My day job is principal engineer in Architecture, supporting the AI and Payments teams. These entries are about that work: what I am learning, what went wrong, and how I am trying to get better at it.
Notes on designing an AI harness for my day job, inspired by how a small X team built its web app with coding agents: shared instructions, skills in the repo, and guardrails on every commit.
Rise & Capy is now live, Heirloom gained another annual subscriber, church connections are growing, and I placed second in a work innovation challenge.
Small apps do not need to reach everyone. They need to reach the right person at the exact moment a problem becomes urgent.
What a solo developer learned from shipping more apps and learning distribution: why shipping isn't the finish line, and what early ads and growth data showed.
A work project is live, more apps are published, my birthday is tomorrow, and I am deeply thankful after walking away from a serious accident with no injuries.
A strong week at work, progress on projects, Grayson having a few birthday parties, and some good time with friends
A busy stretch at work, Kenzie losing her first tooth, a strong week with the Data Services and SRE teams in McAllen, Mother’s Day dinner at Ambra, and serving more at church
Recovering from being sick, getting buried at work, replacing an A/C at the Alton apartment, enjoying time with the kids, and locking in a beach Airbnb for a birthday trip this summer
Two apps submitted, finding balance between work and building, and reflections on a productive but exhausting week
Moved to Tres Lagos, team ski trip with work, learning to treat anxiety differently, and handling Fillin app setbacks with more grace
iOS app finally launched on my phone, rental property surprises, and balancing the work grind with ski trip dreams
Got praised at work, dealt with property chaos, and my son turned one. Plus that house decision is still eating at me.
2025 performance review landed well, and now building an enterprise AI assistant inspired by Clawdbot
Back-to-back meetings, design pressure, a couple SPX wins, and a shift toward Codex
Long workday, AI and Payments work in Architecture, kids back in school, and Clawdbot PR #435 landed
First week back in 2026 - setting up systems, AI assistance, and getting organized
