What am I doing now? As of June 18th, 2025:

Life Updates

2025 has been fairly uneventful, now that I think about it! 🥱

Back in May 2024 we got two new kittens after a beloved elder cat passed away in January. They're siblings, a boy Ashton and girl Auggie. They've been a joy to have in the house. I've gotten very attached to Auggie.

I turned 40 in May, which is a number I never really thought about how it would make me feel. It feels both correct and wrong at the same time.

One thing is for sure: I feel like I did not take enough advantage of my first 40 years. Gonna fix that in the second half.

Still taking tennis lessons on and off, as well as captaining a USTA Men's 3.0 summer league. We're not doing great, as usual, but everyone has fun which is all that really matters. 🙂

Business & Professional

I am still self-employed, working both on contract and consulting gigs as well as my own products.

My portfolio and consultancy site Cryode.com got a fresh new look. I'm looking for work, if you have a website or mobile app need, or looking for guidance.

On top of the rare maintenance on my current products, I'm working on a Meetup.com alternative that I hope to pilot together with area event groups.

I've been exploring AI more, as one does when it invades your industry. 👾 Mostly in the tooling to aid in my work – IDEs like Cursor, command line tools like Claude Code, design and app building tools like Lovable. They're all a bit fascinating and have their pros and cons. Almost an art to get them to work exactly the way you want.

I have also been networking more often, to become more involved with the local Milwaukee tech and startup community. You can often find me at Wantable Cafe, at Mitobyte or MKE Tech Hub events, or at a coffee shop with a founder.

Reach out and be one of those people! I'm open to any and all connections: founders, investors, tech, design, marketing, college students, etc.