Hi, I'm James
I first discovered coding in my early teenage years, and it was love at first 'site'. I remember hacking away on a gargantuan white box of a computer, building websites with HTML, CSS, and Notepad. Though these "web pages" are now lost in the depths of my old hard drive, I continued to play around with code as a hobbyist programmer for years thereafter. It wasn’t until later in my life, while pursuing my MBA, that I began to think of software engineering as a career path.
At that time, I was working as a carpenter during the day and taking graduate classes at night. While at work, I realized how much I enjoyed building things and solving the three-dimensional puzzles that carpentry presents. My favorite part of the job was coming up with creative ways to solve the difficult problems my team and I faced daily. I decided to combine this passion for building and creating with my love for code.
This decision led me to The Fullstack Academy, where I studied software engineering and web development. After completing my studies at Fullstack, I was hired as a Teaching Fellow, where I taught and mentored aspiring software engineers. I then went on to work at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and subsequently McKinsey & Co., where I currently work as a full-stack Software Engineer and Technical Consultant.
During my tenure at McKinsey, I've worked on numerous applications, spanning geospatial analytic tools to PowerPoint automation scripts. I specialize in front-end web development and have extensive experience building responsive web applications. I am passionate about solving complex problems and experimenting with code.
