This is my Web site. There are many like it, but this one is mine…

I’m not big into blogging, as is probably obvious. Once in a while, circumstances will align, and I’ll actually post something.

Currently, I’m employed by TriMet as a software engineer (AKA systems analyst/programmer). I was hired as a Java developer but haven’t put a single line of Java into production. Instead, I did my first project in Python (Pylons/SQLAlchemy/etc) and haven’t looked back. Since then, Python has become one of our primary development languages and is used for data crunching and shell scripts as well as Web applications and services.

At one point, I was sort of Internet-famous due to a Web site called byCycle (pronounced bye-cycle, as in “get there by cycle”), which was a map-based, bicycle trip planner. I worked on it from the end of ’04 to mid-’07 and learned a ton about technical and non-technical stuff during that period. byCycle wasn’t founded as a startup, but I ended up learning quite a bit about startup culture/issues while working on it.

Outside of work, I like to be active and do a lot of outdoorsy stuff. Around town, I like to ride bikes and go for walks. Pedalpalooza is one of my favorite times of the year. Out of town, I like to hike and occasionally camp.

I also do the usual indoorsy stuff, like watch movies and read (mostly the Internet, from A to Z). I play drums and guitar, too, but I have no rock star aspirations.

I don’t have a huge online presence. I have a Facebook account, but I only keep in touch with my family there. I used to be on Twitter, but I couldn’t keep up. I thought I deleted my MySpace account, but I just found it the other day. My LinkedIn profile is fairly up to date. If you search for my name, most of what turns up is programming-related or something to do with byCycle.