About

I build software products while doing my best to stay intentional - leveling up my understanding of the world and myself as I move through it. I've been moving around my whole life - a third-culture kid since three-months old. I grew up in Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam and Texas. Became a musician/drummer in my early years, then an audio engineer who taught himself to code, and eventually to a lead frontend engineer with 10 years of experience. In mid 2025 I stepped out of agency work to carve my own path.

I love learning new things and languages, freediving and long runs, and the feeling of waking up in a new country before I remember where I am. I read a book tied to every place I land to try to understand where I am and the people I meet. These days I ship products from whatever table has power (bonus points for a balcony with a view) and chase experiences that push me outside of my comfort zone.

What I’m building

DiveJourney. Global dive map for scuba, freediving, and snorkeling. Plan trips, log dives, find dive shops, and meet other divers, freedivers, and snorkelers when you travel.

PhaseDrift. AI answer visibility monitoring. Track the prompts that matter, monitor citations + share-of-answer, then ship fixes that move it. Private beta (invite only).

How I work

• Solo engineer/founder. AI tooling is massively exciting and gives me leverage to ship more solo than ever before.
• MVPs and deadlines: late-night grinds mixed with all-day city roaming and off-grid exploration.
• Ship fast and iterate (a muscle I’m working to build).
• I try to keep mortality front-of-mind - it keeps me focused on what matters.

Fun facts I’m proud of

• Sailed Australia → Vietnam → China → across the North Pacific to the USA in the Clipper Round the World Race 2023/2024.
• Freedive to ~30 m. Ran two half marathons (working on a full).
• Taught myself to senior/lead frontend and worked remote for around ten years.
• Portuguese comfortable; working on learning Thai.

What you’ll find here

A single stream of posts: build logs, manuals, and field notes from the work and the road.

The projects I’m working on, what shipped, what broke, and what’s next.