I'm an enthusiastic helper and action-oriented doer that likes to see people smile because they just did something awesome! π
At work, you'll find me developing GitHub Skills for the GitHub Learn team.
In the past, I was deep in the energy industry (15+ years). Back then, you could find me building frameworks and core (software) technologies for promoting energy transition and carbon out. #HackThePlanet I was a pushy advocate for the Baker Hughes developers, and I tried my best to organize a big GitHub organization. I was also heavily involved in the LatinX employee advocacy group as the tech guru and events leader. Best volunteers ever! And, great memories! π
My 5 life guidelines:
- Always be present, you might notice an opportunity.
- If you don't agree, try on the other perspective first.
- Your life is defined by your relationships, perception, and honor. In the end, it's all you have.
- Live life through choice, not habits.
- Be a stand for others; support them. Don't correct or try to teach them.
- Know when to break the rules. There are always exceptions.
π Occasional van dwelling
π‘ Home automation
β Finding that niche, delighfully crazy coffee shop.
πΎ Video and IRL board games
π Learning non-programming languages (π©πͺπ§ π·πΊπ§ π²π½π§ π―π΅πΆ)
π§ββοΈ Yoga (2x teacher trained)
πΊ Ecstatic and Contemporary Dance
I'm always happy to provide another set of eyes or fill in that gap of "you don't know what you don't know".
Ask me about:
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Coding Best Practices - Particularly Python, Javascript-based, and C#.
π Documentation Best Practices - It's like the gym. We all know it should be done, but we don't actually do it every day. Just do it! β
βοΈ Cybersecurity - Definitely not an expert, but we should always be learning more here. Especially with AI going mainstream!
π§βπ GitHub - Pretty much anything from the end-user perspective. Like really... I probably already broke that before or have an API example ready for you. π
Check out my portfolio at http://blake.fyi.