My first name is Clay

My other names are flexible. It's a long story. Ask me about it sometime.

Here is a bulleted list about me:

• I've got 4 kids!
• I have a varied employment history.
• I'm a huge nerd.
• I love talking about food, beer, games and code.
• I love Tabletop Gaming and it's potential connection to mental and social health.
• I started Lambda because traditional university was too slow!
• I've never been out of the country. :sad-face:

What I've got going on these days (NOT a bulleted list!)

During 2024-2025, my wife and I built our first house! While we were in a rush, we still did some of the work ourselves, and now regret not doing more of it.

So, a lot of our free time is spent working on the "homestead." We've been finishing out the basement, setting up a garden, leveling out a spot for a green house and other buildings, and buying/hanging up more art than any responsible person!

Three of my kids are driving age, so that's terrifying. One of my kids is a senior, also terrifying.

Political Beliefs

Just kidding, I'm not that crazy.

My Hobbies

• Board Games
• TTRPGs
  • Like D&D, Pathfinder, etc
  • I really enjoy trying out new ones.
  • I LOVE showing others how to play.
• Video Games
  • Whatever my family/friends are playing.
  • I play lots of survival-crafting, deadlock, and rogue-lites
• Conventions
  • MythicCon (Formally Mace)
  • Dragon Con (Though I haven't been much the last few years)
  • Creepy Con
  • Gen Con
  • Southern-Fried Gaming Con
  • Anything else I can squeeze into my schedule.
• Arts & Craft
  • Carpentry
  • Resin Crafting
  • Needle Felting
  • 3D Printing (and some design/modeling)
  • Painting Minis
  • Pretty much anything I can get my hands on. (and the supplies for...)

My History

Work Stuffs

I really enjoyed finding new jobs and roles to push myself and learn new things. Not everything here is code related, but this is not a resume!

• Digital.ai - 2020 - Present
  • Software Engineer
  • Product Owner
• Lambda School - 2019 -2020
  • Team Lead
  • I studied and worked here!
  • I really enjoyed helping fellow students learn and grow.
• PetSmart - 2010 - 2020
  • Salon Manager
  • Working with the animals was the best part.
• Shoney's Bar and Grill - 2014-2016
  • Bar Manager
  • Yeah, some Shoney's have FULL bars! Crazy, right?
  • I helped Scott Steiner open the one in my town.
    • (Yes, the wrestler.)
• Lot's of other stuff too!
  • Pizza Delivery Guy
  • Jet Ski Mechanic
  • Shipping and Recieving manager for a Piggly Wiggly
  • Cashier
  • Line Cook
  • Server
  • Bartender
  • Fast Food
  • "Cone Head" (Range Hand)
    • My very first job!
    • I worked for Rider's Edge (Now: H-D Riding Academy)
    • I set up cones for students to hit.
    • Okay, okay, they weren't supposed to hit them.

School

• Kennesaw State University - 2018
  • Some "Core Classes"
  • Went as an adult with kids. Not my cup of tea.
• Lambda School - 2019
  • Data Science Path
  • Cohort: DS8
  • Pretty cool program
• Rider's Edge (Now: H-D Riding Academy) - aprox. 1M years ago
  • Begginer's Course
    • Take this class and you get your Class M License!
    • I loved it, and really recommend it.
  • Advanced Course (BETA)
    • I got to take this course twice.
    • I actually took this course before it was available to the public.
      • They were still designing it.