social marketplace for digital collectibles built on Solana, later acquired by Forward Research. i helped build the uiuc campus blockchain community by co-founding illini blockchain. plus, i've built products for social impact with hack4impact.

if you ever want to talk about personal finance, blockchain/web3, personal fitness, formula 1/cars, startups, basketball, or life in general -- you can find me @brownmanwonders