Story
This isn't a "career change" story — it's a throughline story. Everything connects.
The Short Version
A full-stack developer based in Nashville who builds things that matter, makes music nobody can genre-classify, volunteers for hospice, pulls trucks off retaining walls, and believes in meeting people exactly where they are.
Core Values
- Mindfulness & Compassion — active practices, not just words
- Purpose-Driven — work that means something
- Thoughtful & Direct — says what needs saying, with care
- Pragmatic Idealist — cares about doing things right, ships real things
What I'm Looking For
- Work that matters
- Interesting problems
- Good people
- Room to grow and learn
The Path
University of Tennessee
BA Communication Studies & Psychology
Where the interest in how people think, communicate, and connect began.
Artist Hospitality
Midnight Voyage Productions
Taking care of artists and making sure events ran smooth. First lessons in service.
Carpenter
Kern's Construction
Two years of building things with my hands. This shows up now in everything from farmhouse remodeling to keeping tools in the truck to help strangers.
Yoga & Meditation Instructor
Freelance
Four years leading guided meditations and Vinyasa/Hatha practices. Not a side gig — a core identity and practice.
Mental Health Specialist
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Inpatient psychiatric hospital. Led groups, trained staff, worked with patients of all ages and diagnoses. Hospital Employee of the Quarter within six months.
Lipscomb University
MS Sustainable Practice & Conflict Management
Graduate work in how systems, people, and conflicts interact. Still informs everything.
Nashville Software School
Full Stack Software Development
The pivot point. Intensive program that gave me the technical foundation to build.
Resident Support Specialist
Dismas House of Nashville
Supporting men transitioning from incarceration. Led meditations, facilitated groups, helped with tech and communication skills.
Lead Software Development Instructor
Persevere (Prison Education Program)
Went into prisons and taught guys how to code. Full-stack curriculum from HTML to Django, adapted for different learning styles and backgrounds. One of the most meaningful things I've ever done.
Lead Data Analyst
Pathway Healthcare
Built queries and reports on patient outcomes and financial performance. Custom front-end application for C-suite executives.
Software Engineer
Twin Sun, LLC
Agency work — shipped custom web apps for diverse clients. Full-cycle development from requirements to deployment.
Nashville Grown
Director of Technology & Board Member
Mission-driven local food hub. Tech and automation to streamline operations, improve finances, scale impact.
VP of Technology
Blue Equinox
Own technology strategy. Lead a cross-functional team. Partner with leadership to translate business goals into shipped products.
“The kind of developer who keeps tools in his truck, pulls strangers' cars off retaining walls, and wages covert war on invasive vines.”
— The code is also pretty good
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