About

NYC-based Computer Science student at Georgetown University, specializing in AI and creative tech. Recently developed AI-powered financial analytics tools at Quikirr and co-founded Ava, an AI scheduling assistant that launched as an iMessage app and quickly gained 20+ paying subscribers within three days. Past projects include an audio visualization and video generation tool for Hollywood producers and a fluid simulation that reacts to audio input. Currently building out Ava while developing a personal finance tracking tool. I also just built a tool to greatly speed up the process of logging job applications, check it out. Previous experience includes software solutions at Jackpine Technologies.
Outside of work, I enjoy weightlifting, following the philosophy of John Meadows. I'm also interested in video games such as CSGO, as well as comedy and music. This past summer, I spent time in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana fly fishing and horseback riding - you can see some photos here.
Contact
lry2@georgetown.edu
New York, USA
Education
B.S. Computer Science
Georgetown University
2021-2025
Resume (full pdf)
Software Engineer Intern - Quikirr
May 2024 - September 2024
Gained hands-on experience at a bootstrapped fintech startup, working directly with founders to develop core financial analytics features.
Software Engineer - Catalyst Operations & Analytics
Jan 2025 - Present
Building AI-powered media processing applications using StyleGAN, Stable Diffusion, and RealESRGAN with Docker and React. Developed a real-time audio search platform with Whisper and Elasticsearch.
Co-founder & Software Engineer - Ava
Aug 2024 - Present
Helped build, maintain, and test an AI-powered accountability tool that lives natively in iMessage, featuring natural language processing for task management.
Co-founder - m_vis
May 2024 - September 2024
Created an AI-powered audio visualization tool that reduced Hollywood production costs by 92.5% through automated video generation.
Software Engineer Intern - Jackpine Technologies
June 2023 - August 2023
Automated QA testing and migrated cloud assets, improving test coverage and accuracy for Windows/Linux environments.
Earlier Roles
Finance Intern - Kore Wealth Management
Summer 2018
Financial Intern - Nicusa Capital
2017, 2018
Music
Learning to play the piano has been one of the most rewarding challenges and gifts that I have experienced in my life. Aside from the discipline required to practice, I learned to interpret complex emotions and feelings that these composers infused in their work.