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The stuff that makes everything else worthwhile. Music, mountains, motorcycles, and showing up for people.
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Music
Multi-instrumentalist collaborating with a producer friend. The genre? "Mr. Rogers Core" — impossible to classify but warm, capable, real
Instruments
GuitarBassKeysPercussionVoice
Influences (Omnivorous)
Indie & Alt Rock • Classical (Western & Indian) • Sufi Devotional • Bossa Nova • Bluegrass • R&B & Funk • Jazz • Prog • Singer-Songwriter
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Yoga & Meditation
5+ years leading practices, 15+ years personal practice
Teach Vinyasa, Hatha, and guided meditation. A core practice that informs everything.
Practices
Guided MeditationBreathworkAsana
Philosophy
"The same skills that make you calm in a code review make you calm in a crisis. Mindfulness isn't separate from work — it's how I do the work."
Adventures
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On Foot
- Hiking
- Backpacking
- Search & Rescue (skills maintained)
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On Wheels
- Mountain Biking
- Road Biking
- Electric Longboard
- Adventure Motorcycle
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On Water
- Kayaking
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On Snow
- Snowboarding
Hands-On
- ›Remodeled a farmhouse last year
- ›Works on cars (loves helping friends with theirs)
- ›Keeps tools in truck to help random strangers on the road
- ›Recently pulled another truck off a retaining wall
- ›Drone videography for environmental cases & nature
- ›Clandestine invasive vine cutting (yes, really)
Service
- ›Taught coding in prisons with Persevere — full-stack curriculum
- ›Dismas House — supporting men transitioning from incarceration
- ›Hospice volunteer
- ›Environmental cleanup groups
- ›Drone work for environmental investigations
- ›Tech support for nonprofits
- ›General philosophy of helping when and where possible
Current life project: Learning to keep my condo clean. Getting good at it.