I want to build technologies that humans actually find useful. I like solving technical problems in simple and creative ways and prefer to use straighforward HTML, CSS, and JS when possible. I am neurodivergent and do not see the world the way you do: let's talk about what that means so we understand each other.

• unapologetically pro-union. Check out Tech Workers Union Local 1010 !
• still fascinated with the power of html and that people can just make websites.
• actively trying to build web things that promote equal access to information and services in Government.
• like ~99% sure that whole page zoom (browser zoom) is a sufficient technique to meet SC 1.4.4. Text-only zoom is not required.
• drinking coffee.
• trying to ensure that workplaces are inclusive of a variety of opinions and that work is done in a transparent way.
• trying to be a good, kind, respectful leader.
• evolve constantly as a technologist.
• getting an Autism diagnosis.

1. 2020 MacBook Air M1: (work) An amazing laptop that after almost 5 years I can still work 8 hours on battery and it never slows for a second.
2. 2020 MacBook Air M1: (personal) Ditto above. Used with a water damaged screen. This computer was practically pennies (considering it can run tier 1 OS in 2025) used and after several attempts at replacing the screen I found one that was partially water damaged for cheap. New screens are double the price of the entire machine. I can now replace an m1 air screen in 15 minutes flat, AMA.
3. 2009 Macbook: This is ergonomically one of my favorite machines ever. It's the right size and weight for your lap, with a keyboard that feels real and mechanical. OSX 10.10 - everything felt really modern when this OS was new.
4. 2008 FrankenBook Intel Core 2 Duo: Three 2007/08 white & black MacBooks frankenstined into one very useful machine. OSX 10.6.8.
5. 2005 PowerBook G4 17-inch: amazing behemoth of a laptop. This has my favorite graphics card of all time: ATI Radeon 9700 128MB. Wish I had this computer in 2005. OSX 10.4.11.

• I like to use github desktop because it's exactly 168,000% easier than git from the command line.
• I like simple css with direct naming conventions and the use of utilities.
• You should use real html language codes from the IANA Language Subtag Registry, not make them up.
• Use semantic html elements instead of reinventing things browsers have done natively for you since 1996.
• Eleventy (11ty) is fantastic and I use it a lot.
• Bring back Netscape Navigator. But seriously everything being built on chromium isn't a great idea.
• I want a text-only or reader-only version of the web please and thank you.
• Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Live it.

• The big three core web technologies: HTML, CSS, and Javascript in all their glory and frustration (lots of expertise and experiences that I'd like to forget like Internet Explorer...)
• WCAG & Accessibility Engineering (lots of expertise!)
• 11ty (static site generator) and Jamstack in general
• Nunjucks & Twig (and by default anything jinja or django inspired or syntax related)
• Dozens of other templating languages including Handlebars, Mustache, HAML, Pug, Liquid, Markdown, etc.
• Tailwind (controversial, but there are some good uses of utility based css for rapid development and simple, direct work)
• AlpineJS (I use this in place of jQuery - it's much smaller and crazy powerful considering it can be templated directly into the DOM)
• Bootstrap (does anyone build with this anymore? Like 60% of the internet was based on it for a while so I can dive right back into ~2015 any day)
• Svelte (no virtual dom needed!)
• Reluctantly React familiar
• Drupal and other monolithic php based CMS's
• Everything git and github ecosystem related
• AWS, Netlify, and other hosting and cloud providers
• DevOps in general including the entire software development lifecycle (See products I have directed hundreds of code pushes for at ny.gov and governor.ny.gov)
• Technical crisis management and rapid development and problem solving under extreme or unique conditions
• Building and adapting technical tools in creative ways, often needing to learn other languages and methods rapidly to deliver on features
• Python and AI based conceptual coding and framework management (models, local and remote infrastructure for generations). Not a daily driver concept though.
• UNIX, Shell, Bash, various config type scripting and DevOptimization concepts
• Every Macintosh computer built between 2001 and 2009 I can restore and make awesome. What a golden age of computing - sort of