I like to build cool things.

Even if it's just a small project, building the thing better helps me understand how it works. I could just read documentation on new tech but why not incorporate it into a node server or something to see how it works in a use-case?

Here's some apps I built myself:

FakeBlog

A simple blog site that utilizes the Next.js App Router and TailwindCSS. The blog consumes data from a Strapi CMS hosted on Railway with a PostgreSQL database.

Small Business App

A mobile application that helps Small Businesses get ahead in the digital age.

Spax

A complete re-platform for Spax Fasteners. Online catalog site for a direct to retail fastener company headquarted in Germany.

Meijer Gardens

A complete re-platform for Meijer Gardens Botanical Garden and Sculpture Park

Founders Brewing

A mobile app that shows you the nearest location for Founders Beer as well as their brewing catalog and events.

ITEA Membership Portal

A membership portal for those who are interested in supporting police officers who specialize in truck enforcement, the trucking industry itself, and attorneys who prosecute and defend truck cases.

Magview

A Digiscoping app used for photography of wildlife. Custom built with iOS and Android camera sdk's.

Wallside Windows

An internal sales application used for quoting custom windows.

I also like to help people.

As time goes on, I try to become more active in my local community. Here's what I've been up to.

GRWevDev

We're an organization by the community, for the community. We host monthly events to give folks a platform to talk about tech or tech adjacent things they're interested in.

Grand Rapids Web Development Group (GRWebDev) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides presentations, events, and networking opportunities to facilitate learning and growth.

At the start of 2024, I joined the board to help organize meetup events in the greater Grand Rapids area. In January of 2025, I was voted in as vice president.

This was my first year getting involved with Django Girls!

I served as an organizer and coach for the event. As an organizer, I met with the planning committee and helped plan out the event. This year I was in charge of plant decorations, apparel (shirts/hoodies), and helping out during the workshop.

I had a wonderful time with my team! Over the weekend, we each built a small blog application using python and the django web framework.

Django Girls+

Django Girls exists as a means to introduce underserved populations such as women, LGBTQ+, and people of color to programming.

Code For Good

Code for Good West Michigan is an organization dedicated to helping non-profits expand their outreach capacity, activate their communities, and empower their members to forge their image of a better tomorrow.

Code for Good West Michigan's Weekend For Good is a fantastic event that I volunteer for every year.

It's a weekend-long event where a bunch of us nerds meet with various non-profits to see how we can help them from a technological viewpoint. It's a lot of fun and I truly wish it happened more than once a year.

Last year, my team and I re-designed a marketing site and built a new web app for Beyond The City.

Beyond The City is a non-profit that aims to share the love of travel and new experiences with underserved youth in the Greater Grand Rapids area. The marketing site is hosted on Wix while the new web app is using Payload and Next.js.

This non-profit believes "Travel can significantly build confidence and boost development of youth as they make their way through unfamiliar territory, both physically and psychologically."

Beyond The City

Beyond The City is a non-profit that is committed to providing FREE travel adventures to underserved youth beyond the Greater Grand Rapids Area.

GRAAHI

The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute is a leading national organization devoted to achieving healthcare parity for African Americans.

In 2023, I had the pleasure of working with the Grand Rapids African American Health Institute (GRAAHI) to minimize their content into an intuitive user journey for Sickle Cell Anemia.

My first year of Weekend For Good, I to helped Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates build a full-stack application proof of concept (In a weekend!).

The app included Twilio (notification service), Next.js (front-end), Google Calendar integration, and an Express API to communicate the services.

Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates

Since 2015, LIA have provided direct immigration legal services to thousands of immigrants and refugees. They have advocated on behalf of immigrants and refugees on the local, state, and federal levels.

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