Scrappy technologist, aspiring polymath, problem solver, and empathetic human.

I’m Alex, a software developer, teacher, and entrepreneur based in Omaha, Nebraska. I build software to help good people do great things.

Using PlanetScale with Laravel

PlanetScale is a neat MySQL-compatible serverless database that seems to work really nicely with Laravel.

Hello World (again)

The cobbler’s children finally get their shoes.

Work

  1. Company
    Alex P. Gates
    Role
    Freelance Consultant
    Date
  2. Company
    PetFriendly
    Role
    Head of Engineering
    Date
  3. Company
    Alex P. Gates
    Role
    Freelance Consultant
    Date
  4. Company
    Pack
    Role
    Web Developer
    Date
  5. Company
    What Cheer
    Role
    Partner / Web Developer
    Date

Community

  1. Organization
    Iowa Business Horizons
    Role
    Industry Advisor & Committee Chair
    Date
  2. Organization
    Wilson Focus School
    Role
    3rd-6th grade Enrichment Teacher
    Date
  3. Organization
    Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation
    Role
    Board Member
    Date
  4. Organization
    Raspberry Pi Educator
    Role
    Certified
    Date