I’m an independent tech consultant and solopreneur. Originally from Michigan, I earned my B.S. in Computer Science from Western Michigan University and spent five years in Chicago before moving around the globe. My career at Mintel took me into management, and then literally around the world as I relocated to Shanghai and later to London. I left Mintel in the summer of 2025 and I’m now back in the suburbs of Chicago, working independently. I enjoy photography, running, biking, and radios. My kids keep me grounded, and I’m usually happiest when my radio is locked onto a high-altitude balloon that I’m about to launch.
Recent entries to Web Log:
- Chasing AI: Claude Code for…mobile! - 2025-11-04
- Chasing AI: breaking into AI coding with Claude Code - 2025-10-22
- Chasing AI: running ollama on my old AMD RX470 GPU - 2025-09-24
- HAB flight 6 - SSH:C strikes again - 2025-05-08
- HAB flight 5 - collaboration with SSH:C - 2025-04-10
- Florida Space Coast visit and launch viewing guide - 2024-11-25
- HAB flight 4 - “I’m back in the USA…” - 2024-09-23
- Solderless programming a DFM17 radiosonde - 2023-09-26
- Retrieved my first two radiosondes - 2023-03-03
- Introduction to ESPHome - 2021-12-31
- IO91 -> EN51…NW6 1UE -> 60137…51N -> 41N…2001:8b0:da4::/48 -> 2601:249:902:50a1::/64 (completing the circuit) - 2019-10-14