So I guess you clicked on this page to learn a little about me. I’ve tried to bullet point the highlights below.

Places

Current Location:

• Auckland, New Zealand

Where I’m from:

• The suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.

Places I’ve lived:

• Metro-Detroit, Michigan
• San Luis Obispo, California
• East Lansing, Michigan
• Detroit, Michigan
• San Diego, California
• Traveling nomad (entire United States)
• Auckland, New Zealand

Profession

Day Job:

• Software Engineer, I mostly build iOS apps.

Companies that I’ve worked for:

• ThyssenKrupp
• Cal Poly
• Mindbody
• MiGym
• Ford
• Accesso
• Abercrombie & Fitch
• Datacom

Everything Else

Things I’m proud of:

• Married an amazing person.
• I have a cute dog (Jack-Russell mix) with way too much personality 🐶.
• Thru-hiked 2300 miles (3700 km) of the Pacific Crest Trail. (Missing some miles because of 2022 wild fires)
• Thru-hiked the John Muir Trail, Tahoe Rim Trail, and Trans-Catalina Trail.
• Completed a number of half-marathons.
• Completed a BS in Computer Science and an MBA.
• Spent a year traveling the US in an RV seeing some of its most beautiful places.
• Moved to New Zealand because it seemed like a cool idea.

Hobbies:

• Wilderness Backpacking
• Hiking
• Running (I prefer trail running)
• Videography
• Photography
• Cooking

Political stuff I care about:

• Sustainability and Climate Change 🌲
• Responsible Technology
• Neurodiversity
• Social and Economic Justice
• Equality for all
• Feminism
• Privacy
• A lot of other mostly left-wing causes.