Ogden, Utah · self-taught · est. 2016
About
Senior frontend engineer with over a decade building for the web — no CS degree, just years of shipping production software and a habit of going deep on whatever I'm learning.
What drives me
I specialize in React, TypeScript, and Next.js, with a focus on large-scale application modernization and developer experience. I believe modern tooling and AI-assisted workflows can transform how we build software — and I also know when human judgment and domain expertise are irreplaceable.
That philosophy drives Loose Wire, where I build privacy-first software, and it's why I run a degoogled phone on GrapheneOS, self-host my own infrastructure, and keep my data where I can see it. FOSS-first, no vendor lock-in, terminal-native.
Technical philosophy
Where I leverage AI
- Accelerating boilerplate generation
- Generating test cases and documentation
- Rubber-ducking architecture decisions
- Rapid prototyping and exploration
Where humans stay in charge
- Nuanced review requiring domain knowledge
- Business logic where context is critical
- Architecture with long-term implications
- Explicit over magical — readable without knowing the framework's secret handshakes
- End-to-end type safety — strict typing from database to UI, doubling as a guardrail for AI-assisted development
- No vendor lock-in — FOSS-first tooling, self-hostable infrastructure, data you can walk away with
- Craft matters — AI accelerates the work, but genuine ownership of the code is non-negotiable
The workshop
- Development
- VSCodium · Biome · OpenCode · Ghostty
- Hardware
- Fractal Terra SFF (7700X / RX 7800 XT) · ErgoDox EZ · Ploopy Adept trackball
- Software
- GrapheneOS · LibreChat · Tailscale
- Homelab
- Unraid · Nextcloud · Immich · Home Assistant · Forgejo · AdGuard Home
- Coffee bar
- Flair 58 Pro · Hario Switch · AeroPress · Black & White Roasters
- RC drift
- Reve D RDX · 3Racing Sakura D6 · Futaba 6PV · Hobbywing
Beyond the keyboard
Coffee
Specialty brewing with a Flair 58 Pro, Hario Switch, and AeroPress. Exclusively Black & White Roasters — naturally processed, funky and fruity.
RC drift
Member of the Slide Logic drift team. Running a Reve D RDX (GR Corolla) and 3Racing Sakura D6 (240Z) with Futaba and Hobbywing electronics.
Cars
Building a 2003 GTI 1.8T — fully forged motor, 3576 turbo, and built 02M transmission planned, targeting 600–700 hp.
Homelab
"Isengard" — an Unraid server running 20+ self-hosted services: Immich, Nextcloud, Home Assistant, Vaultwarden, Forgejo, and more.
Game dev
Learning Pico-8 — tiny games inside a fantasy console's constraints — with some Godot tinkering on the side.
Creative
Watercolor, drawing, sculpting. Guitar, banjo, Irish whistle, and ravvast drum.
Plants
Growing my own food and collecting indoor plants — snake plants, haworthias, monsteras, and a bioactive rainbow boa enclosure.
