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I work where the problem actually lives — in the customer's environment, on their data, against their deadlines — and leave behind something their team can run without me.
01 — Operating principles
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Software counts when it runs in someone else's environment, on their data, under their constraints. I'd rather sit next to the person who has to use the thing than guess at a requirements doc.
EvidenceEmbedded delivery · discovery → prototype → handover
A tax return and a production deploy share one property: almost right is wrong. Check the math twice, leave the audit trail, make the next person's job easy.
EvidenceH&R Block certified · Flyway migrations · reviewed releases
A photograph is decided before the shutter opens — what's in the frame and, more importantly, what stays out. Architecture is the same decision with different tools.
EvidenceTravel & documentary work · Nepal, the Mountain West
Dashboards, traces and alerts are part of the deliverable, not a follow-up ticket. I want to know a system is healthy without anyone having to tell me.
EvidenceSplunk · AppDynamics · Thousand Eyes · synthetic checks
The tax code, the architecture diagram, the trade-off you made at 1am — all of it has to be explainable in the language of the person who lives with the consequences.
EvidenceClient-facing tax prep · written case studies · enablement docs
02 — About
A passionate software developer with a strong full-stack background. I keep picking up new stacks, and I pair them with tax expertise — analytical thinking applied across very different domains. My projects have sharpened how I design carefully, resolve technical issues, and write clear documentation.
03 — Expertise
04 — Selected work · 6
A community platform for Nepali people living abroad: a ranked Help Feed, jobs, housing, events, travel companions, City Sangams and anonymous Safe Space support. One Spring Boot API serves a React web app and native iOS and Android apps.
Full-stack e-commerce platform from database design to frontend UI. Integrated Stripe payment gateway, Amazon S3, and JWT authentication.
Online pizza ordering platform with interactive pizza builder, cart management, JWT auth, and Google Charts sales visualization.
Command-line student management system with DAO and Singleton patterns, course enrollment, and grade tracking.
Tic Tac Toe with four modes: two-player, easy, medium (random AI), and hard (unbeatable minimax AI).
Web app aggregating seven APIs — NASA, OpenAI, Weather, Cocktails, Jokes, Quotes, and CatCards — in a single platform.
05 — Beyond the code
06 — Contact
Want to collaborate on a project, or need a website for your business? Drop a line — or just copy my email.