Outside work, it’s family, two doodles, and a long list of hobbies.

The parts that don’t fit on a resume. Fair warning: there are dogs.

Nicole

Nicole and Carson
October 2026

Nicole is my wife. We got married in October 2026, and our wedding doubled as the launch of PicPledge, the photo-sharing app I built so our guests could share photos as the day happened.

Yes, I shipped software at my own wedding. In my defense, it worked.

Margot and Quinn

Two doodles, one household, zero elections.

Margot

Margot, a golden apricot doodle with a wavy coat
Breed
Doodle
Coat
Golden apricot, wavy
Title
Co-CEO (self-appointed)

One half of the household’s management team. Nobody voted on this.

Quinn

Quinn, a black doodle with a shaggy coat and white markings
Breed
Doodle
Coat
Black and shaggy, with white markings
Title
Co-CEO (also self-appointed)

The other half of management. Also unelected.

  • Management: Margot and Quinn
  • Staff: Nicole and Carson, responsible for walks, meals, and door operations
Household org chart, as understood by the dogs. Staff duties: walks, meals, and door operations.

Things I’m into

The common thread: I like understanding how things work. If it has an inside, I’d like to see it.

Video games
Long-time gamer. My first real taste of building something was a Minecraft server at 13, so games get partial credit for my career.
PC building
First build in 2015. I still enjoy picking parts, routing cables, and figuring out why something won’t boot.
Golf
A sport that rewards patience and punishes overconfidence. Good practice for release planning.
Watches
Small machines that do one thing extremely well, built to last for decades. Hard not to respect that.
Travel
Seeing new places, and how differently the same things can work somewhere else.
Software experiments
AI, automation, and whatever I’m curious about that week. Most experiments stay small. A few turn into products.
Fantasy football
Where my program management skills meet weekly humbling.
Pickleball
Golf’s faster, louder, and more forgiving cousin.

Right now

Updated November 2026.

Building
Recalen (external site), in an ongoing private beta
Maintaining
TTSNative (external site), the open-source text-to-speech app
Recently
Got married (October 2026)
Home base
Nashville, with Nicole, Margot, and Quinn

Out and about