A web developer with client-centric sensibilities. I wasn’t always a web developer (okay, that's obvious, but you know what I mean).For over six years, I worked in finance. Cue the jokes about finance people. But for all the jokes, it taught me skills I couldn’t learn in any classroom: client relations. As part of a small team for a close-knit business, clients were the lifeblood of my work for nearly a decade. I learned how to work with people— their ups, their downs, and all the in-betweens— while managing their money. It could be a lot of pressure, but in it, I learned that trust, honesty, and personal service were the things that mattered most. Later, I gravitated towards web development. After some research I found a coding school through my alma mater of the University of Central Florida. I saved up the money, paid my tuition early, and again I went to work. I instantly fell in love with the class and knew it was the beginning of my career. I would spend countless hours at night working and perfecting as much as I could, while maintaining two jobs. My passion drove me to keep going. It became so strong that even though I loved my job and the people I worked with, it was time for a change. I decided to devote myself to web development full-time. Now, as I build a new career for myself, those three values— trust, honesty, and personal service— are still at the heart of everything I do. Anything I don’t yet know, I can learn. That’s the beauty of this industry, right? We’re all always learning. But I come with years of experience working not just with computers, but with people. Because at the end of the day, we can’t do what we do without people, right?