Marketing systems, email infrastructure, and development. Plus hiking, music, and whatever else I'm obsessing over at the moment.
The CRM dedup and fuzzy company-matching system behind 7 webinars and 1,900+ registrations, and why that unglamorous engineering is the real lifecycle marketing job.
Marketing Technology · Lifecycle Marketing · Automation · CRM · Python
The follow-up to my job search automation post, written so non-technical readers can actually build one: the repo structure, the CLAUDE.md that holds the scoring rubric, the public ATS APIs that replace scraping, and a month of real usage data, run times, token costs, and which model to actually run it on.
AI · Job Search · Automation · Claude Code · Career
I built an AI agent that checks 98 company job boards every morning, scores new roles against my resume with a rubric that is not allowed to flatter me, and writes me a digest before I wake up. How it works, and which parts I kept human.
AI · Job Search · Automation · Claude Code · Career
Building a one-person marketing tech function: how I designed and shipped lifecycle infrastructure that manages 100,000 subscribers, routes leads across systems, and runs 187 campaigns without manual intervention.
Marketing · Engineering · Automation · CRM · Lifecycle Marketing
How AI tools exposed the fundamental flaws in algorithm-based hiring, and why companies clinging to coding puzzles are missing the best developers.
Interviews · Hiring · Development · Hot Takes · Career
How Google weaponizes two-factor authentication requirements to force app installations, trigger automatic photo backups, and push users toward paid storage subscriptions. A deep dive into the dark patterns that turn security into surveillance.
Google · Dark Patterns · Privacy · Security · 2FA
How I learned to navigate HIPAA complexities while building enterprise healthcare platforms, and why the market is exploding beyond anyone's expectations.
Healthcare · HIPAA · Compliance · Enterprise · AWS
An honest look at how ADHD affects my programming journey, the challenges, the unexpected advantages, and the strategies that actually work. For fellow neurodivergent developers who might be struggling.
ADHD · Neurodivergence · Personal · Mental Health · Programming
A comprehensive guide to building email templates that work across all major email clients. Learn the tricks, workarounds, and testing strategies that actually work in production.
Email Development · HTML · CSS · Web Development · Best Practices
New Haven is way better than most people think. From Westville's walkability to West Rock hiking trails, plus a surprisingly great food scene that nobody talks about.
New Haven · Connecticut · City Life · Hiking · Food
A passionate but accessible introduction to Rocket League Championship Series. It's soccer with rocket cars, and it's genuinely incredible to watch, even if you're not a gamer.
RLCS · Esports · Rocket League · Gaming · Sports
Honest thoughts on using AI for coding, productivity, and whether it makes you a "real" developer. Spoiler: results matter more than tools.
AI · Development · Imposter Syndrome · Productivity · Hot Takes
An honest introduction to what this blog is really about: development, hiking, music, plants, video games, and whatever else I'm obsessing over. Fair warning: this isn't your typical professional dev blog.
Welcome · Personal · Life · Hobbies · Development