Learn About Me!
Here I've chosen some pictures from what I will consider my adult life, and I've provided a little context for each so you can get to know me a little better.
Student
As a student I was motivated by curiousity, and approached education idealistically rather than pragmatically. I studied physics, history, music theory, math, and philosophy. I was especially fond of the system science and philosophy departments at Portland State University.
I was late to driving and didn't actually get a lisence until midway through college, I could always be found biking between work and classes, even in snow! When I graduated, as a treat, a friend and I did a a bike tour from Portland to SF via HWY 101.
Mechanic
When I graduated college I was worn out with abstractions and academia. I was feeling disillusioned and wanted to learn some practical skills. I had been learning to fix my car with a little help from a mechanic friend. Not sure how to use my philosophy degree, when my friend offered me a job at his little two bay shop, I jumped at the opportunity.
Here I am laboring inside a big old Ford. Learning to be a mechanic was a trial by fire for me. With no formal training, and only a years driving experience, I was thrust into a shop environment where I had to do a little of everything.
Developer
When covid-19 hit the shop I was working at furloughed me, I was broke and had a puppy to take care of, but I'd put away enough to get by for awhile. I sold some of my project cars and signed up for a coding bootcamp!
I went to AppAcademy's fullstack web development bootcamp. There I learned javascript, python, SQL, and react. Plus a bunch of other technologies. It was a great experience, and I made a ton of friends along the way. We pair programmed every day, and studied hard for weekly exams.
