About Me

I'm a software developer based in the U.K., living with my wife and daughter. I currently serve as the CTO of Spark, a Vancouver-based Real Estate Technology company I co-founded in 2012. I also provide technical advisory services to a few other companies.

I love programming and am usually busy tinkering on side projects. I'm a big fan of open source software and have made contributions to many projects over the years. My favourite languages are Ruby and Elixir, but I have broad experience with many languages and technologies.

I also enjoy:

• Travelling (especially by train)
• Reading (usually something dark and twisted)
• Music ('90s garage)
• Space (the astronomy kind, not physical—although that is important to me as well)
• Gaming (mostly found playing Soulslike games or Destiny 2)

I was a carpenter before becoming a developer, and despite my love for all things tech, I long for the day when I can retire and return to woodworking.

I don't really use social media, but I do have a Mastodon account I post on infrequently.