Now

SkillBridge Transition

Active in the DoD SkillBridge program at Fairchild AFB, transitioning from 18 years of USAF service to civilian software development. Building open-source projects and preparing for post-retirement roles. Retirement date: June 1, 2028.

Building

• —NeuralPulse: Open-source brain training PWA. 13 games, daily challenges, stats dashboard. Live on Vercel, adding tests and SEO.
• —92 AMXS Tracker: Maintenance operations platform for the 92nd AMXS. Live demo deployed, iterating on feedback from squadron maintainers.
• —Iron Storm: Isometric RTS game in Godot 4.6.3. v0.2 in progress.
• —This site: Portfolio and writing showcase. Next.js 16, Tailwind v4, auto-deployed on Vercel. Always improving.

Writing

Memoria Aeterna is complete at 720 pages across 46 chapters. The manuscript is available to literary agents and publishers upon request. Currently exploring publishing options and drafting short fiction on the side.

Learning

• —Deepening TypeScript and systems design patterns
• —Exploring AI/ML integration in web applications
• —Reading Byzantine history for the next novel

Reading

• —The Alexiad by Anna Komnene — primary source for the next novel
• —Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann
• —Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin