The Long Version
Nice to meet you! I'm a dude from SoCal who learned to code a little bit at UCSD. Since then, I've worked as a developer my whole career, and learned to code a lot bit more. Right now I work at Caribou Financial. We fix bad car loans!
Throughout my career, I've also always volunteered as a mentor for younger people - college students, teens, and kids. I believe that every young person needs loving, stable, adult mentors in their lives. I was fortunate to have many growing up, and now I get to pay it forward to others.
That mission has taken me to several states - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I met my wife, then the DC area, then to Ohio to help start a group at 'the' Ohio State University, and most recently back to the DC area. Come hang out with me at the monuments or in downtown Vienna!
At home, I'm a barista to my amazing wife and jungle gym to two beautiful daughters. I also have a small coffee problem and enjoy roasting, grinding, and brewing all the anaerobically processed Ethiopian and South American coffee I can get my hands on.
Every word of this bio was written by me. The code is another story... AI is very convenient for that :)
Fun Facts
☕ I once made 15 gallons of cold brew at once in order to sell it for a fundraiser. We didn't quite sell out. But it was close.
🖋️ My major was Computer Science, but my favorite college class was playwriting. Since then, I've written or contributed as an editor to several skits and one-act plays that have been performed live for groups of 50-100+ people.
🏕 I've spent 10+ years volunteering with teenagers on a weekly basis. Worth it!
📖 My favorite Youtube Channel is the Bible Project. Whether you're Christian or not, they're super engaging and relevant videos about the meaning and history of scripture.
🎸 I didn't build software in high school, but I did build a working full-scale electric bass in woodshop.
