About me.

I don't really have a name preference. I've typically been called Steve in a work environment, and Gergy by friends.

I've always been a problem solver and a creative thinker, and I've loved to code as long as I can remember. I've also always wanted to work in software development but the one problem I've yet to solve is getting my foot in the door. Throughout my life, I would often hear this phrase from people:

Why are you here? Why don't you work in IT?

Right now, I'm a Product Information Specialist at Sherwin-Williams. I'm responsible for ensuring that the product information is accurate and up to date and also responsible for ensuring products are available to customers in Europe. I'm so lucky to work here. Sherwin is excellent at understanding diversity and differences in people. My benefit to them is that I'm a complete knowledge sponge.

Most of day-to-day involves transporting data between our numerous ERPs—but that said, solutions I've provided for Sherwin-Williams include our internal high-performance flooring catalogue; significant overhaul of our Pathfinder hub for important documents and pricing, and I make continuous improvements to our New Product Introduction (NPI) Approval app.

Where did it all start?

To put it very short— I made my first game in Roblox using Lua in 2008 aged 13, and I made my first PHP website in 2009 aged 14. My website allowed my classmates to play flash games, I hand-made and sold vouchers on my breaks which could be redeemed to access certain games. If my domain was banned, I'd have to register a new .info domain and move everything to the new website overnight.

Take a small look at the remains of my first ever website on archive.org

What am I doing now?

I'm currently back coding as a hobby again, and I'm loving it. Right now I'm developing using React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript. I'm still fairly proficient in PHP, C# and Objective-C - Learning those languages throughout the years provided me with a diverse skill set that I can use to my advantage when picking up new technologies or applying existing skills to new projects.

I'd say my best skill overall is my ability to pick out, interpret and solve bugs and errors. I learned PHP without any formal training; so I've had no choice but to learn to think logically and critically to solve problems. It wasn't so easy to get help with errors and bugs when you're a kid, on your own, with no one to ask for help. Patience and perseverance is a skill that I've carried with me throughout my life.

While I'm happy in my current role, I'm always looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow. If you'd like to get in touch please contact me.

Thanks for reading!

~Steve