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Notes on software engineering, internships, and building things in college.
What the IBM Full Stack Certificate Actually Taught Me
January 28, 20264 min readI just finished the IBM Full Stack Software Developer Professional Certificate. Here's an honest breakdown of which modules moved the needle and which I'd skip.
CertificationsFull StackCloudBuilding AI-Powered Code Review Tools at Apple
August 22, 20256 min readHow I built an AI-powered code analysis system on the Watch software team that flagged potential issues during reviews and lifted bug-detection by 35%.
AppleAIDeveloper ToolsFrom Freelance Developer to Apple Intern
January 14, 20254 min readHow taking on freelance clients in college prepared me - in ways I didn't expect - for shipping real software at Apple.
CareerFreelanceStudent LifeLessons From My First Apple Internship
December 2, 20245 min readReflecting on six months on the SwiftData team at Apple - the engineering culture, the standards, and what I learned about shipping software at scale.
AppleCareerSwiftDataWhy I Co-founded ColorStack at UNT
September 18, 20245 min readBuilding a tech community from zero at the University of North Texas - lessons in leadership, sponsorship, and showing up for the next student in the door.
LeadershipCommunityColorStackGetting Scrum-Certified as a CS Student
June 5, 20243 min readWhy I sat for the Professional Scrum Master I exam while still in school, and how it changed how I run my own freelance projects.
CertificationsAgileScrum