this is me. myself.

every version of me so far

1. always

   the writer

   i’ve always been a creative person who happens to be good at math and science. the poems started in ap english and never really stopped: tumblr, hellopoetry, three collections, the pensieve.

2. v.next202x

   untitled

   whatever comes after this one.

3. v.now2026 to now

   before it clicks

   the space between early and obvious: biweekly observations on tech, business, and everything in between, on substack since february 2026.

4. v.now2018 to now

   the operator

   managing partner at y not you, the advisory firm i co-built in 2018. fractional coo, systems, and finding where ai actually belongs. on the side: the lab, the toolbox, and way too much music.

5. v.42014 to 2017

   the genius

   apple genius and mentor (acmt and acit certified, 2016), where my lead genius taught me the word applescript.

6. v.32012 to 2014

   tuba mike

   manhattan college, applied mathematics (an inaugural graduate of that concentration). president of the pep band, still on tuba, which is where i met allison (now my wife).

7. v.22009 to 2012

   the brass section

   salesian high school. trumpet for a year because the honors program’s marching band said so, then tuba. deputy editor of the newspaper, the bowling team, and the first poems, in ap english.

8. v.12000 to 2008

   a piano virtuoso

   classical piano, on the family piano my mom grew up playing (it’s in storage, and i mean to play it again). picked up guitar around 11 and taught myself most of it.

9. v.01994

   the bronx

   born and raised.