{"id":9,"date":"2026-06-12T12:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msgportfolio.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:58:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/msgportfolio.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceaf88e mg-hero-main e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ceaf88e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e7c6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6e7c6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14dff0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14dff0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mg-pill\"><span class=\"mg-pulse-dot\"><\/span>Available for hire \u2014 Open to new opportunities<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01839a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c01839a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Software<br>That Gets You <span class=\"mg-grad\">Hired.<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0304591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0304591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:1.1rem;line-height:1.75;max-width:540px;\">I&#8217;m Michael Gordon \u2014 a programmer and project creator who builds clean, efficient, and impressive software. My projects don&#8217;t just work \u2014 they stand out to recruiters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b336d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8b336d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0cbbb mg-btn-primary elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb0cbbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View My Projects \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d0762 mg-btn-outline elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"99d0762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Let's Talk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32453b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32453b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1616d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c1616d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5ed13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d5ed13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15<span style=\"color:#3B6FFF\">+<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefe7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cefe7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.82rem;margin:0;\">Projects Built<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d06ca03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d06ca03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a718207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a718207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<span style=\"color:#3B6FFF\">+<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9d108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb9d108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.82rem;margin:0;\">Years Coding<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6668b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd6668b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7571990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7571990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">100<span style=\"color:#3B6FFF\">%<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c420ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c420ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.82rem;margin:0;\">Passion-Driven<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eccc690 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eccc690\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ac79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ac79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mg-code-window\"><div class=\"mg-code-bar\"><div class=\"dot red\"><\/div><div class=\"dot yel\"><\/div><div class=\"dot grn\"><\/div><span class=\"name\">portfolio.js<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mg-code-body\"><div><span class=\"cp\">const<\/span> <span class=\"cb\">developer<\/span> = {<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cg\">name<\/span>: <span class=\"cy\">&#8220;Michael Gordon&#8221;<\/span>,<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cg\">role<\/span>: <span class=\"cy\">&#8220;Full-Stack Dev&#8221;<\/span>,<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cg\">skills<\/span>: [<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cy\">&#8220;JavaScript&#8221;<\/span>, <span class=\"cy\">&#8220;Python&#8221;<\/span>,<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cy\">&#8220;React&#8221;<\/span>, <span class=\"cy\">&#8220;Node.js&#8221;<\/span><\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;],<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cg\">status<\/span>: <span class=\"ck\">&#8220;open_to_work&#8221;<\/span>,<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cg\">goal<\/span>: <span class=\"cy\">&#8220;build great things&#8221;<\/span><\/div><div>};<\/div><div>&nbsp;<\/div><div><span class=\"cc\">\/\/ Ready to contribute<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\"cb\">developer<\/span>.<span class=\"cg\">hire<\/span>();<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9b08f mg-trust-strip e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad9b08f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f80a08 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6f80a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\u26a1 Fast Delivery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\ud83d\udd12 Clean, Secure Code<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\ud83d\udcf1 Mobile-First Builds<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\ud83c\udfaf Recruiter-Ready<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\ud83e\udd1d Collaboration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6d845 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed6d845\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb6826 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cb6826\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbdeb2 mg-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdbdeb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\/\/ featured_projects<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4d6a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd4d6a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work That Speaks for Itself<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9b091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e9b091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:1.05rem;max-width:540px;\">A curated selection of projects built to solve real problems and demonstrate real skill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38a6cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d38a6cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d2096 mg-project-card e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58d2096\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-852b6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"852b6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1517694712202-14dd9538aa97?w=700&amp;q=80\" title=\"\" alt=\"E-commerce platform programming project\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1408321 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1408321\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5da978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5da978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;\"><span class=\"mg-tag\">React<\/span><span class=\"mg-tag\">Node.js<\/span><span class=\"mg-tag\">MongoDB<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973c38c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"973c38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ShopFlow \u2014 E-Commerce Platform<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aed63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aed63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.88rem;line-height:1.65;margin:0;\">A full-stack e-commerce solution handling real retail workflows \u2014 inventory management, cart logic, Stripe payment integration, and an admin dashboard with live analytics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd8a86 elementor-button-link elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6cd8a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Project \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2e0e7 mg-project-card e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc2e0e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a947c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a947c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1555949963-ff9fe0c870eb?w=700&amp;q=80\" title=\"\" alt=\"AI data pipeline machine learning project\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3775cb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3775cb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b4a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9b4a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;\"><span class=\"mg-tag\">Python<\/span><span class=\"mg-tag\">FastAPI<\/span><span class=\"mg-tag\">ML<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5df49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b5df49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DataStream \u2014 AI Analytics Pipeline<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3529bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3529bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.88rem;line-height:1.65;margin:0;\">An intelligent data ingestion and analysis pipeline leveraging machine learning to process large datasets and deliver actionable insights via a clean REST API.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9e62a elementor-button-link elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc9e62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Project \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59513c8 mg-project-card e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59513c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159295c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"159295c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1551288049-bebda4e38f71?w=700&amp;q=80\" title=\"\" alt=\"Real-time analytics dashboard project\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb227cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb227cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a79e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1a79e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;\"><span class=\"mg-tag\">TypeScript<\/span><span class=\"mg-tag\">WebSockets<\/span><span class=\"mg-tag\">PostgreSQL<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3fefc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d3fefc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PulseBoard \u2014 Real-Time Dashboard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d95f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d95f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.88rem;line-height:1.65;margin:0;\">A live KPI monitoring dashboard with WebSocket-driven updates, D3.js charting, and a PostgreSQL backend. Designed for performance at scale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a99b63 elementor-button-link elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a99b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Project \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94805d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b94805d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47a76b mg-btn-outline elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f47a76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See All Projects \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd137e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dd137e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756f41b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"756f41b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc3e2b mg-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cc3e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\/\/ why_michael<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c18fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c18fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Recruiters Choose to Move Forward<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a9acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1a9acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:1.05rem;max-width:540px;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;\">I don&#8217;t just write code \u2014 I build products, learn fast, and show my thinking clearly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8df9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a8df9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0152d mg-card e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc0152d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2264531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2264531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:12px;background:rgba(59,111,255,0.1);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:1.4rem;border:1px solid rgba(59,111,255,0.2);margin-bottom:14px;\">\u2699\ufe0f<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93667b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93667b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Production-Quality Code<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d988a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d988a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.72;margin:0;\">Every project is written with real-world standards: proper architecture, error handling, documentation, and version control. No toy apps \u2014 only work worth shipping.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d8bc1 mg-card e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34d8bc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c531fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c531fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:12px;background:rgba(59,111,255,0.1);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:1.4rem;border:1px solid rgba(59,111,255,0.2);margin-bottom:14px;\">\ud83d\udcd0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73004e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73004e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Full-Stack Range<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e820d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e820d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.72;margin:0;\">From front-end interfaces to back-end APIs and databases, I work across the full stack. You get a candidate who can contribute from day one at any layer of the codebase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c5fd0 mg-card e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32c5fd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a5c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a5c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:12px;background:rgba(59,111,255,0.1);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:1.4rem;border:1px solid rgba(59,111,255,0.2);margin-bottom:14px;\">\ud83d\ude80<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a645d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27a645d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fast Learner, Deep Thinker<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f920593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f920593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.72;margin:0;\">I pick up new languages and frameworks quickly, and I document my reasoning. You&#8217;re not just hiring someone who codes \u2014 you&#8217;re hiring someone who solves problems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d7498 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8d7498\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9e269 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e9e269\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9f55d mg-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de9f55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\/\/ what_i_build<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b797bee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b797bee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Skills That<br>Make the Difference<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f7351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f7351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;margin-bottom:8px;\">From web applications to data systems, I bring a broad technical foundation with a sharp focus on writing code that&#8217;s readable, tested, and deployable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ee923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ee923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mg-skill-bar\"><div class=\"mg-skill-top\"><span>JavaScript \/ TypeScript<\/span><span class=\"pct\">92%<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mg-skill-track\"><div class=\"mg-skill-fill\" style=\"width:92%\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936a8a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936a8a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mg-skill-bar\"><div class=\"mg-skill-top\"><span>Python<\/span><span class=\"pct\">88%<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mg-skill-track\"><div class=\"mg-skill-fill\" style=\"width:88%\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64eb66c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64eb66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mg-skill-bar\"><div class=\"mg-skill-top\"><span>React \/ Next.js<\/span><span class=\"pct\">85%<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mg-skill-track\"><div class=\"mg-skill-fill\" style=\"width:85%\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97decc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f97decc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mg-skill-bar\"><div class=\"mg-skill-top\"><span>Databases (SQL \/ NoSQL)<\/span><span class=\"pct\">80%<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mg-skill-track\"><div class=\"mg-skill-fill\" style=\"width:80%\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b78f9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b78f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33deb00 mg-btn-primary elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"33deb00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/services\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See All Services \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4ebe5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e4ebe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135e000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135e000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mg-code-window\"><div class=\"mg-code-bar\"><div class=\"dot red\"><\/div><div class=\"dot yel\"><\/div><div class=\"dot grn\"><\/div><span class=\"name\">skills.py<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mg-code-body\"><div><span class=\"cp\">class<\/span> <span class=\"cb\">MichaelGordon<\/span>:<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cp\">def<\/span> <span class=\"cg\">__init__<\/span>(<span class=\"cb\">self<\/span>):<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cb\">self<\/span>.stack = [<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cy\">&#8220;React&#8221;<\/span>, <span class=\"cy\">&#8220;Node&#8221;<\/span>,<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cy\">&#8220;Python&#8221;<\/span>, <span class=\"cy\">&#8220;SQL&#8221;<\/span><\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]<\/div><div>&nbsp;<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cp\">def<\/span> <span class=\"cg\">solve<\/span>(<span class=\"cb\">self<\/span>, problem):<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"cp\">return<\/span> clean_solution(<\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;problem, docs=<span class=\"ck\">True<\/span><\/div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)<\/div><div>&nbsp;<\/div><div><span class=\"cc\"># Hire this guy.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1eea2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1eea2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4d322 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf4d322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb15987 mg-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb15987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\/\/ testimonials<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e83691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e83691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What People Say<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9bc81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b9bc81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8f742 mg-testimonial e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a8f742\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5691f elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"8b5691f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Michael's code is remarkably clean and well-documented. During our interview process, his projects clearly stood above other candidates \u2014 he had actually built things that worked.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1494790108377-be9c29b29330?w=100&amp;q=80\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Callie H.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Technical Recruiter, Series B Startup<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e742c2 mg-testimonial e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e742c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561c7ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"561c7ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">We hired Michael after reviewing his portfolio. His work showed both range and depth \u2014 he wasn't following tutorials. He was solving real problems with intentional architecture decisions.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1507003211169-0a1dd7228f2d?w=100&amp;q=80\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Cliffon D.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Engineering Manager, SaaS Company<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d08210 mg-testimonial e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d08210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3621cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"3621cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">What impressed me most was Michael's ability to explain the reasoning behind his code \u2014 not just what he built, but why. That kind of thinking is exactly what our team needed.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1438761681033-6461ffad8d80?w=100&amp;q=80\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Priya M.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">CTO, Tech Agency<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c873963 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c873963\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2eb264 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2eb264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdc950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bdc950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1498050108023-c5249f4df085?w=800&amp;q=80\" title=\"\" alt=\"Michael Gordon programming at a laptop\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bcfbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00bcfbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583fe19 mg-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"583fe19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\/\/ about_me<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80dc6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80dc6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I Build Things That<br>Matter to Employers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1d7f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e1d7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;\">I&#8217;m not just a developer who learned from YouTube. I&#8217;ve built real projects from scratch, debugged them, and iterated until they were something worth showing off.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756912d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"756912d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;\">My focus is always on projects that demonstrate full-stack thinking, solid architecture, and clean code. Each one in my portfolio has a story \u2014 and I can walk any technical interviewer through every decision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ade9ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ade9ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b470510 mg-btn-primary elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b470510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read My Story \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e25e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30e25e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4830e2e mg-cta-block e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4830e2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b3ea5 mg-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3b3ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\/\/ get_in_touch<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0d844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee0d844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to Add Me to Your Team?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06611ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06611ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#8892A4;max-width:480px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;\">Whether you&#8217;re a recruiter filling a role or a team looking for a passionate developer \u2014 let&#8217;s connect. Available for full-time, contract, and project-based work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acef4b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acef4b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13a677 mg-btn-cyan elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f13a677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start a Conversation \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98670b2 mg-btn-outline elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"98670b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Browse My Projects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for hire \u2014 Open to new opportunities Building SoftwareThat Gets You Hired. 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