Full-stack engineering across Rails, Vue, and React, with AI-augmented workflows that deliver at rapid pace. 25 years of shipping, leading teams, and owning technical direction.
Led all frontend architecture for an IoT platform processing high-volume sensor data across nationwide deployments. Built real-time building floorplan visualization, time-series HVAC dashboards with complex aggregations, and a modular device configuration system for rapid expansion into new verticals. Heavily involved in shaping product UX alongside the technical work.
First engineering hire. Built the flagship real-time reverse auction platform that drove seven-figure annual sales. Grew and led a team of 6 developers and designers. Owned product roadmap and all development through company acquisition. A trusted voice in shaping the platform's direction from day one.
Full-stack Rails on a nationwide group facilitation platform. Part of a small team that shipped a streaming curriculum system in one week when COVID forced all groups online. Became a core platform feature.
Bring your concept, mockups, or AI-generated prototype. I build at full intensity for one week. The difference from what you've seen from AI tools: this is architected to ship, not just to demo. You walk away with something working and a clear scope for what comes next.
From idea to a product ready to demo or go live. Product direction is woven in throughout, not just execution. You get a working app built on solid architecture, plus a fully documented AI development setup for continued building.
Continued rapid development and product direction after a sprint, or standalone for founders who already have something built. Includes roadmap prioritization, gut-checks, and AI coaching for your developers when you have them.
I've been building web applications since 1997. I spent a decade as CTO at EMEX, growing the engineering team from scratch through private equity acquisition. Today I operate through Brightform Technology, working with founders and teams who need senior-level engineering without a full-time hire.
Recent work spans IoT platforms, real-time data visualization, and complex frontend architecture for Rails teams. The kind of problems where product sense and architectural judgment matter as much as code output. I use AI-augmented workflows daily to deliver faster than clients expect.
I write about what that actually looks like on Substack: the tools, the process, and where AI-assisted development is headed.
Hood River, Oregon · Taking on new projects