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🎯 I am a bilingual software engineer (English/Spanish) interested in building
educational applications which empower people to refine meaningful skills. 

🚀 As a professional developer for almost four years, I have built and deployed
financial ETL microservices which currently generate over <b>$700,000 in
recurring annual revenues</b>. I regularly contribute to open-source projects,
with my code running in <b>projects used by millions</b>.
<a href="https://github.com/py-pdf/PyPDF2/commits?author=thehale">[1]</a>
<a href="https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commits?author=thehale">[2]</a>
<a href="https://github.com/deanmalmgren/textract/commits?author=thehale">[3]</a>
<a href="https://github.com/thehale/expressive-resume">[4]</a>
<a href="https://github.com/thehale/github-projects-burndown-chart">[5]</a>

🏃‍♂️I learn new technologies quickly, usually building a major production
application within three months. At work, this has included a <b>Docker</b>
deployment of a <b>Python</b> application and an <b>OAuth/OIDC</b>
implementation to support corporate Single Sign-On. At home, this
includes my
<a
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.jhale.binaryclock">Binary
Clock app</a> written in <b>JavaScript</b> using <b>React Native</b>.

📚 As an undergraduate Software Engineering student at Arizona State University
I <a href="https://github.com/thehale/DIY-Smartcube">published an <b>honors
thesis</b></a> detailing an invention which converts a normal Rubik's Cube into a
smartcube to track each face turn. I will complete my Master's Degree in May 2023.

🎶 During my free time I love solving Rubik's Cubes (averaging ~12 seconds),
playing music (piano, viola, singing bass), chasing down a Frisbee in a
competitive game with friends, and trying out my hand at graphic design
(specifically logo design).
