About

At a glance

NowPortfolio Analyst, IFA · managing trades and portfolios, and building software that streamlines our internal processes
EducationB.S. Business Administration (Finance emphasis), Chapman University · Janes Financial Center (student-managed investment fund), Head of Fixed Income & Alternatives, leading that sleeve of a $4.1M portfolio
BuildsSoftware I design and ship on my own time · Meeting Notes
BackgroundSelf-taught builder since 14 (woodworking → PCs → music production → software)

Skills

Building withTypeScript, Python, React, Electron, Node, Postgres/pgvector · RAG systems (hybrid retrieval, embeddings, Reciprocal Rank Fusion) · LLM apps with Claude · Git & GitHub, Docker, Azure DevOps · AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor)
FinancePortfolio analysis, investment research

I've been building things since I was 14. It started with woodworking I learned off YouTube and sold at craft fairs (a local paper even covered it), and it's the same instinct I bring to software now. Finance sharpened how I think, and building is what I love.

Luke at 14 in his Sandpoint woodshop, holding a log beside finished bowls — Sandpoint, 2016, and now. Same instinct, different material.

Luke today — Sandpoint, 2016, and now. Same instinct, different material.