My first brick came from years of scouting as my extracurricular activity throughout elementary and high school. I spent a decade sharpening my leadership skills and nurturing a deep appreciation for nature and diversity.

Scouting taught me the power of teamwork, the importance of adaptability, and the joy of exploring new frontiers. It also ignited my lifelong passion for travel and cultural exchange, teaching me to see the world through diverse perspectives.

Imagine yourself staring at a blank canvas, and you need to share a complex message without using words. How do you grab attention in a world of information overload? How do you guide someone's eyes to what really matters?

My journey into graphic design started as a hobby when I didn't know what to do with my old computer. I started playing with design software out of curiosity. What began as casual exploration opened up a world of visual thinking.

This experience taught me that communication goes beyond words. It made me better at simplifying complex ideas, finding the core of a message, and presenting it in a way that resonates instantly.

During my undergrad studies at Universitas Padjadjaran, computational physics taught me to recognize underlying patterns in complex systems and predict outcomes with mathematical precision.

Think about trying to figure out how planets move or how particles behave at a quantum level. In a world where physical experiments often prove impractical or impossible, computational models emerge as our digital laboratories. These virtual sandboxes allow us to test theories, challenge assumptions, and push the boundaries of our understanding.

This work showed me how to think analytically, developing the ability to break down massive, seemingly unsolvable problems into manageable pieces. It's about seeing connections where others see only complexity.

Over the years, I have worked across diverse industries such as social media, sports management, and e-commerce to build digital products from the ground up. The work involved orchestrating diverse talents to create something new while understanding user needs, balancing business goals, navigating technical constraints, and guiding teams through uncertainty.

This role taught me to see the big picture while appreciating the details and to make data-driven decisions while staying in touch with the human element of product development.

Throughout my professional career, I've come to see innovation as something that inevitably spreads across borders, while the greatest rewards flow to those who embrace it first. However, innovation carries a paradox; it is the engine of progress, but often creates resistance when it isn't introduced thoughtfully.

That's why I'm taking a career break to begin my next chapter at The University of Sydney Business School, funded by the LPDP-AAS Scholarship, where I'll learn better ways to drive the adoption of emerging technologies.