Full-stack engineer and founder based in Austin, TX. I build things that connect the physical world to software.
I've spent 10+ years shipping products across web, embedded systems, and custom hardware. PCB design, firmware, 3D printing, and production web apps. I like working across the full stack, from silicon to screen.
- Joypad AI - Building the future of game controllers. JoypadOS is the cross-platform firmware at the core.
- Eidon AI - Founding engineer. Multimodal AI data platform (10k+ users), wearable robotics hardware (IMU trackers, BLE exoskeleton glove). Shipped 50 beta kits.
- Controller Adapter - Founded and shipped thousands of retro gaming adapters worldwide. 10k+ followers. Reverse-engineered rare controller protocols.
- Pushnami - Staff engineer. Systems delivering 10B+ push notifications/month. Built the email/SMS pipeline and led e-commerce integrations.
- Sumo - Senior engineer. Built tools used on 500k+ websites. Helped grow ARR from $1M to $5M. Platform later acquired.
- Techsbox - Founded, built, and sold a SaaS product for IT service businesses.
- Chromemote - Before Chromecast, there was Chromemote. Chrome extension Google TV remote, 30k+ DAU. Killed by Google.
- DC VMU Icons - One of my earliest projects. A Dreamcast Web Browser site for downloading VMU icons, revived 18+ years later.
Web: TypeScript, Next.js, React, Node.js, GraphQL Embedded: C/C++, ESP-IDF, nRF Connect SDK, Zephyr, RP2040 Hardware: KiCad, Fusion 360, 3D Printing, BLE, USB HID Other: Python, Rust, Swift, Flutter, AWS, GCP, Firebase, Vercel
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