01Available
Community
RoamTribe
A mobile community for van lifers, RV travellers, digital nomads, and people looking for their next tribe on the road.
Fractional CTO · Forward deployed engineer · Product builder
I turn complex ideas into products that ship.
Fractional CTO and hands-on builder for ambitious products. Nearly two decades shaping architecture, teams, and delivery across web, mobile, and applied AI.
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Current focusForward deployed · Applied AI
Tokyo, JapanWorking across time zones
20years in software
18+recent products mapped
15products live now
3web · mobile · AI
Selected work
Products built to solve real friction.
Recent work spans climate tech, testing, food discovery, accessibility, location-aware experiences, and AI-supported workflows.
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02Live
Location
GeoDra
Location-aware notes, treasure hunts, and event experiences that reveal stories only when people reach the place.
03Live
Consumer
FoodHopp
A food diary and social discovery platform for rating dishes, exploring cuisines, and remembering every bite.
04Live
B2B SaaS
Operte
A retail operations ERP for franchise teams to manage stores, maintenance, expiries, documents, and compliance.
05Available
Mobile
ShakeMemo
An ultra-fast voice reminder app: shake the phone, speak, and let smart parsing turn the thought into an actionable reminder.
06Live
Marketplace
Intern.ac
A global internship marketplace connecting students, founders, and companies with profiles, applications, and hiring workflows.
How I work · six steps
From direction to durable delivery.
A practical path from the first product decision to a production system the team can keep improving.
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Fractional CTO
Set direction, priorities, and decision ownership before complexity compounds.
StrategyRoadmapsTeam designShape
Product engineering
Turn an ambiguous problem into a focused product slice people can use.
Product scopeWebMobileDesign
System architecture
Define secure boundaries, APIs, and services proportionate to the next stage.
API designCloudSecurityGround
Data and platforms
Establish pragmatic foundations for identity, data, deployment, and operations.
PostgreSQLFirebaseDockerAccelerate
Applied AI
Apply AI where it improves a real decision or removes measurable friction.
RAGLLM workflowsOCRShip & evolve
Quality engineering
Build testing, observability, and feedback into every production release.
AutomationCI/CDObservability
Operating principle
Technical strategy only matters when it reaches production.
I work from the decision to the deployment: framing the product, setting the architecture, unblocking the team, and building the critical path when that is what moves the product forward.
Explore my approachNotes from the work
Writing on systems, quality, and building.
Hello World, or a Recap of 2023
A quick recap of 2023 plan vs actual. Built 4 apps, get on with good communities, and had a productive year.
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