--- title: "Blogs I like" date: 2026-08-15 hideDate: true hideUpvotes: true hideReply: true --- I am an Orthodox Christian, husband, father, and software developer (in that order). My wife and I currently have two lovely children, a son born in 2022 and a daughter born in 2025. I grew up moving around a lot, but I spent a majority of my formative years down in sunny Florida. I have a BA in Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida and a PhD in Material's Science from Georgia Tech. My PhD was in computational metallurgy which unluckily doesn't offer many well-paying employment opportunities. Luckily though, my real passion was always actually developing the software, so I happily pivoted to a backend engineer role. My hobbies in the past have included Capoeira, MMA, bouldering, and backpacking. Lately I just try to find time to stay fit and do some side-project work after the kids are asleep. [Click here for my CV](/cv.html) ## Current Stack {{< stack >}}