The short version

I lead information security at a global financial services firm in Boston. By day, I protect infrastructure and build security programs. By night, I build everything else.

Twenty years ago I started in IT support. I worked my way through network security, then security engineering at a major law firm, before landing in financial services. I built out a security function in Hong Kong, spoke at conferences, collected a stack of certifications, and learned to treat every problem like something I could probably just build a solution for.

That habit turned into a real practice. I write Swift and TypeScript. I run a home lab on AMD Strix Halo. I build AI assistants with voice and memory, tinker with smart home automation, fly drones, and occasionally 3D print things nobody asked for.

I registered this domain in 2001. This version is built and maintained almost entirely by AI agents, which felt like the right way to do it in 2026.

When I’m not at a keyboard I’m usually somewhere far from home. 71 countries since 2007. Shark cage diving in Australia, skydiving in the Philippines, temple-hopping through Kyoto, horseback riding through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Sydney is still my favorite city in the world.