Learned to code before I was 10 years old, sat for the AP Comp Sci exam back when it was writing C++ with pencil & paper. Threw LAN parties for my friends from the BBS. Switched to Linux before it was cool (but it was always cool). Slackware, btw. Went on to work in the outdoor industry, guided climbing & mountaineering, coached Crossfit. Volunteered for SAR and trained in technical rope rescue.
Over the past year I've been brushing up on my skills with an emphasis on Cybersecurity and effective use of AI. I've built several Hermes Agent plugins and contributed fixes to main, submitted my first bug bounty reports, and developed a personal AI-assisted engagement methodology emphasizing effective context engineering and HITL hacking.