Builder + developer.

Texas Tech alum. MS Informatics at UTRGV, Fall 2026. Learning Python, building in public.

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Now · July 2026

Rebuilding Python foundations properly — going deep on how things actually work before building more.
Studying for CompTIA A+ (220-1201 + 220-1202). Exam August 10–23.
Registered for MS Informatics at UTRGV. Classes start August 26.

Projects

DrillForge live

CompTIA A+ V15 practice simulator covering both Core 1 (220-1201) and Core 2 (220-1202). ~200 scenarios across all 9 domains, 4 question types, score tracking with spaced-repetition weighting.

453 questions9 domainsmastery scoring

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Customer Portal demo

B2B catalog demo for a Mexican food-additive supplier. Live inventory, MXN/USD currency toggle, cart, WhatsApp/email checkout. Pure HTML/CSS/JS, no backend, no dependencies. Fictional data.

staticMXN/USDzero deps

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Decay-CRM

Local-first CRM that tracks which contacts have gone stale. Python + SQLite, no external dependencies.

PythonSQLitezero deps

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CRM Workflow Documentation

Process documentation from hands-on dealership operations with CDK Global — built to translate real field workflows into something a product team can use.

ops to productfield-tested

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