About · Houston, Texas area · open to remote
Operations, then engineering. Same instinct.
Before software engineering, I spent years in operations and people leadership. A surprising amount of that work was really systems thinking: finding where a process broke, figuring out why, building a better workflow, documenting it, teaching it, and then adjusting it when real people inevitably used it differently than expected.
Software engineering felt familiar for that reason. The tools changed from warehouse processes, dashboards and SOPs to React components, APIs, databases and Git. But the part I enjoy most stayed remarkably similar: something doesn't work the way it should, I want to understand why, and then I want to make it better.
There wasn't one dramatic moment. I kept learning and moving up in operations, but eventually I'd hit a ceiling and feel like I had more to contribute. I enrolled in TripleTen while working full time, and learning to code was challenging, but my heart felt full in a different way. Seeing something I coded come to life, and knowing it could actually help someone, gave me the fulfillment I'd been looking for.
What I enjoy about building
I like the point where technical problem-solving and user experience meet. Getting something to technically work is satisfying, but I care just as much about whether someone understands what to do next, whether the interface gets in their way, and whether the thing I built actually solves the problem that made me start it.
Why Developer Relations
Developer Relations interests me because it combines two things I genuinely enjoy: building software and helping people understand how it works. I like troubleshooting something until I understand it, then explaining it clearly enough that someone else doesn't have to struggle through the same problem. It connects directly to my earlier work training people, writing SOPs and turning complicated processes into instructions people could actually use.
An example: Behind the Build →Why small businesses
The gap between a good business and its website can be enormous. I see businesses that are great at what they do, with websites that are outdated, confusing on a phone, hard to navigate or missing the information a customer actually needs. My instinct usually isn't "this looks ugly." It's "this business is making its customers work harder than they need to." That's the kind of problem I'd like to help fix.
Services →How I work
- NoticeI notice recurring friction: inaccurate data, repeated questions, handoffs that break, work that could be easier.
- AskI trace the real cause before fixing symptoms. At Karbach, that meant inventory discrepancies and process gaps. In code, it means checking the state, the response and the data path first.
- Figure it outI learn the tool the project needs instead of waiting to feel like an expert.
- BuildAt Karbach, I built the dashboards, trackers and SOPs people used to run the day. I want software to be that useful.
- ExplainI trained people and turned complicated workflows into instructions they could follow. It's a big part of why Developer Relations interests me.
Experience
| When | Role | What carried over |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Software engineering externshipNugget, through TripleTen · 4 weeks · built community groups and a guided review flow | Building from design and QA feedback on a team spread across time zones |
| May 2025 – Jul 2026 | Software Engineering bootcampTripleTen · frontend, JavaScript, React, APIs, Node/Express, databases, authentication, testing, Git and deployment, all through projectsView certificate | |
| Jun 2022 – Aug 2026 | Packaging Operator → Warehouse SupervisorKarbach Brewing Company (AB InBev), Houston · led warehouse and logistics operations: inventory, shipping, receiving, safety, quality, documentation and process improvement. Built and kept up the reporting tools, trackers and dashboards used for day-to-day decisions. Reduced inventory variance to 0.07% through data analysis, process improvements and standardized practices. | Troubleshooting, process design, data accuracy, documentation, cross-functional communication, requirements, and building systems people actually use |
| Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | General ManagerPlanet Fitness, Waco · managed people and day-to-day operations, including onboarding, coaching and operational systems | People leadership, training, communication, customer experience, and how processes affect the people expected to follow them |
| 2014 – 2018 | Bulk Fuel SpecialistUnited States Marine Corps · managed tactical fuel systems supporting ground and aviation missions | Leadership and problem-solving, strengthened over my time in service |
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Outside of work
I'm a newer D&D player, and QuestKeeper started at my own table, as a way to stop digging through tabs for rules in the middle of a game.
Otherwise I'm usually reading, gaming, watching anime, lifting, or somewhere loud with electronic music. Recommendations welcome.
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