How I Use AI and Why I Think We Need to Learn to Grow With It
I use AI pretty much every day now, but I pair that speed with backups, human approval, and guard rails designed to keep mistakes from becoming…
Read articleIndependent software, built around real businesses.
My work has never fit neatly into one job title. I’ve founded software products, modernized long-running applications, built online communities, and helped small teams turn practical ideas into dependable systems.
Primary business
Dance Studio Manager
Dance Studio Manager connects enrollment, scheduling, tuition, payments, communication, reporting, and everyday administration in one practical system built specifically for dance studios.
DSM began as a solution for a working dance studio in 2003 and still grows from real conversations with studio owners, staff, teachers, and families.
2003the first studio solution
Todaystill evolving with studios
Focuspractical, dependable operations
How I approach the work
Practical first. Ambitious over time.
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Start with the real work
The best software begins with an honest understanding of what people do every day, where time is lost, and what needs to become easier.
02
Build for the long term
Useful products outlive trends. I value steady improvement, reliability, and modernization that protects what already works.
03
Keep it practical
I’m interested in ambitious technology — including AI — but I judge it by whether it produces clearer decisions and better outcomes.
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