Backend developer and infrastructure engineer building toward a career in software engineering and DevOps through hands-on project work and structured backend engineering study. Completed backend engineering coursework covering Python, Go, HTTP clients and servers, SQL, data structures, and Git - building real projects including a Go REST API with JWT authentication and PostgreSQL, and an LLM-powered autonomous agent using the Google Gemini API. Also independently designed and operate a self-hosted Linux server running a full production-adjacent stack: Docker-containerized services, Prometheus and Grafana monitoring, Tailscale mesh VPN, and automated cron-based maintenance and backup pipelines - applying the same systems-level thinking to infrastructure. Brings 8+ years of process improvement and automation experience, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and a professional scripting background in PowerShell and JavaScript. Approaches every system the same way: understand it before you expand it.