Now

A snapshot of what I’m actively focused on these days — not a résumé, just what has my attention right now.

Last updated: May 2026

The home stretch

I’m one course away from finishing my M.S. in Computer Science (AI concentration) at Merrimack College. After a long run of nights-and-weekends study, the finish line is finally in view. I plan to celebrate by… writing more code, probably.

Building

The side-project lineup keeping me busy outside of work:

  • Freq Show! — live. A music-nerd app for digging into artists, albums, credits, and the side-player rabbit holes that keep music interesting.
  • Stacked Deck — live. A digital companion for trivia nights: draw cards, pick categories, reveal answers, keep the board physical.
  • NorthFlow — in progress. A small, intentionally scoped check-in app focused on database design, constraints, and long-term extensibility.
  • Organizize — in progress. An inventory management tool with a name that makes me smile every time I type it.
  • This portfolio (Astro) — perpetually being tinkered with. (See: this very page.)

Learning

  • Wrapping up the CS coursework — the last bit of theory I’ve wanted to firm up for a while.
  • System design & architecture — especially boundaries, evolution over time, and how teams keep codebases understandable as they grow.

How I like to work

  • I’m drawn to projects with real users, clear outcomes, and feedback loops.
  • I bias toward boring technology, explicit interfaces, and shipping improvements in small, reversible slices.
  • I care deeply about naming, structure, and leaving systems easier to reason about than I found them.

Current curiosities

  • Low-drama approaches to microservices and platform evolution
  • Search relevance and information architecture (especially in music metadata)
  • Ways to measure product impact without drowning teams in dashboards

Outside of code

  • Music deep dives — credits, sessions, liner notes, and side-player rabbit holes
  • Cooking and practical tinkering around the house
  • Finding the simplest solution that’s still a joy to use

If you’re looking for my background, start with About.