A borderland kid who learned that identity is layered

I grew up between Alpine, El Paso, Chihuahua, and Los Angeles — my father's family rooted in the Big Bend region, my mother's split between California and northern Mexico. That geography taught me something about design before I had a word for it.

Before I knew the term "user experience," I was building Minecraft texture packs in middle school — redesigning inventories, optimizing PvP visuals, restructuring interfaces for other players. Every edit was practice in visual hierarchy and systems thinking.

That instinct carried through Voluba Kicks ($5–15k/month in sneaker resale), a BA in UX Design at St. Edward's (3.87 GPA), and a post-grad at UT Austin McCombs. Today I build AI-powered tools that turn messy data into clear decisions.