ABI build with AI on two decades of real engineering.
Entrepreneur and software engineer working where large language models meet solid systems — data pipelines, APIs, developer tooling, and AI agents. When I'm not shipping, I'm on the bike, in the garden, or feeding a sourdough starter.
A few of the hats I wear.
- Entrepreneur
- Founder
- Software Engineer
- Cook
- Mechanic
- Gardener
- Cyclist
This site is purely for fun and technical experimentation — a place for the projects, experiments, and ideas I find interesting, most of them centered these days on AI and machine learning.
What I work on
Over twenty years building end-to-end systems, from data pipelines and APIs to web UX. Recent work blends LLMs with disciplined software engineering to deliver measurable outcomes — with a soft spot for software that reaches into hardware and mechanical systems.
Tech, and life beyond the keyboard.
Notes from the workbench
AI coding assistants, agents, retro-computing builds, and the engineering behind modern automotive tech. Field notes, not press releases.
Read the Tech blog / LivingRooted & grounded
Sourdough, the garden, long rides, and the occasional over-engineered machine. Because you've got to eat — and you've got to step away from the screen.
Read the Living blogLatest posts.
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A modern PC with an old-school soul
The dream of a computer with the soul of a 1983 machine and the guts of a modern one — and what it would actually take to build it.
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Coding assistants, compared
A hands-on look at Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and the open-source crowd — and how to match the tool to the job instead of chasing hype.
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Getting started with AI code generation
A practical guide to bringing AI-powered code generation into your workflow without losing your mind — or your job.
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Projects live on GitHub.
Agents, developer tools, and experiments that reach from the LLM down to real hardware — built in the open and documented to be useful.