diff --git a/src/blocks/Skills/Component.ts b/src/blocks/Skills/Component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f53700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blocks/Skills/Component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { cn } from '@/utilities/ui'
+
+type SkillCategory = {
+  title: string
+  icon: string
+  tags: { tag: string }[]
+}
+
+type SkillsBlockProps = {
+  heading?: string
+  keySkills?: { skill: string }[]
+  categories?: SkillCategory[]
+}
+
+export function SkillsBlock({ heading, keySkills, categories }: SkillsBlockProps) {
+  return (
+    <section className="w-full px-6 py-16">
+      {/* Heading */}
+      {heading && (
+        <p className="text-center text-xs tracking-widest uppercase text-white/30 mb-6">
+          {heading}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Key skills pills */}
+      {Array.isArray(keySkills) && keySkills.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="flex justify-center gap-3 flex-wrap mb-12">
+          {keySkills.map(({ skill }, i) => (
+            <span
+              key={i}
+              className="text-xs text-white/70 border border-white/25 rounded-full px-4 py-1.5"
+            >
+              {skill}
+            </span>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Categories grid */}
+      {Array.isArray(categories) && categories.length > 0 && (
+        <div
+          className="border border-white/8 rounded-xl overflow-hidden"
+          style={{
+            display: 'grid',
+            gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(3, 1fr)',
+          }}
+        >
+          {categories.map((cat, i) => {
+            const isLastRow = i >= categories.length - (categories.length % 3 || 3)
+            const isLastCol = (i + 1) % 3 === 0
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={i}
+                className={cn(
+                  'p-6 flex flex-col gap-3',
+                  !isLastCol && 'border-r border-white/8',
+                  !isLastRow && 'border-b border-white/8',
+                )}
+              >
+                <i className={`ti ${cat.icon} text-white/40`} style={{ fontSize: 20 }} aria-hidden="true" />
+                <p className="text-sm font-medium text-white/85">{cat.title}</p>
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+                  {Array.isArray(cat.tags) && cat.tags.map(({ tag }, j) => (
+                    <span
+                      key={j}
+                      className="text-xs text-white/35 border border-white/10 rounded-full px-2.5 py-0.5"
+                    >
+                      {tag}
+                    </span>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  )
+}
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diff --git a/src/blocks/Skills/config.ts b/src/blocks/Skills/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08c2fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blocks/Skills/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import type { Block } from 'payload'
+
+export const SkillsBlock: Block = {
+  slug: 'skills',
+  labels: {
+    singular: 'Skills Section',
+    plural: 'Skills Sections',
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'heading',
+      type: 'text',
+      defaultValue: 'what i bring to the table',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'keySkills',
+      type: 'array',
+      label: 'Key skills (pills at top)',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'skill',
+          type: 'text',
+          required: true,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'categories',
+      type: 'array',
+      label: 'Skill categories',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'title',
+          type: 'text',
+          required: true,
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'icon',
+          type: 'select',
+          label: 'Icon (Tabler icon name)',
+          defaultValue: 'ti-layout',
+          options: [
+            { label: 'Layout', value: 'ti-layout' },
+            { label: 'Server', value: 'ti-server' },
+            { label: 'Design / Pen', value: 'ti-vector-pen' },
+            { label: 'Briefcase', value: 'ti-briefcase' },
+            { label: 'Globe', value: 'ti-world' },
+            { label: 'Camera', value: 'ti-camera' },
+            { label: 'Tools', value: 'ti-tools' },
+            { label: 'Sparkles', value: 'ti-sparkles' },
+            { label: 'Mobile', value: 'ti-device-mobile' },
+            { label: 'Code', value: 'ti-code' },
+            { label: 'Chart', value: 'ti-chart-bar' },
+            { label: 'Star', value: 'ti-star' },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'tags',
+          type: 'array',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'tag',
+              type: 'text',
+              required: true,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+}
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diff --git a/src/collections/Pages/index.ts b/src/collections/Pages/index.ts
index 0f380a7..79f2aa9 100644
--- a/src/collections/Pages/index.ts
+++ b/src/collections/Pages/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { CallToAction } from '../../blocks/CallToAction/config'
 import { Content } from '../../blocks/Content/config'
 import { FormBlock } from '../../blocks/Form/config'
 import { MediaBlock } from '../../blocks/MediaBlock/config'
+import { SkillsBlock } from '../../blocks/Skills/config'
 import { hero } from '@/heros/config'
 import { slugField } from 'payload'
 import { populatePublishedAt } from '../../hooks/populatePublishedAt'
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export const Pages: CollectionConfig<'pages'> = {
             {
               name: 'layout',
               type: 'blocks',
-              blocks: [CallToAction, Content, MediaBlock, Archive, FormBlock],
+              blocks: [CallToAction, Content, MediaBlock, Archive, FormBlock, SkillsBlock],
               required: true,
               admin: {
                 initCollapsed: true,