Welcome to my GitHub! I manage software engineering projects, and I have deep roots in diving in to software engineering and web development. My journey began at age nine—tinkering with GW-BASIC and Turbo Pascal—and has grown into a passion for building robust, networked applications used by people around the world.

• Favorite Languages: Node/JavaScript, Go, Python, Ruby. In that order.
• Other Language Interests: Elixir, PHP. Java only if strictly necessary.
• Favorite Databases: Supabase, Sqlite, Pocketbase, Postgres. KV, Flatfiles.
• Web Development: Scalable but maintainable and user-focused; Bias towards simplicity; Server Rendered > HTMX > Svelte(Kit) > React/NextJS, as appropriate.
• AI Pair Programmers: Evolving! Qwen3 Coder and Claude Code. Open Code.

• Crypto and Decentralization Enthusiast: I follow Ethereum, Solana, and other blockchain projects, along with focusing on privacy conscious software.
• Radio Operator: Licensed as N0ZSY (Novice at 8, General Class at 21), with a special interest in lower band operation and Parks on the Air.
• Musician: Singer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, bodhran), performing folk and indie music at local festivals for nearly a decade.
• Based in: Minnesota, USA

• Advocate for privacy-friendly and decentralized systems—believing in an open, user-empowered web.
• Long term board member and lay enthusiast person of the Minnesota Herpetological Society.

👋 Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to explore my repositories or connect if you share similar passions.