Founder & Lead Engineer, Vets Who Code • Air Force Veteran • Google Developer Expert
I engineer the platforms, AI systems, and curriculum that turn veterans into software engineers.
Founded in 2014. Veteran-led 501(c)(3) software engineering accelerator.
- 300+ veterans trained
- Troops now ship code at Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Home Depot
- $20M+ in collective alumni earnings
- 100% remote, 100% free to veterans
I lead the org and engineer the systems that run it.
🌐 vets-who-code-app — The TypeScript/Next.js platform behind vetswhocode.io and the accelerator.
🪟 windows-dev-guide — The complete Windows web developer setup guide.
🔌 api-list — Free, fun APIs for troops to build with while learning JavaScript.
🎖️ Prework — The on-ramp every prospective VWC troop completes.
📐 hashflag-skills — The skill map behind the Hashflag Method curriculum.
🧠 J0dI3 (closed source) — VWC's AI career intelligence platform for veterans.
🧰 vetswhocode-extension-pack + VS Code theme — The VWC developer environment, out of the box.
📋 Open Source Project Board — Contributions welcome.
Languages: Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, SQL
AI/ML: LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, RAG, agentic systems, MCP,
Hugging Face, T5, Transformers.js, PyTorch, DeepSpeed
Backend: FastAPI, Node.js, Pydantic
Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion
Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP (Vertex AI, BigQuery), Firebase
Infra: Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions
Data: PostgreSQL, Redis, BigQuery, Delta Lake
- Google Developer Expert
- GitHub Star (alum)
- White House workforce development recognition
- Microsoft Global Hackathon winner
- Master.dev (Frontend Masters) instructor: Getting a Software Engineering Job
- LinkedIn Learning instructor
- Stack Overflow Blog contributor
Featured In: Wired • Business Insider • HuffPost • Black Enterprise • GitHub ReadME • Stack Overflow
- Junior to Senior — GitHub ReadME
- Teaching in Public — GitHub ReadME
- Learn How to Learn — Stack Overflow
- Embrace the Suck — Stack Overflow
Impact Over Interference.






