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The decisions behind the products I build and run — what worked, what broke, and what I'd do differently.

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons from Inky

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons from Inky

A look inside the architecture of Inky. No hype, just the systems and agentic engineering used to ship a multi-modal storytelling platform as a solo operator.

A Systems Approach to a Career Change into Tech

A Systems Approach to a Career Change into Tech

A builder’s perspective on moving from music, military, or ops into software. Stop focusing on syntax and start shipping artifacts.

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

A direct, system-first guide to reaching senior-level engineering through shipping artifacts, pattern recognition, and agentic engineering. No hype, just the work.

Building an AI Story App: Systems Over Prompts

Building an AI Story App: Systems Over Prompts

Stop building wrappers. Here is how I architected Inky, a multi-agent storytelling engine, using agentic engineering and a profit-first mindset.

Building Your Career Change into Tech: A Systems Approach

Building Your Career Change into Tech: A Systems Approach

Stop treating your career change into tech as a reset. Learn how to leverage your existing operating system to build products and architect systems with AI.

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in 4 Years

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in 4 Years

Forget the 10-year roadmap. Moving from self-taught to senior engineer is about building systems and recognizing patterns. Here is the 4-year arc I learned the hard way.

Career Change Into Tech: Porting Your Operating System

Career Change Into Tech: Porting Your Operating System

Stop trying to be a junior developer. Learn how to port your existing professional operating system into a career change into tech using agentic engineering.

The 4-Year Arc to Self Taught Senior Engineer

The 4-Year Arc to Self Taught Senior Engineer

Forget the decade-long roadmap. Becoming a self taught senior engineer is about architecting systems and shipping artifacts, not collecting years of experience.

Building an AI Story App: Lessons from the Inky Architecture

Building an AI Story App: Lessons from the Inky Architecture

A look inside the architecture of Inky. I’m sharing what I learned the hard way about agentic engineering and building an AI story app that actually ships.

Career Change into Tech: A Builder’s Blueprint

Career Change into Tech: A Builder’s Blueprint

Stop chasing credentials and start shipping artifacts. A career change into tech is a translation of your existing operating system into software.

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

Moving from self-taught to senior isn't about years—it's about compounding systems. Here is the 4-year arc to senior-level work I learned the hard way.

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons Learned

A technical deep dive into the systems architecture of Inky. No hype, just the reality of shipping agentic engineering and managing narrative state at scale.

Porting Your Operating System: A Career Change Into Tech

Porting Your Operating System: A Career Change Into Tech

A career change into tech isn't a reset—it's a migration. Learn how to port your existing skills from music, military, or ops into a builder's mindset.

Building an AI Story App: The Architecture of Inky

Building an AI Story App: The Architecture of Inky

A deep dive into the systems and agentic engineering required for building an AI story app that actually ships. No hype, just the architecture and lessons learned the hard way.

The Builder’s Framework for a Career Change into Tech

The Builder’s Framework for a Career Change into Tech

Forget the pivot. A career change into tech is about porting your existing operating system into software. Learn to lead with artifacts and build systems, not just stacks.

The 4-Year Arc: Building a Career as a Self Taught Senior Engineer

The 4-Year Arc: Building a Career as a Self Taught Senior Engineer

A direct look at the systems and compounding habits required to move from self-taught to senior engineer in four years without the hype.

Building an AI Story App: Lessons from the Inky Architecture

Building an AI Story App: Lessons from the Inky Architecture

A look inside the architecture of Inky, an AI storytelling app. No hype, just the systems, agentic engineering, and lessons learned the hard way.

Career Change into Tech: Porting Your Operating System

Career Change into Tech: Porting Your Operating System

Stop treating your career change into tech as a restart. Learn how to port your existing systems thinking from music, military, or ops into a high-leverage building career.

The 4-Year Arc: Becoming a Self Taught Senior Engineer

The 4-Year Arc: Becoming a Self Taught Senior Engineer

Forget the credential parade. Here is how to navigate the transition from self-taught to senior engineer by focusing on systems architecture and agentic engineering.

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons from Inky

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons from Inky

A look inside the architecture of Inky. I'm sharing what I learned the hard way about building an AI story app using agentic engineering and a multi-product studio model.

Porting the Operating System: A Career Change Into Tech

Porting the Operating System: A Career Change Into Tech

Forget the bootcamp hype. A career change into tech is about porting your existing systems—from music, military, or ops—into software. Here is how to ship.

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

How to Become a Self Taught Senior Engineer in Four Years

Stop chasing frameworks. Learn how to bridge the gap from junior to self taught senior engineer by focusing on systems, operations, and agentic engineering.

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons from Inky

Building an AI Story App: Architecture and Lessons from Inky

A look inside the architecture of Inky, a multi-agent storytelling app. No hype, just the systems and lessons learned from shipping today.

Career Change into Tech: Building on Your Operating System

Career Change into Tech: Building on Your Operating System

Stop treating your career change into tech as a reset. Learn how to leverage your non-CS background to build systems and ship products today.