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What I'm building

The things I still build — proof that the leadership perspective is grounded in shipping software, not just talking about it.

NO. I · WEB · IPHONE · IPAD · MAC · DOCKER · 2026

GSD Task Management

Sorts what's urgent from what's important with the Eisenhower Matrix — on the web and as a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

I am a reformed procrastinator. I needed something that made the triage step unavoidable — and did not demand a subscription for the privilege.

  • Web App
  • SwiftUI
  • Productivity
  • Local-First
  • Self-Hosted

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Barometer

live

WEB · GITHUB · 2026

A weather station for the internet: reads the status of major cloud, network, and AI providers every five minutes to answer one question — is the internet healthy right now?

  • TypeScript
  • AWS
  • Serverless
  • Monitoring

Tycho CLI

cli

CLI · 2026

Fast, privacy-first usage analytics for local AI-coding transcripts — tokens, cost, cache economics, and trends by day, project, session, and model.

  • Rust
  • CLI
  • AI Economics
  • Privacy-First

Scratchpad

live

WEB · GITHUB · 2026

A privacy-first notes app that runs entirely in your browser — no backend, no accounts, no telemetry. Your notes live in IndexedDB and never leave the device.

  • Web App
  • Privacy-First
  • Local-First
  • PWA

Travel Times MKE

live

IOS · ANDROID · 2014

Real-time travel time information for Milwaukee area commuters, on iOS and Android.

  • SwiftUI
  • Kotlin
  • iOS
  • Android

Inkwell

live

WEB · GITHUB · 2026

A pure-CSS design system for product UI — ten components, light + dark, and an optional Tailwind v4 theme.

  • Design System
  • CSS
  • Tailwind v4

PourCraft Coffee

live

IOS · 2026

A companion app for craft coffee enthusiasts obsessed with pour-over technique.

  • SwiftUI
  • iOS
  • SwiftData

StillView Image Viewer

live

MACOS · 2026

A fast, privacy-friendly macOS image viewer built for focused browsing.

  • SwiftUI
  • macOS
  • Core ML

Cascade

live

WEB · 2025

A kanban-style task management system for organizing and tracking work.

  • Web App
  • Task Management
  • Privacy-First
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GSD MCP Server

npm

GITHUB · 2025

A Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants query and reason over your GSD tasks.

  • MCP
  • TypeScript
  • Developer Tool
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open source · experiments · long-running side projects