A life in progress
This timeline connects education, careers, programming, game development, business, sales, fitness, martial arts, family, projects, and the moments that changed what came next. Each milestone opens into the fuller story behind it.
The record behind the résumé
A résumé compresses years into titles. This record keeps the transitions, overlapping skills, unfinished projects, setbacks, reinventions, and lessons that explain how one stage led to another.
My story began during preparations for a family birthday party. Before I was born, my mother was refused by one hospital, my uncle accidentally drove her to Toledo, and my father learned that labor support sometimes comes with occupational hazards.
Westland, Michigan
Read the full storyAt 17, I was forced to leave home with no money, housing, or formal assistance. For roughly four months, I collected returnable cans and bottles, slept in baseball dugouts, and relied on informal support until my aunt allowed me to live with her.
Taylor, Michigan
Read the full storyI began learning web development through visual website builders rather than code. Those early tools taught me how pages, navigation, layout, and publishing fit together—and eventually revealed the limitations that pushed me toward coding, databases, and custom web applications.
Woodhaven, Michigan
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