Latest Blog Posts
- Cargo ebike 1000 mile review!Today we rolled over 1000 miles on electric converted Yuba Boda Boda cargo bike! Based on timestamp of the original post where I wrote about the conversion it’s been 8… Read more: Cargo ebike 1000 mile review!
- You should run your own music serverI’ve been happily being my own Spotify for the past 6 months and am loving it. My basic setup is Plex for serving the files and Plexamp on my computer… Read more: You should run your own music server
- Sound buttons – a tiny (meditative) musical toySound Buttons is an intentionally tiny, mildly meditative, app for your iPhone. Find it here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sound-buttons-tiny-music-toy/id6743234562 Why did I make this? I made Sound Buttons in order to try out… Read more: Sound buttons – a tiny (meditative) musical toy
- Night Lights a Toddler Toy UpdateAlways fun opening an old code base! Years ago a friend and I published an iOS app that we designed for our (at the time) toddlers to play. It’s a… Read more: Night Lights a Toddler Toy Update
- Converting a Yuba Boda Boda into a Cargo EBikeLast week I finished converting a Yuba Boda Boda Step-Over from an acoustic bike to an electric bike. I’ve now taken it out on a few rides to the gym… Read more: Converting a Yuba Boda Boda into a Cargo EBike
- “So what’s next?”Editor’s note: I landed at Destination Pet in May of 2025! Last week, along with a cadre of incredible people, my time at SkySpecs came to an end. Everyone I… Read more: “So what’s next?”
Wait, Who Are You?
I’m Chris, a software engineer living in Ann Arbor! My goal is to help people find joy, order, and beauty through technology.
Currently I work for Destination Pet as a Senior Full Stack Engineer. Our mission is to elevate the love and lives of pet families through Connected Care. I help all over the place in the organization with a focus on software projects for our 4-wall businesses.
From 2022-2025, I worked for SkySpecs as a Full Stack Software Engineer. Our goal was to simplify the management of renewable energy assets, so less can do more for the planet. My day-to-day involved writing lots of JavaScript for our webapp in order to help track and analyze inspection and maintenance data for wind farms.
Before SkySpecs I worked at NewFoundry as a Software Engineer. Their team of strategists, designers, and engineers work closely together to help clients see their visions come to life. It’s a stellar team that does high quality work and I was lucky to be a part of it.
And before NewFoundry I made websites for small law firms with The Modern Firm. While there I was the Creative Director and Web Architect and I’m extraordinarily proud of how we solved our client’s marketing needs. If you’re a lawyer looking to grow your business you should contact them and take all of their advice.
And When You’re Not Working?
In 2019 I started a podcast with Andy Rau called Roll For Topic. Each episode we talk about a topic chosen by rolling on a d10 table. In 2021 we held our first yearly Roll For Topic Con. In 2025 we did our 5th! In 2022 we started a podcast network called “Roll For It Media” with our sibling show, The Splatbook.
In 2015, Steve Kemsley and Kyle Latino and myself started an independent videogame studio called Scope Creep Studios. We make simple and approachable games that make you think. I help out there with development (primarily in C#) and design.
In another life I did photography work under the auspices of Yes! Photo with my wonderful wife, Betsy. We now mostly stick to Instagram and occasional fun photo shoots. If you’re looking for a photographer in the area reach out to me for a recommendation.
I also used to be a maintainer at Workantile, a coworking community in downtown Ann Arbor. If you’re looking for a way to get out of your home office or a coffeeshop you should check them out. It’s a wonderful community.
In the digital world, I’m active on the local Ann Arbor and Ypsi mastodon instance. You can also email me at my first initial and last name at gmail.
Additional Highlighted Projects
In mid-2018 I edited and published the Ypsi-Arbor Gazette D&D Gazette.
In December 2018 I published A Christmas One Shot: Marley’s Scrooge Case.