Welcome to my Website! 👋

I’m a 20-year-old computer science major at Utah State University, originally from Kirtland, Ohio. I served a mission (2021-2023) in the Dominican Republic for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love programming, long-distance running, and cycling. Fluent in Spanish and a proud Eagle Scout.

Work Experience

Examination Administer and Proctor - Utah Valley University Testing Services Jan 2025 - Current

Administered thousands of professional and placement tests Ensured academic integrity by meticulously proctoring testers

Computer Science TA - Utah State University Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

Held office hours for students, graded assignments, and supported the professor in an intro level computer science course.

Construction Worker - Jurrus Plaster and Stucco Summers 2018-2020

Repaired and installed plaster and stucco, installed drywall.

Door to Door Sales Representative - Aptive Pest Control May 2021 - Aug 2021

Optimized daily pest control routes for field technicians.

Education

Bachelors of Software Engineering - Utah Valley University (Jan 2024 - Current)

High School Diploma - Graduated with High Honors - Kirtland High School (2021)

Associates of Science, Associates of Arts - Lakeland Community College (2021)

This post documents how I built my personal developer portfolio using Hugo, a blazing fast static site generator, and the awesome PaperMod theme. Inspired by jonny-jackson.com , I wanted a site that was minimalist, fast, and easy to maintain.

🚀 Goals

  • ✅ Showcase my projects in a clean layout
  • ✅ Optimize for SEO and performance
  • ✅ Include a blog section for thoughts & tutorials
  • ✅ Use dark mode and responsive design
  • ✅ Deploy for free (spoiler: I used GitHub Pages)

🛠 Tech Stack

💡 Features

  • Cover images on posts
  • Automatic Table of Contents
  • Code block highlighting with copy buttons
  • Social links and share buttons
  • Fast load times with minified assets

🖼 Sample Project Section

I created a content/projects section and used custom archetypes to add metadata for each project.

title = "PlayBoard"
description = "A stats tracker and league management app for basketball players."
repo = "https://github.com/yourname/playboard"
tags = ["react", "firebase", "typescript"]