Python Developer · Data Background · Ready to Contribute
I bring something most junior developers don't: three years of hands-on data work in a real government environment. As part of Maine DHHS's scan team I process and classify high-volume health records under compliance requirements — that's data integrity, document management, and regulated workflows, not just theory. I'm now building the technical layer on top of that foundation, 44% through Codecademy's CS career path, with Python, data structures, Git, and a live project portfolio to show for it.
The story so far
I'm based in Farmington, Maine. For the past three years I've worked on the scan team at Maine's Department of Health and Human Services, where I process and index high volumes of incoming government health documents — classifying records, maintaining data integrity, and keeping workflows accurate under real compliance requirements. That's closer to data management than most people realize, and it's a big part of what drew me toward software.
Before DHHS my career covered a lot of ground: production work at a wood pellet mill, patient care in a nursing home, and retail at Hannaford. Each taught me something different about how organizations run — and made me curious about the systems and software behind all of it. Python was my entry point into that world, and it's still my strongest language.
I'm part of a growing wave of Black developers reshaping what the tech industry looks like. When I'm not coding, you'll find me on a hiking trail, at the bowling alley, deep in a grand strategy game, or working through my reading list.
Things I've built while learning
My first completed Python project — a fully playable two-player Tic-Tac-Toe game that runs in the terminal. Built with logic for win detection, draw conditions, and input validation from scratch.
View on GitHub →A sewer-themed Flappy Bird clone built with vanilla JavaScript and the HTML5 Canvas API. Features a 3-layer parallax background, a bat with wing animation, and high score tracking.
A Pac-Man-style labyrinth game. Navigate the maze as Theseus, collect potions to become invulnerable, slay ghost-guards, and defeat the Minotaur before your lives run out.
A responsive single-page portfolio with dark mode, scroll animations, a playable game, and a contact form — built with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Technical skills, professional background, and where I'm heading
Two playable games built with the HTML5 Canvas API
🦇 Bat Cave — Flappy Bat
⚔ Theseus & the Minotaur — Labyrinth
I'd love to connect
I'm actively seeking remote and hybrid roles in IT, data, and software development. If you need someone who brings real data-processing experience, strong Python fundamentals, and a genuine drive to grow — that's exactly what I offer.
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