WELDER.ENGINEER.CTO.
Steel first. Software second.
I spent three years fabricating steel at Valmont Industries in Texas, where nothing leaves the shop until it holds weight.
I carried that standard into software. I taught myself the stack, interned on the MEAN stack, built mobile apps part-time on Rapptr's mobile team, then started at Shenhav as a junior developer and worked my way up to lead engineer.
Today I'm CTO. I build generative AI products from idea to production, along with the typed platforms, mobile apps and security underneath them.
Lately I've been deep in large-scale data engineering: a forecasting model and a national candidate database, both unreleased. On my own time I ship apps like LastPouch and Gemz & Friendz.
- Jan 2026 to nowChief Technology OfficerShenhavRemote
- May 2024 to Feb 2026Junior to Lead Software EngineerShenhavArlington, VA
- Aug 2023 to May 2024Junior DeveloperRapptrMobile Development Team · Remote · Part-time
- Nov 2022 to May 2023Web Application DeveloperOOS Group™Remote · Internship
- Mar 2021 to Jun 2021PipefitterValmont IndustriesBrenham, TX
- Dec 2019 to Mar 2021WelderValmont IndustriesBrenham, TX
- Sep 2018 to Dec 2019Welder HelperValmont IndustriesBrenham, TX
Next.js / React / TypeScript / tRPC / Prisma / Postgres / Tailwind / Framer Motion / React Native / Expo / Vercel / Stripe / Pusher / Anthropic / OpenAI / Zod / Node / Shopify
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