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You Know the Code.

Most people don't get this far.

⬡  CT. — the period isn't a typo. It's a full stop. An assertion. I wanted a name that felt like a completed thought.
⬡  The whole site was originally a single HTML file. One file. Every page, animation, reader, admin panel, SVG generator — all of it. No frameworks, no build step.
⬡  The book started as margin notes from my psychology degree. At some point the notes became chapters, and the chapters became something I couldn't stop writing.
⬡  Teal + gold — teal is the logic side. The systems thinker. Gold is the depth, the weight, the meaning behind things. You need both.
⬡  There are 6 secrets hidden across this site. You've found one of them. The others are quieter.
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B.S. Computer Science · A.S. Psychology · QA Engineer · Building software that understands people.

Caleb Thede

I started college studying Psychology — not because it seemed practical, but because I genuinely love understanding how the brain works and why people do the things they do. I earned my Associate of Science, then followed a second pull into Computer Science. The two never felt like separate paths.

My passion for coding is real — I build in Python, Java, C++, and Kotlin, I design in Figma before I write a single line, and I care about every layer of what I make. But psychology isn't something I left behind. It's the lens I bring to every project.

"I want to build things that make people's lives genuinely easier — and understand them well enough to actually do it."

I'm planning to go back for my Master's in Psychology — not to leave tech, but to go deeper into the human side of it. Cognition, behavior, mental health. I want to understand these things well enough to build tools that truly help people.

I currently work as a QA Engineer at TopNotch LTD — writing test plans, running regression and integration testing, and working directly with dev teams to root-cause defects. Before that I managed a team of 16 at Ziggi's Coffee, which is also where my capstone app was born.

B.S.
Computer Science
B.S. Computer Science — Colorado State University Global, graduated March 2024. GPA 3.33.
A.S.
Psychology
A.S. Psychology — Red Rocks Community College, graduated July 2021. GPA 3.8.
UI
Figma Designer
Every project starts in Figma before a single line of code. Wireframes, component systems, prototypes.
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Languages & Counting
Python · Java · C++ · Kotlin — and always adding more.

The Bigger Picture

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Master's in Psychology

Going back for my M.S. — not to leave tech, but to understand people at a deeper level. Cognition, behavior, mental health. That knowledge makes everything I build better.

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Games as Therapy

Video games are one of the most underused tools in mental health. The right game — designed with real psychological intent — can reduce anxiety, build resilience, and create genuine connection.

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Mental Health Tech

There are apps for booking therapy. What I want to build goes further — tools grounded in real psychology that actively support mental wellbeing at every step.

The Mission That Started It All

Therapy Shouldn't Be a
Privilege

Growing up, school counselors weren't actual counselors — they scheduled classes and handled paperwork. I know I could have used someone to really talk to, and I never had that. A lot of kids don't. A lot of families can't afford to change that.

I want to build tools that change that equation — accessible mental health support for kids and lower-income families who deserve it just as much as anyone else. Real psychological grounding, not just an app that books appointments.

That's why the Master's matters. That's the thread that runs through everything here.

In my spare time I'm writing a book weaving together mythology and psychology — using ancient stories as a lens for understanding modern human behavior. Chapters live in the Library →

Built to Build

// Languages & Development

Python
Java
C++
Kotlin
Full-Stack Development
QA & Test Engineering
PythonJavaC++KotlinSQLGitREST APIs

// Design & Human Thinking

Figma / UI Design
UX Thinking
Prototyping
Psychology & Behavior
Problem Decomposition
Technical Communication
FigmaPrototypingUser ResearchSystems Thinking