WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR PATH TO CAL? I was born in San Leandro, CA (two cities south of Berkeley), and grew up in Tracy, CA. I attended a charter high school, and meanwhile attended community college, too. I was accepted to UC Berkeley as a freshman spring admit and am now a junior. HOW MUCH PROGRAMMING HAVE YOU DONE (& WHAT LANGUAGES)? I've had a about a year of programming experience starting with Scratch/BYOB in CS10 and Python/Scheme in CS61A. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES? I'm a huge fan of professional wrestling (yeah, the 'fake' stuff) and am even co-teaching a DeCal on it this semester! I like to read for fun when I have the time, and go to movies and hang out with friends. I also like sudoku puzzles! WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR TALENTS & SKILLS? I've been a student intern at Sandia National Laboratories for the past four years. I'm working on algal and bacterial biofeuls research and development (R&D) in applied biology laboratories doing a bunch of wet lab work and data analysis having worked with cell cultures, spectroscopy, genetics, and molecular cloning. HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING REMARKABLE? HAS ANYTHING MEMORABLE HAPPENED TO YOU? From my work at my internship, I've co-authored an article in the Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, titled "Multiplex fluorometric assessment of nutrient limitation as a strategy for enhanced lipid enrichment and harvesting in Neochloris Oleoabundans", which I think is pretty cool! WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS SEMESTER? This semester, I will be taking CS70, CS195, Psych110, and Philos132. I am also teaching a DeCal on professional wrestling, involved with the Cognitive Science Student Association, and of course, lab assisting & helping you in CS10! (all while commuting from San Leandro)