About Me
I am a mathematician and physicist turned research engineer, currently serving as Co-Founder & CTO at Multifactor.
My core design philosophy is to build beautiful math and beautiful software: systems that are provable, modular, extensible, and composable. I believe the rigor of first-principles thinking is the foundation for creating robust, secure, and impactful technology. This approach applies whether I'm working on applied cryptography, distributed systems, or agent-based simulation.
Current Focus: Multifactor
At Multifactor, we are redefining zero-trust for the modern web by leveraging post-quantum cryptography to bring mathematically-provable security to complex applications.
If you want to contribute to a related open-source project, check out MFKDF2.rs. Read more about MFKDF here.
Open Source Projects
On the side, I lead mathematics-based software development with Harness Labs.
- Arbiter: A multi-agent framework for the design, simulation, and auditing of complex systems.
- Cova: A library for making abstract mathematics computational.
- Ronkathon: A project for learning and implementing cryptographic primitives from first principles.
Background & Education
- Previously: Staff Research Engineer at Pluto & Primitive.
- Ph.D. in Mathematics from Colorado State University.
- B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from Colorado State University.
- Author: Mathematics for Physicists and Chemists, an open-source textbook.