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2026
1. Aug 2026
  - Launch
  - AI
  - Architecture
  Shipped Procrastitask to the App Store - escalating reminders with agent access
  Built and released an iPhone app whose reminders escalate until the task is closed, and whose accountability can be shared with a partner or roommate. The server owns the clock through a per-minute sweep, must-not-miss tasks ring a native iOS 26 AlarmKit alarm, and a hosted MCP server with 15 tools lets a user point their own AI agent at their own account. Python/FastAPI on AWS App Runner with Neon Postgres, Expo and React Native on the client, built solo without a Mac.
  Case study App Store Website
2. Jun 2026
  - Architecture
  - Leadership
  - Search
  Built PostSecret's searchable digital archive as volunteer technical lead
  Volunteer technical lead and primary engineer for PostSecret's digital archive - roughly 14,000 anonymous postcard secrets made searchable. Built on WordPress and hosted on Automattic's Pressable, with semantic search (embeddings + a Qdrant vector database), automatic facet classification, a content-moderation pipeline, and cloud-based ingestion. Working directly with founder Frank Warren and Automattic's Special Projects team.
  Case study
3. Apr 2026
  - Leadership
  - Architecture
  Joined Occam Systems as Senior Developer, Product Architecture
  Joined Occam Systems, Incorporated — an early-stage chemistry/molecular simulation startup — reporting to President James Ferri. Spans product architecture plus adjacent technical work across security, compliance, and infrastructure.
4. Mar 2026
  - Launch
  - SaaS
  - Leadership
  - Architecture
  Co-founded NILmetrics — institutional-grade NIL valuation for college athletes
  Co-founded NILmetrics as CTO. Architected the scoring engine, ingestion pipeline, and admin/portal platform — Next.js 16, Postgres + Drizzle, Auth.js v5, Vercel, GitHub Actions. Composite score combining performance, social reach, and market comparables across ~10,000+ Division I basketball athletes. Currently in closed beta with select partners.
  Case study Website
5. Feb 2026
  - Launch
  - AI
  - SaaS
  - Architecture
  Launched StudyLens — "Ground News for science"
  Shipped studylens.org, an AI-powered platform that extracts facts from nutrition research papers, flags methodological concerns (p-hacking, surrogate endpoints, causal overclaims), analyzes media coverage accuracy, and teaches evidence literacy — built with Next.js 16, Claude structured extraction, Inngest pipelines, and Neon Postgres.
  Case study
6. Feb 2026
  - Launch
  - Gaming
  - Architecture
  Launched Reveillark — daily MTG card-guessing game
  Shipped a Wordle-inspired daily game for Magic: The Gathering with progressive SVG card masking, deterministic puzzle generation via seeded PRNG, and instant autocomplete across 2,841 legendary creatures — entirely client-side with zero backend.
  Case study
7. Feb 2026
  - Memnai
  - AI
  - Data
  - Analytics
  - SaaS
  - Launch
  Memnai — Early Access launch
  Launched Early Access for Memnai, a schema-aware BI platform that generates SQL and API requests from plain English. Patent pending. Seeking a sales co-founder.
  Case study Website
8. Feb 2026
  - Launch
  - SaaS
  - Architecture
  Launched Domain Triage — batch domain availability checker
  Shipped a full-stack serverless domain checker with TypeScript monorepo (React 19 + Hono), DNS/RDAP evidence model, DynamoDB caching, and Terraform-managed AWS infrastructure running at ~$0.50/month.
  Case study
9. Feb 2026
  - Launch
  - Architecture
  Shipped The Grid Games website — local gaming store in Manchester, CT
  Built a 5-page Astro static site for a 30-year-old gaming store with dark gaming aesthetic, comprehensive local SEO structured data (LocalBusiness, Event, BreadcrumbList), data-driven JSON content, and Terraform-managed GitHub Pages hosting at zero cost.
  Case study
10. Feb 2026
  - Launch
  - Architecture
  - Data
  Launched People's Economy Hub — household economic data made accessible
  Shipped a non-partisan platform translating BLS, Federal Reserve, and FRED data into three household-centered metrics with automated data pipelines, Zod validation, zero-cost GitHub Pages infrastructure, and WCAG AA accessibility.
  Case study
11. Jan 2026
  - Launch
  - SaaS
  - AI
  Launched SnappyCVs — AI-powered resume tailoring SaaS
  Shipped a full-stack SaaS platform that uses AI to score job fit, generate tailored resumes and cover letters, and track applications through the hiring pipeline.
  Case study
12. Jan 2026
  - Launch
  - Gaming
  - Architecture
  Launched Slotomancer — cross-platform roguelike with hexagonal architecture
  Shipped a wizard-themed roguelike slot-battler simultaneously on desktop (Tauri) and mobile (Expo) from a single codebase using hexagonal architecture, achieving ~100% code sharing.
  Case study
13. Jan 2026
  - Launch
  - Architecture
  - AI
  Launched Mythic Works LLC consultancy website with AI-powered Website Grader
  Shipped mythicworks.net — a static HTML/CSS/JS consultancy site on Terraform-managed AWS with an AI-powered Website Grader grading sites across 6 categories using Google PageSpeed and Claude.
  Case study
2025
1. Jul 2025
  - Duly
  - AI
  - Civic Tech
  - SaaS
  - Launch
  - Pre-Alpha
  Soft-launched Duly — AI workflows for civic operations (pre-alpha)
  Early-access release focused on natural-language intake and automation for elected officials and constituents. Orchestrates requests into structured workflows, routes tasks to the right teams, and generates status updates and summaries. Built with multi-tenant governance and auditable runs to support public-sector requirements; targeting pilot partners.
  Case study
2. Jun 2025
  - The Endless Grimoire
  - Gaming
  - Mobile
  - Systems Design
  - Pre-MVP
  The Endless Grimoire — idle mobile game (pre-MVP)
  Pre-MVP prototype in React Native/Expo focused on core loops (gather → automate → cast). Built a single-source-of-truth stats/modifier engine powering workers & accelerators, a JSON-driven spellbook (active/passive grid with adjacency unlocks, cooldowns, and haptics), offline progression/reconciliation, and geometric pricing.
  Case study
3. May 2025
  - Entrepreneurship
  - Transition
  Left Keyrune Incorporated to focus on other projects
  Transitioned from Keyrune Incorporated to pursue new opportunities and projects.
4. Mar 2025
  - Melee.gg
  - SaaS
  - API
  - Gaming
  - Trading Card Games
  Implemented a fully-fledged tournament decklist API for any trading card game; specifically for Star Wars: Unlimited.
  Developed a comprehensive decklist API for trading card games; supports rules enforcement, decklist validation, and more; enhances tournament management capabilities.
2024
1. May 2024
  - Melee.gg
  - SaaS
  - Gaming
  - Disney Lorcana
  Upgraded Melee.gg to support more games; Worked with Ravensburger to launch Disney Lorcana tournaments
  Expanded Melee.gg's capabilities to support additional games; collaborated with Ravensburger to launch Disney Lorcana tournaments.
2022
1. Jun 2022
  - Entrepreneurship
  - SaaS
  - Esports
  Co-founded Keyrune Incorporated
  Co-founded Keyrune Incorporated to develop and maintain Melee.gg.
2021
1. Feb 2021
  - Internationalization
  - Localization
  - Japan
  - Melee.gg
  Internationalization: Launched Melee.gg Japanese language support
  Localised UI and content, opening APAC growth channel.
2020
1. Oct 2020
  - Global Reach
  - Scale
  - Melee.gg
  Delivered tournaments on every continent (except Antarctica); users across dozens of countries
  Expanded global operations and community participation across regions.
2. Sep 2020
  - Tournament
  - Flagship
  - Broadcast
  - WotC
  - Melee.gg
  Six-figure WotC Mythic Invitational & Season Grand Finals delivered
  Platform of record for flagship, broadcast events across consecutive months.
3. Jul 2020
  - Partnership
  - Enterprise
  - WotC
  - Melee.gg
  Signed enterprise partnership with Wizards of the Coast
  Secured enterprise partnership; Melee selected for premier events.
4. Jun 2020
  - Tournament
  - Scale
  - Melee.gg
  Melee.gg powered the largest independent online MTG tournament for Red Bull Untapped, with thousands of players
  Record-setting online tournament operated end-to-end on Melee.gg.
5. Mar 2020
  - Launch
  - Melee.gg
  - SaaS
  Public launch of Melee.gg
  Led product from concept to GA; multi-tenant tournament SaaS for global events.
2019
1. Mar 2019
  - Entrepreneurship
  - SaaS
  - Esports
  Founded Flattsware LLC
  Created Flattsware LLC to develop and maintain Melee.gg; focused on esports SaaS solutions.
2. Feb 2019
  - Melee.gg
  - SaaS
  - Esports
  - Founding Engineer
  Started working on Melee.gg
  Envisioned a platform to empower esports organizers; initial development phase.
  Case study
2017
1. May 2017
  - Career
  - Foresite
  - Software
  - UI/UX
  - Microservices
  Joined Foresite LLC as Software Developer
  Delivered UI/UX for enterprise cybersecurity tools and built log-parsing microservices to speed classification and triage at scale.
2013
1. Jun 2013
  - Magic: The Gathering
  - Judging
  - Leadership
  Became a certified Level Three Magic Judge
  Achieved Level Three certification (only 100 L3s out of 6,000 judges globally); led 100's of unique teams and events; mentored judges and TOs; contributed to the Magic community.
2012
1. Mar 2012
  - Career
  - StarCityGames
  - Operations
  - Product
  - Leadership
  Started at StarCityGames.com — Coordinator of Event Operations & Technical Lead
  Technical lead for large-scale TCG tournaments; designed and launched the Concierge event platform; coordinated hundreds of event teams.
2011
1. Mar 2011
  - Design
  - Architecture
  Designed my third custom home for a client
  Created detailed architectural plans for a custom home; integrated client feedback and design principles.
2010
1. Sep 2010
  - Entrepreneurship
  - Design
  - Engineering
  Started J.F. Design, a freelance drafting and design business
  Provided CAD services for residential and commercial projects; built a client base and honed business skills.
2009
1. Mar 2009
  - Volunteer
  - Magic: The Gathering
  - Community
  Started volunteering as a Magic Judge and Tournament Organizer
  Became a certified Magic Judge; organized local tournaments and events, enhancing community engagement.
2008
1. Dec 2008
  - Design
  - Engineering
  - Renewable Energy
  Designed solar panel array for commericial marina
  Created detailed plans for a solar panel array to power a commercial marina; integrated renewable energy solutions into design.
2005
1. May 2005
  - Education
  - Design
  Graduated with AAS in Drafting and Design
  Focused on CAD and 3D modeling; foundational skills in design and engineering.
2003
1. May 2003
  - Education
  - High School
  Graduated from Union County High School
  Completed high school with a focus on technical subjects.
2001
1. Aug 2001
  - Leadership
  - Design
  - Engineering
  Started job at Eagle Boat Docks as Director of Drafting and Design
  Led drafting and design; designed custom boat docks and marinas; honed leadership and design skills.
2. Feb 2001
  - Education
  - Engineering
  Selected for school-to-work program with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  Converted paper blueprints to CAD; gained early exposure to engineering workflows.
2000
1. Apr 2000
  - Award
  - Design
  Won third in an invite-only state Drafting competition
  Competed against top students in the state; recognized for technical drawing skills.