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1ve spent the last decade in the software world at startups of various sizes, wearing many hats. Statistically, I&#x27;ve been programming for ~65% of the time I&#x27;ve been alive!</p><p>I am employed at <del><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hasura.io">Hasura</a></del> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://promptql.io/">PromptQL</a>, where I build connectors for various data sources that allow users and organizations to connect their data to <del>Hasura&#x27;s GraphQL engine</del> PromptQL&#x27;s context engine. This work is done on the JVM, in Kotlin, using our open-source <del><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hasura.io/blog/hasura-graphql-data-connectors/">GraphQL Data Connectors</a></del> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hasura.github.io/ndc-spec/overview.html">NDC Connectors</a> framework. I think it&#x27;s fascinating work and I&#x27;m proud to be a part of it.</p><h1 id="my-interests"><a href="#my-interests" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a>My Interests</h1><p>My personal interests related to programming/software include:</p><ul><li>Databases/Query Engines</li><li>Data Virtualization/Data Federation</li><li>High-Performance/Low-Latency Systems</li><li>Linux Kernel Memory Management and Storage internals</li><li>The JVM</li></ul><p>My primary programming languages are:</p><ul><li>TypeScript</li><li>JVM Languages (Kotlin, Java, Scala)</li><li>C/C++</li></ul><p>Outside of programming, I have a few interests, which mostly include:</p><ul><li>Psychopharmacology/Medicincal Chemistry (I originally wanted to be a Chemist)</li><li>Bodybuilding</li><li>Electronic Music Production<ul><li>I use REAPER, it&#x27;s a great DAW</li></ul></li></ul></div></div></div></main><footer><div class="mt-16 flex flex-col items-center"><div class="mb-3 flex space-x-4"><a class="text-sm text-gray-500 transition hover:text-gray-600" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:[email protected]"><span class="sr-only">mail</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" class="fill-current text-gray-700 hover:text-blue-500 dark:text-gray-200 dark:hover:text-blue-400 h-6 w-6"><path d="M2.003 5.884 10 9.882l7.997-3.998A2 2 0 0 0 16 4H4a2 2 0 0 0-1.997 1.884z"></path><path d="m18 8.118-8 4-8-4V14a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8.118z"></path></svg></a><a class="text-sm text-gray-500 transition hover:text-gray-600" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/GavinRay97"><span class="sr-only">github</span><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="fill-current text-gray-700 hover:text-blue-500 dark:text-gray-200 dark:hover:text-blue-400 h-6 w-6"><path d="M12 .297c-6.63 0-12 5.373-12 12 0 5.303 3.438 9.8 8.205 11.385.6.113.82-.258.82-.577 0-.285-.01-1.04-.015-2.04-3.338.724-4.042-1.61-4.042-1.61C4.422 18.07 3.633 17.7 3.633 17.7c-1.087-.744.084-.729.084-.729 1.205.084 1.838 1.236 1.838 1.236 1.07 1.835 2.809 1.305 3.495.998.108-.776.417-1.305.76-1.605-2.665-.3-5.466-1.332-5.466-5.93 0-1.31.465-2.38 1.235-3.22-.135-.303-.54-1.523.105-3.176 0 0 1.005-.322 3.3 1.23.96-.267 1.98-.399 3-.405 1.02.006 2.04.138 3 .405 2.28-1.552 3.285-1.23 3.285-1.23.645 1.653.24 2.873.12 3.176.765.84 1.23 1.91 1.23 3.22 0 4.61-2.805 5.625-5.475 5.92.42.36.81 1.096.81 2.22 0 1.606-.015 2.896-.015 3.286 0 .315.21.69.825.57C20.565 22.092 24 17.592 24 12.297c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12"></path></svg></a><a class="text-sm text-gray-500 transition hover:text-gray-600" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/GavinRayDev"><span class="sr-only">twitter</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="fill-current text-gray-700 hover:text-blue-500 dark:text-gray-200 dark:hover:text-blue-400 h-6 w-6"><path d="M23.953 4.57a10 10 0 0 1-2.825.775 4.958 4.958 0 0 0 2.163-2.723c-.951.555-2.005.959-3.127 1.184a4.92 4.92 0 0 0-8.384 4.482C7.69 8.095 4.067 6.13 1.64 3.162a4.822 4.822 0 0 0-.666 2.475c0 1.71.87 3.213 2.188 4.096a4.904 4.904 0 0 1-2.228-.616v.06a4.923 4.923 0 0 0 3.946 4.827 4.996 4.996 0 0 1-2.212.085 4.936 4.936 0 0 0 4.604 3.417 9.867 9.867 0 0 1-6.102 2.105c-.39 0-.779-.023-1.17-.067a13.995 13.995 0 0 0 7.557 2.209c9.053 0 13.998-7.496 13.998-13.985 0-.21 0-.42-.015-.63A9.935 9.935 0 0 0 24 4.59z"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mb-2 flex space-x-2 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"><div>

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