{"id":9,"date":"2023-05-14T14:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T14:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toddcharris.com\/blog\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2023-05-18T13:01:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T17:01:42","slug":"about-me-toddcharris","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toddcharris.com\/blog\/about-me-toddcharris\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am currently the technical lead on a cross-functional software engineering team. From here in Central Ohio, I work with business clients across the country and partner with on-shore and off-shore engineering teams across to deliver enterprise software to customers across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Youngstown, Ohio, I received bachelor&#8217;s degrees in Classics and in Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. I came to Columbus, and worked as a teaching associate at Ohio State and as a programmer at the OSU Medical Center. 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