The other side
of the screen.
When I step away from software and systems, I work with my hands. This page is home to the craft, the writing, and whatever else is worth sharing.
Acoustic guitars,
built by hand.
I build acoustic guitars from raw materials, shaping tops, backs, sides, and necks by hand. It is slow, precise work that demands the same attention to detail I bring to everything else. No shortcuts.
The patience it takes to build an instrument that sounds right and plays right transfers more directly to software work than most people would expect. Both are about systems, tolerances, and the willingness to do something over until it is correct.
A dedicated site for the builds is in the works, with photos, progress notes, specs, and the full story behind each guitar.
A marketplace built
for runners.
Second Wind started with watching my wife run. Not casually, seriously. Training, racing, chasing goals, and constantly searching for the right shoe. The right fit, the right drop, the right feel for the road or trail. The process of finding gear that actually works was more frustrating than it needed to be, and the cost of getting it wrong adds up fast.
Runners invest real money in gear. Shoes that do not work out sit in a closet. The ones that do get replaced, upgraded, worn down, and passed on. But there is no good place for any of that to happen in one spot. No community-driven marketplace built around the way runners actually think about their gear, their preferences, and the brands they trust.
Second Wind is that place. A peer marketplace where runners can buy, sell, and discover shoes and gear from other runners who have actually used them. Real feedback, real fit notes, real prices from people who understand the difference between a tempo shoe and a trail shoe.
The app is in development. The goal is to make it easier for every runner, from first 5k to ultramarathon, to find and try the gear they love without the guesswork.
Thoughts worth
putting down.
Posts on guitar building, SaaS implementation, QA, and whatever else deserves more than a few sentences. First posts coming soon.
What guitar building taught me about software
On tolerances, rework, and why doing it right the first time is almost always faster than doing it twice.
How I think about SaaS implementation
A breakdown of the 4-phase methodology I developed across 80+ law firm deployments and why structure matters more than speed.
Build log: Guitar no. 1
From raw tonewoods to a playable instrument. A photo-driven walkthrough of the first full acoustic build.