I am a software engineer and problem solver. I co-own Breadboard, a business process automation company, and Terra Mango, a location-based strategy game.
I’m a “full stack” developer. I’ve been programming professionally for about 10 years. I currently do everything from managing 4 other developers, server/network configuration, speccing and architecture, data modeling, business logic, UI, UX, QA, to being a hallway usability tester. There isn’t much related to creating that I don’t enjoy doing.
I’m a husband, father of 2, have 6 siblings, enjoying traveling, and can solve a Rubik’s Cube in under 2 minutes. I play bass, guitar, piano, and a little drums. I’m a terrible singer. I drive a 90’s BMW M3 because I enjoy fixing things.
I love teaching and sharing what I’ve learned. I want to write more.
My wife makes things, too. I made her a website: Mascara and Macchiatos, which you might like if you are into fashion and/or mom-blogging. I'm also her photographer, which is a hobby I really enjoy.
I created the soon-to-be-launched game Terra Mango with my team at Breadboard.
I also developed software to streamline tax preparation and filing at Strombeck Consulting CPAs, letting computers do the grunt work and allowing people to make better educated decisions.
Before that I ran a web design and development company named Pixel Coach for 4 years.
Thanks for reading!
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