Creativity + Curiosity

First, The Work

Over the last decade+, I have had the privilege of cultivating productive partnerships in the technology industry. I've undertaken a range of projects in software architecture, web development, and communications. I have worked with clients worldwide, from small businesses and local service organizations to large enterprises and familiar brands. I've built dozens of websites, web apps, e-commerce setups, ETL pipelines, custom digital publishing workflows, data dashboards for healthcare applications, and other solutions.

Recently, my work has focused on the needs of mission-driven organizations, including nonprofits, educational institutions, public libraries, community groups, and other civic innovators who are working to tackle tough social problems.

Then, The Play

I like to make music when I'm not working. In addition to a house stuffed full of assorted musical instruments, I have a small Roli Seaboard that I carry with me most of the time in case I need to record a tune. I run a podcast called 16:1 with my partner, where we talk about education and the future of learning.

Speaking of my partner, she and I are committed readers. I am always open to recommendations: I read lots of nonfiction about information theory, technology, sociology, and education theory/policy/psychology. I also deeply enjoy narrative fiction but will read just about anything that asks at least a few probing questions of the reader.

I grew up learning to code so that I could play video games on the cast-off computers my dad brought home from work. Think Colossal Cave Adventure, Zork, Myst, pixelated Duke Nukem and even Hover!, a disorienting bumper-hover-car racing adventure that came pre-installed on Windows 95. Many of my friends enjoy gaming, and we especially appreciate the way the hobby can bring us together even though many of us live in different states. I also enjoy tabletop & roleplaying games, and as an Ohioan, I am contractually obligated to play euchre.

Trivia

I recently learned that it's possible to get lost in the underground tunnels that connect the three buildings that form the campus of the Library of Congress of the United States. I also learned that if you stay lost long enough, you can get your very own library card for the world's largest library.

I once interned at the United States Naval Observatory and contributed to a project called the Joint Milli-Arcsecond Pathfinder Survey. I got to study quasars in-depth under the mentorship of some of the world's preeminent astrophysicists. I also got to learn about atomic clocks and precise time.

As a college student, I ran an underground newspaper with a very skilled and very smart friend who has gone on to have an exemplary career as a writer. We worked on the layout in my apartment, drove to the local Kinko's at midnight, and printed off a few hundred copies to distribute around campus several times per semester.