The Laravel Podcast From Tire Shop to Solutions Engineer with Devon Garbalosa
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Dec 1, 2025 Devon Garbalosa, a Solutions Engineer at Laravel with roots in finance and business intelligence, shares his incredible journey from a tire shop to tech. He highlights the pivotal moment he discovered Laravel, which transformed his web development process. Devon discusses automating sales tools to save time, optimizing data processes, and the impactful role Laravel played in scaling applications within his company. He encourages others in business intelligence to embrace Laravel for its efficiency and effectiveness.
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From Tire Shop To Customer Service
- Devon started working at his dad's tire shop and then at Town Fair Tire, doing manual labor and service management.
- Back pain at 19 pushed him to explore other careers, leading to a customer service job where he met his future wife.
Excel Project Sparked A Career Shift
- Devon built an Excel/VBA tool to automate complex pricing calculations for sales, reducing human error risk.
- That project ignited his interest in programming and prompted him to change majors to information systems.
Built A Live Pricing Tool
- Devon launched the Total Opportunity Request Center tool so sales reps could price plans live with correct calculations.
- It cut a five-day pricing process down to real-time, transforming how sales engaged clients.