A snapshot of my current focus areas and activities, organized around the three pillars of my alchemical practice. Updated regularly to reflect where my energy and attention are flowing.
Last updated: October 2025
• Building and optimizing LLM infrastructure for production deployments
• Researching doctoral programs in Educational Technology to bridge AI and transformative learning
• Exploring cloud-native architecture patterns and developer experience optimization
• Studying advanced aerodynamics and aircraft systems engineering
• Converting a boat to electric propulsion—currently working on battery management systems
• Building experimental aircraft—in structural assembly phase with composite materials
• Developing cloud migration tools for Google Cloud Platform
• Creating serverless workshop materials and hands-on labs
• Training for long-distance open water swimming in local lakes and coastal waters
• Planning mountaineering expeditions for next climbing season
• Backcountry skiing and avalanche safety education through winter months
• Working toward hang gliding certification—mastering ridge soaring and thermal flying
• Available for conference talks on AI infrastructure, cloud-native development, and developer experience
• Organizing local cloud meetups and technical workshops
• Contributing to open-source projects in the GCP and Kubernetes ecosystems
• Writing technical blog posts and creating video tutorials