I build software, make music, and write about what I learn along the way.

I’m a father, writer and occasional musician, in addition to being co-founder, CTO and core team leader of Concrete CMS. Concrete CMS is an open source CMS written in PHP. We’re headquartered in occasionally sunny Portland, OR – which is also where I’m from.

Since the late 90s, I have built hundreds upon hundreds of websites. In fact, I met Franz Maruna (founder and CEO of PortlandLabs, the company behind Concrete CMS) in 1999, while working on a website in a contractor capacity. I much prefer writing, coordinating and shipping software. I feel proud, privileged and grateful to be a part of Concrete CMS.

Asides: I went to the University of Oregon and graduated from their Honors College with a degree in English; at one point in my life I weighed roughly 160 pounds more than I do today; I have loved and used Macs since well before it was hip to do so; when I had my first child, I decided it was time to go all in on “The Dad Thing,” and I joined a cover band.