Developer Advocate & Technical Educator
15+ Years of Technical Problem-Solving & Community Building
Empowering developers through empathetic technical problem-solving, automation, creative storytelling, and AI/ML expertise. Leading communities, building tools, and creating educational content that transforms how people learn technology.
Professional Experience
A timeline of developer advocacy, technical education, and community leadership roles that demonstrate expertise in building developer experiences and educational content.
Community Leader & Technical Educator
FreeCodeCamp
Managed multiple developer communities across San Francisco, Phoenix, and Indianapolis.
Key Achievements:
- Supported 100+ developers through technical challenges and career transitions
- Created and led 'Teach What You Know' series
- Organized weekly pair programming sessions and technical workshops
- Developed curriculum for JavaScript and full-stack development training
Technologies & Skills:
Brand Ambassador Professional
Various Clients
Dynamic professional with proven expertise in technical product demonstrations, live event engagement, and audience education.
Key Achievements:
- Led product demonstrations for technical tools to audiences of 10-25 people monthly
- Managed live events including workshops, presentations, and community gatherings
- Coordinated contractors and volunteers for technical demonstrations
- Built authentic relationships with community members through genuine passion for technology
Technologies & Skills:
Technical Skills & Expertise
Comprehensive technical skills developed through years of hands-on experience in developer relations, education, and community building.
Programming Languages
AI/ML & Data
APIs & Frameworks
Developer Tools
Education & Content
Community & Advocacy
Project Highlights
Key projects that demonstrate technical expertise, innovation, and impact in developer tools, education, and community solutions.
FlashLearn AI
AI/ML flashcard web app that uses spaced recall to help students learn and retain information. Repo: https://github.com/dapperAuteur/flashlearn-ai
Impact:
"Helps users identify weaknesses in their knowledge and improve their learning."
Technologies:
Online Fitness Assessment Tool
A Tool to help CPT deliver online fitness assessments and track progress. Allow users to give self-assessments and track progress. Repo: https://github.com/dapperAuteur/fit-t-cent-assessments
Impact:
"Helping Certified Personal Trainers deliver quality fitness assessments virtually."
Technologies:
Foundations of Fitness and Health Metrics
A comprehensive 5-week curriculum integrating peer-reviewed research, collaborative learning, and practical application to transform health data into actionable longevity insights.
Impact:
"Helping students take control of their fitness and health."
Technologies:
Endocannabinoid System Curriculum
A comprehensive 5-week curriculum integrating peer-reviewed research, collaborative learning, and practical application to understand and activate the ECS.
Impact:
"Helping students find alternatives to cannabis use."
Technologies:
Lighted Skin
Exploration of light interacting with melanated skin. A photography exhibition at the Phillip K. Smith III: Three Parallels exhibit at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Southern California artist Phillip K. Smith III creates a site-specific, commissioned work that highlights changes in perception as related to light, color, time, and space. I used the installation as the setting of my photography.
Impact:
"Displaying the beauty of light and the human experience."
Technologies:
Wednesday Wednesday
Documenting live singer-songwriter performances at historic Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, Arizona.
Impact:
"Three years of documenting live music."
Technologies:
AwesomeWebStore.com
Online store for all official BAM merchandise. You may also watch all my live streams here.
Impact:
"Helping BAM reach his goals."
Technologies:
Elementary MBA
Financial literacy curriculum designed to help students understand how and why businesses make decisions
Impact:
"Taught to over 100 3rd-5th graders with STEM and coding course work."
Technologies:
ElementaryMBA Dashboard
Web app to show users a snapshot of their financial health and help them understand the impact of paying of loans early. Repo: https://github.com/dapperAuteur/temba-fin-dashboard.
Impact:
"Compliment to Elementary MBA curriculum."
Technologies:
Science Clickbait Decoder
RAG-based tool using Python FastAPI, Next.js, and MongoDB with Hugging Face SciBERT for natural language processing. Repo: https://github.com/dapperAuteur/kys-rag.
Impact:
"Helps users identify and decode misleading science headlines using AI"
Technologies:
FDA Food Recall App
Application that tracks and alerts users about FDA food recalls with real-time data integration. Repo: https://github.com/TechByChoice/food-recall-app.
Impact:
"Provides critical food safety information to consumers"
Technologies:
Automated Training Systems
Designed and implemented automated training and evaluation systems integrating multiple third-party services.
Impact:
"13 consecutive months of efficiency improvements"