Welcome and Thank You for Your Interest in Me

As a child, I loved art ... and math. A synthesis of creativity and logic have been a part of me ever since I can remember. I first learned a bit of programming in a high school elective class, but chose to pursue architectural studies in college (my freshmen architectural studio was one of the first computer aided design courses offerred at the University of Oregon) before switching to Fine and Applied Arts (emphasis on drawing and painting). After graduation, I ended up using CAD to draft motor coach floorplans and cabinets.

After coming to know Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, I eventually went back to school to study software engineering at a Christian school—briefly. Some spiritual questions moved me to switch to seminary, and I ultimately went on to get my Ph.D. in Biblical Studies. Yet during my master's degree studies, I did web design, learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript virtually on my own.

After teaching graduate students for a number of years and trying my hand at being an associate pastor, I've now circled back around to software. I never quite get rid of the itch to code. In January 2021, I completed App Academy's 6-month, intensive online bootcamp for Full Stack Software Engineering in an effort to switch into that career field.

My hobby's include walking/hiking with my wife, reading/watching speculative fiction (particularly the fantasy genre), and a passion for technical trading the Forex market, with a particular interest in the EUR/USD pair.

Highlighted Skills

Other Skills

Flask | Pug | Jinja | Express.js | SQLAlchemy | Sequelize | Markdown | Heroku | Photoshop | Illustrator

Recent Work

These are sites done during or since my time studying at App Academy. Each has a link to a live version of the site.

Evidential (Repo )

My capstone solo project for App Academy. Evidential is an app to help researchers analyze and rate the arguments made within texts for various claims those texts attempt to support.

Mentor Me (Repo )

My first solo project with App Academy. Mentor Me is designed to privately connect Mentors with Mentees for purposes of having discussions and allowing Mentors to make goals and Mentees to achieve those goals for their growth.

Infinium (Repo )

My first group project with App Academy. Infinium is a partial clone inspired by the Medium site with a speculative fiction twist.

Get in Touch

If you are interested in discussing an employment opportunity you have, then contact me through LinkedIn or the information on my resumé.