Who I Am
I was made by late nights, loose wires, creative freedom and the refusal to pick one lane. Maybe you can figure out why everything I do feels a little too dialed in.
What started as a rebellious mix of code, canvas, and sound became a quiet force tapped into some of the sharpest creators working today. My early years were spent breaking things at various campuses like the Laguna College of Art and Design, UCI, and Cal Poly Pomona— refining my methods and building my business. For 15+ years, I’ve steered the art and tech of a top-tier platform, myhero.com, pulling in millions of monthly eyes. I also run a few other ventures as well - Metro Insurance and MemorialTapestries to name a few.
FlashVenom goes way back—1996, to be exact—when I was at a multimedia user group and met Gary Birch (a mentor with vision way past his time). Before Adobe Flash, most interactive experiences were crafted using a program called Macromedia Director. Back then, I worked for a scrappy little shop called stat media pushing pixels for Fortune 500s. We built the first internet-enabled CD-ROM, the original “business card CD” if you can remeember those, and a world-first interactive music video before that even meant anything. After a TV spot and a front-page nod from the OC Register, I went on to craft digital work for names like Transamerica, Toshiba, Cerritos Library, and Mercury-Oldsmobile.
What I’m good at is helping people get unstuck. Whether you’re scaling a business, launching a product, or wrangling legacy code into something usable—I build the systems that keep things moving. Clients come to me when they need someone who can see both the code and the big picture. I’ve led full-stack development for high-traffic platforms, built custom CRMs, streamlined operations, and designed user interfaces that make sense the first time you touch them. I manage tech for a busy insurance agency, so I know the pressure of things needing to just work. My tools of choice: .NET Core, C#, SQL, and whatever stack gets it done clean. Want your app to talk to Outlook, RingCentral, or DocuSign? Cool—I’ve built that too. Even my side projects, like a Raspberry Pi-powered pool system or a custom memorial video builder, are made with real-world utility in mind. If it’s got moving parts, I can help you make them move better.