Biomaterials · Brooklyn, NY
Grows materials. Builds systems.
Biomaterials designer and fabricator with a background in art and design — growing mycelium composites, bioplastics, and bioceramics into finished objects, with a parallel life leading operations and engineering teams.
Mycelium Composites
Grown Objects
No. 01
Mycelium Composites
Functional forms grown from mycelium composite — from mold design through inoculation, demolding, and drying.
Watch the reel ↗Bioceramics
Mineral & Shell Composites
No. 02
Bioceramics
Bioceramic experiments combining mineral and shell-based aggregates into delicate, stone-like surfaces.
Watch the reel ↗Bioplastics
Agar-Based Forms
No. 03
Bioplastics
Agar-based bioplastics tested across finish, flexibility, and durability — translucent, skin-like, alive.
Watch the reel ↗Genspace NY
Mycelium Leather
No. 04
Genspace NY
Independent experiments in a community biolab, developing a mycelium-grown leather alternative.
Watch the reel ↗Textile Waste
Lint-Based Material
No. 05
Textile Waste
A biomaterial derived from textile lint — giving a second, quieter life to what the dryer leaves behind.
Watch the reel ↗Studio & Craft
Ceramics & Painting
No. 06
Studio & Craft
An ongoing studio practice in ceramics and acrylic painting, feeding the material work.
Watch the reel ↗About
I design and grow functional objects from living materials — managing the full process from substrate preparation through inoculation, growth, and drying. The same hands run operations and engineering teams, building the quiet systems that let small companies scale.
Along the way
Independent Developer & Technical Consultant — Remote
2026 —
Operations Assistant — Cam's Urban Farm, Queens
2026 —
Cultivation & Operations — El Paso Mushroom Co.
2026 —
Independent Biomaterials Designer & Fabricator — Brooklyn / El Paso
2025 —
Member — Genspace NY
2025 —
Operations & Software Engineering Manager — EPCOM / Syscom Colombia
2020 – 25
Software Engineer — Target Corporate, Minneapolis
2018 – 20
MBA, with Honors — UT El Paso
2020 – 22
B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering — UT Austin
2013 – 17