About

My Story

I did not start living until 25.

At 23, I had a stark wake-up call which completely changed my life path.

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How I Got Into Tech

From 0 to Android Engineer

How I became a Google-Certified Android Engineer in less than a year with no programming background.

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Tech

Technical Expertise

My technical expertise is in mobile app (Android and iOS) development, web app development, and website development.I am proficient in Flutter, Firebase Products, Dart, Java, Database Design, NoSQL, SQL, CI/CD, and App Deployment.Check out my work with my software development company, my technical articles on Medium, and my Google Certification.

Grape Works Dev

I am the Founder and Techlead of
Grape Works Dev, a creative software development company which offers mobile app, web app, and website design and development services.

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Google Certification

I earned an Associate Android Developer Certification from Google and am 1 of 155 Google certified Android developers in North America.You can find me listed in the Google Developers Certification Directory, a global directory of developers who are certified by the Google Developers Certifications Team.

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Technical Writing

I teach other developers by writing about technical topics on Medium.

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Writing

Journeys

My Story

I did not start living until 25.

At 23, I had a stark wake-up call which completely changed my life path.

• Read on Medium

How I Got Into Tech

From 0 to Android Engineer

How I became a Google-Certified Android Engineer in less than a year with no programming background.

• Read on Medium

My Professional Journey

A company introduction and a reflection on my journey.

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Reflections

On 2020

My personal 2020 reflections.

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On 2021

My personal 2021 reflections.

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Philosophy

Discovering Your Purpose

How I discovered my purpose after dropping out of college with no plan.

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Losing Your Purpose

I lost my purpose and it crushed me

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Approaching Your True Purpose

How I got closer to my true purpose

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Owning Your True Purpose

How I give my fullest gifts to the world by living my purpose

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Miscellaneous

Lighting the Way for Tallahassee

And connecting Tallahassee with the world

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Lifestyle

Badminton

My favorite sport

Tallahassee Badminton Club

I founded the Tallahassee Badminton Club to provide a place for people in Tallahassee to play badminton.

Gator Slam

Gator Slam is an annual badminton tournament hosted by the University of Florida.

I picked up Spikeball in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and it quickly became one of my favorite sports.

Lifestyle Pics

Out and About.

Car

I am a proud owner of an Abarth 124 Spider

Memes

Self-made memes and some of my favorites.
I think I'm funny.

Technical

Associate Android Developer Certification

I earned an Associate Android Developer Certification from Google and am 1 of 155 Google certified Android developers in North America.You can find me listed in the Google Developers Certification Directory, a global directory of developers who are certified by the Google Developers Certifications Team.

Google Play Store Listing
Certification

I earned the Google Play Store Listing Certification, a performance-based exam to measure adherence to best practices on creating a Google Play store listing, telling an app's or game's story with store listing assets, and marketing to a global audience.You can find me listed in the Google Developers Certification Directory, a global directory of developers who are certified by the Google Developers Certifications Team.

Athletic

Badminton Gold

I won a badminton gold in the Men's Singles Novice Division at the 2019 Gator Smash.This was my first badminton tournament playing Men's Singles and is something I am really proud of.

Firebase Publications

Two of my articles, Cloud Firestore Basics in Android and Cloud Firestore Basics in Flutter, were reviewed and published in Firebase Developers, the Medium publication run by the Google Firebase Team.Through the editing process, I had the opportunity to work directly with Googlers to improve the content and technical accuracy of my articles.