I’ve been writing code for startups for several decades now. Started with solid computer science fundamentals, then dove into the startup world as a solo developer. Built up experience with teams and system architecture through years of shipping real products. These days I split time between coding, system design, and helping teams ship software that doesn’t break.

I build applications for consumers and businesses—the kind where downtime costs money and users notice when things are slow. Mostly web services, APIs, and the infrastructure that keeps them running.

Network monitoring and security tools are a particular focus. There’s something satisfying about building systems that watch other systems and catch problems before users do.

AI gets you 70% there — I get you to the finish line.

Your AI coding agent built a working demo in a weekend. Impressive. But production systems need security, scalability, proper error handling, and architecture that won’t collapse under real users. That’s where decades of experience matters.

What I Do

Software Architecture & Technical Leadership Web apps, mobile apps, desktop apps, distributed applications spanning the full stack. I’ve built everything from network monitoring tools to consumer apps, and I know the difference between code that demos well and code that ships.

Product Acceleration with AI Coding Agents AI tools can generate impressive amounts of code quickly. But they don’t understand your business constraints, security requirements, or how to structure an app that scales. I help startups leverage AI effectively while building production-quality systems, not just prototypes.

System Design Review & Scalability Planning Your demo handles 10 users beautifully. But what happens at 1,000? 10,000? Architecture reviews, performance optimization, and capacity planning from someone who’s built systems that handle the real-world.

Mentorship for In-House Engineering Teams Your team is excited about AI coding tools! Now let’s teach them when to be skeptical. Code reviews, testing strategies, deployment practices, and building teams that ship quality software consistently.

Experience: Decades building web, mobile (iOS/macOS), desktop applications, distributed systems, and network software. Multiple languages on multiple stacks with the judgment to know when to add complexity versus when to keep things simple.

For startups: If you’re using AI to move fast, I can help you move fast and build something that lasts.

The goal is always the same: build something useful, make it reliable, and help the team get better at shipping software. Everything else is just implementation details.

Currently working on distributed systems that handle real-world scale while staying maintainable. Always learning, always coding, always trying to make the next system a little better than the last one.