Finance Professional/ Home Brewer/ Robot Herder/ Aspiring Developer
Welcome to my digital workshop. Here I explore the efficient frontier of personal finance, the chemistry of the perfect pour, and the code that runs my home.
Explore the Projects// the name
This site is named in memory of my late Golden Doodle, Rowdy. He was the perfect mix of chaotic energy and loyal companionship.
But the name also speaks to my philosophy on technology. I'm a finance professional by trade, but my approach to coding is a bit "rowdy." I'm a tinkerer. I break things to see how they work. I write messy scripts to automate perfectly logical tasks. This site is a tribute to that spirit: unstructured curiosity meeting structured goals.
// interests
My professional life is built on capital allocation and risk management, but my personal passion is Financial Independence. I treat my household balance sheet with the same rigor as a corporate treasury—optimizing for tax efficiency, smart leverage, and long-term growth.
When the spreadsheets close, the kettle turns on. Home brewing (and distilling) is my primary creative outlet—the perfect blend of art and science. Dialing in water chemistry, managing yeast health, and refining recipes until the result is perfect. It's not just about making beer; it's about mastering the process.
I hope to never mow the lawn or shovel snow again. From being a long-time lawn robot owner to deploying my Yarbo autonomous blower, I'm obsessed with delegating physical labor to machines. Now I'm expanding into software—exploring how AI and Python can further automate my life.
Health is the ultimate asset. I apply a data-driven mindset to personal wellness—focusing on longevity, nutrition, and sustainable habits that keep the engine running for the long haul.
// current status
A running list of what's on the workbench.
Games
Building games for myself and my kids as a way to explore what AI can create purely from prompts.
Pixel Math Blocks A retro pixel-art math game where kids drag and drop blocks to solve problems. live Pop Math! A balloon-popping math game where kids tap the correct answer floating on screen. live Rowdy's Retail Rush A cashier simulator where kids make change, pull the tax lever, and earn wages at Rowdy's store. live Tic Tac Toe A neon-themed classic two-player Tic Tac Toe game with glowing animations and score tracking. live Leap Frog: Rhythm River A skip-counting river crossing where kids hop a frog from bank to bank across lily pads, picking the right number to leap upstream. live Sight Word Safari A hidden-object jungle game where kids find target sight words on jungle objects, with adaptive difficulty and collectible animals. live RowdyRepo: The Sorting Bot A categorization game where a robot mascot helps kids sort emoji items into labeled bins by color, letter, category, size, and shape. live Gem Digger A pixel-art digging game where kids answer counting and number sense questions to mine through underground layers and collect gems. live Spell Tower A tower defense spelling game where kids spell words correctly to fire their towers and zap invading UFOs, with grade-appropriate word lists for K–4. live