I'm a self-taught full-stack software developer with over three consecutive years of employed experience. After decades in inventory management, accounting, sales, and similar positions, I chose to pursue software development because I wanted to solve the user workflow problems I previously felt imprisoned by.

In my time at my previous employer, I developed user-friendly solutions for a wide array of complex business needs. I quickly became the lead for our domestic team while continuing to work full time on what I enjoy most: solving problems for people.

I have performed contract work that required me to create a UI that dynamically reflected an often-changing product structure, create cloud infrastructure, support JWT authentication, and create automated user-facing email campaigns.

During my experience as a software developer, one thing has become very clear: despite all of our advancements in technology and machine learning, the human touch is the key element—in software solutions, in product understanding, and in teams.

Agentic Engineering

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Python

Django

Amazon Web Services

Google Cloud Compute

fitd

fitd is my developer handle.

It sounds like fitted.

It stands for foot in the door.

And it describes my origins and goals:

I'm Anthony Cook, and I want to work with you because I'm passionate about creating software that's a pleasure to use.