About me
Hello!
I am a previous QA Analyst transformed into a dev. I hail from Northern California since I have never felt like I was home until I landed here. I am prior service Air Force. I am a father to one. I love trails and race tracks or just working on/looking at things that go on trails and race tracks. I also look for ways to continuously improve and make a positive change.
Preferred locations
- Sacramento, CA
- San Jose, CA
Previous industries
Skills
Currently learning
Projects
Fruga
Fruga
Tools Used
Built with micro-service architecture, starting with lightweight FastAPI python file and a slim rails api with database backend and a React + Vite with TypeScript front end. The LLM is powered by OpenAI ChatGPT 3.5 Turbo currently. Solves the problem of getting started with budgeting and can be easy and fun to use. Can visually see budget in pie chart and get a recommendation from AI.
![Screenshot detail for project Fruga](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb055IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--5cf294ab07d513fb4678fa37d96eec3a516828e4/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%203.45.26%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #1 for project Fruga](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb055IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--5cf294ab07d513fb4678fa37d96eec3a516828e4/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%203.45.26%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #2 for project Fruga](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb1J5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--77ece09c4fdb28bef1651a5619075ea4bde9e427/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%203.45.53%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #3 for project Fruga](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb1Z5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--e3c002bbcef2cb8e67e1ebbea5bb369775b300a3/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%203.50.38%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #4 for project Fruga](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb1p5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--8a25e1a8e65f99b95e851eabe4fffeb776b1e0f4/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%203.51.00%E2%80%AFPM.png)
Lunch and Learn
Lunch and Learn
Tools Used
Built from the ground up with Rails following RESTful API framework as much as possible to adhere to best design practices.
Implemented CRUD functionality to facilitate complete data operations by the user on the server
![Screenshot detail for project Lunch and Learn](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb2R5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--a92ea816008e403136d563fcd3607f4ddac954d7/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%204.19.13%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #1 for project Lunch and Learn](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb2R5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--a92ea816008e403136d563fcd3607f4ddac954d7/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%204.19.13%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #2 for project Lunch and Learn](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb2h5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--357f8aea66cacab0c28291d57ac756669941678a/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%204.26.18%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #3 for project Lunch and Learn](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb2x5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--de1faf3e1ea616bf1fb08e39627307eddbaae873/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%204.29.43%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #4 for project Lunch and Learn](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb3B5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--1122cbfbd32703eb20b5493f11b140dd4e9be78a/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%204.31.46%E2%80%AFPM.png)
Matter Daddy
Matter Daddy
Tools Used
A Hackathon project that mimics a joke generator website.
Very responsive and easy to navigate. Has a singular button in the beginning to enter the joke zone. After clicking, sends you to the punch line and has a button to redirect to GitHub repo and generate another joke.
![Screenshot detail for project Matter Daddy](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcGh5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--56e97b68ff906769e0dbe79ff2ddef0980be5ace/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%205.00.19%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #1 for project Matter Daddy](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcGh5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--56e97b68ff906769e0dbe79ff2ddef0980be5ace/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%205.00.19%E2%80%AFPM.png)
![Screenshot thumbnail #2 for project Matter Daddy](https://terminal.turing.edu/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcGx5IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--076812bff0ecba9eac1db74c4ceb4d6c297ba897/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJY0c1bkJqb0dSVlE2RW5KbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5bWFYUmJCMmtDSUFOcEFsZ0MiLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--2f17d7aa4c6dab9e37d7af2bdbb7d452b5fd576d/Screenshot%202024-07-29%20at%205.00.41%E2%80%AFPM.png)