Born and raised in Chicago — and I mean that in the way Chicagoans mean it. Three passports, three languages, three different ways of seeing the world. Austrian precision, Mexican warmth, Chicago everything else. Somewhere between all three is who I am, and why I can never just pick one way of doing anything. Or maybe I'm just an Aries.

Fintech consultant by profession, nonprofit board member by passion — and training for my first triathlon somewhere in between. The swim is easy. The run is fine. The bike is still humbling me.

I've got a traveler's brain and a consultant's schedule — a specific kind of paradox I've made peace with. Somewhere between a configuration, a boarding pass, and a finish line is usually where you'll find me. Most recently I've been building AI-powered apps — including the site you're looking at.