Section 03 — The Person
The Full
Picture.
I'm Jordan — a software engineer by trade, competitive bodybuilder by passion, and a firm believer that excellence in one area feeds excellence in others. I approach everything the same way: show up consistently, pay attention to details, never stop improving.
Fig. 1 — The author, off-season
The
Journey
I didn't start in tech. I started in sales, grinding it out and learning how to communicate, solve problems, and handle pressure. But I always had a pull toward building things, understanding how systems work, and the satisfaction of creating something from nothing.
So I made the leap into software engineering — and never looked back. I've worked at companies like NBC Sports Next, built healthcare systems that actually help people, earned AWS certifications, and developed a real love for cloud architecture and clean code.
Before any of that, I played basketball at the NAIA level. The discipline, the competition, the team dynamics — all of that shaped how I approach everything today. When basketball ended, bodybuilding filled that competitive void.
Fig. 2 & 3 — National stage, Classic Physique
Body
Building
IFBB Pro, Classic Physique. 6'3", competing at the 249 lb cap. A decade of national-level competition and multiple top-5 finishes led to July 2026, when I won the Masters 35+ Classic Physique class at NPC Universe and earned my pro card.
This sport has taught me more about discipline, patience, and process than anything else. There are no shortcuts. You show up every day, do the work, trust the process, and let the results come.
That mindset translates directly to engineering — and to life.
Height
Weight Cap
IFBB, 2026
The Operating System
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
— Marcus Aurelius
Stoicism isn't about suppressing emotions or being indifferent — it's about focusing your energy on what you can control and accepting what you can't. Showing up with intention, doing your best work, and letting go of attachment to outcomes.
In competition, I can't control the judges — I can control my prep, my posing, my mindset. In engineering, I can't control whether a project gets cancelled — I can control the quality of my code and how I show up every day.
Fig. 4 — The why
What
Matters
At the end of the day, family comes first. Everything else — the career, the competition, the collections — is built on the foundation they provide. They're my why.
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