About

I believe software has gotten too complex. The industry defaults to adding features, adding abstractions, adding subscriptions — when most of the time the right move is to cut. Good software is small, fast, and owned by the people who use it.

My approach: understand the problem, build the simplest thing that solves it, and stop there. No bloat. No lock-in. No paying a monthly fee for something you could run yourself.

Yale

As a data engineer specializing in human subjects research, I design tools that help laboratories collect, process, and make sense of complex behavioral and EEG data. At Yale, I mentor graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Phil Corlett’s Belief Lab — helping them build web-based behavioral tasks for human subjects research from the ground up.

wizaRdry

I maintain wizaRdry (GitHub), an R package built to support NIH-funded research in cognitive and behavioral science. Less boilerplate, more science.

CustomStack

CustomStack is my web development agency. I help founders ditch bloated SaaS subscriptions and replace them with custom, AI-built software they actually own — lower costs, full control, and tools that fit the way they work.

Brainify.AI

I consult with Brainify.AI on EEG data acquisition — training teams to capture high-quality brain signal data.

iPod Repair NYC

iPod Repair NYC is where I sell and repair vintage iPods — and archive the music collections inside them. Real people’s libraries, built over years of careful listening. Before a device ends up in a landfill, the music deserves to be saved.

This Blog

Written for people who’d rather buy the thing than rent the thing.

This blog is about reclaiming your digital life. Right to repair: fix what you have before replacing it. Right to build: make the tools you need instead of renting them. Right to own: stop, or at least limit, feeding the subscription economy.

Practically: data engineering, developer tooling, self-hosting, iPod repair, and whatever else I’m working through.

Want to work together or just say hi? Reach out on LinkedIn or GitHub.