Creativity & innovation
New ideas beat the way we've always done it. Hear the wild one out before you shut it down.
[about]
the room it was written in
the voice behind the signal. not the résumé — the room it was written in.
I build quiet software for loud minds. Twenty-five years at the workbench, mostly on Apple platforms — Swift, SwiftUI, Core ML — with detours through Rust proxy modules, edge TypeScript, and whatever the moment asks for. The credentials live on the CV. This page is the room the work gets written in.
comm_channel
Discord
comm_style
Direct, blunt, no fluff
env_mode
Hybrid (office + home)
fuel_type
☕ Coffee. Always coffee.
Efficiency over polish
Ship it. Don't over-polish what isn't needed. If I do something twice, I'll automate it.
Always leveling up
Tools, skills, mindset. Learning is the job, not a perk.
How I might annoy you
- Rabbit hole mode
- I go deep on problems and lose track of time.
- Blunt comms incoming
- Directness isn't personal — it's efficient.
- Signal lost
- Hyperfocused and quiet doesn't mean upset. I'm in the zone.
How you might annoy me
- Meetings that could be a message
- Respect the calendar.
- Vague communication
- Say what you mean. Mean what you say.
- No accountability
- Own your work and your mistakes.
- Talking down to others
- Everyone deserves respect — period.
- Showing up unprepared
- Late or unready wastes both our time.
- Shutting down new ideas
- At least hear it out first.
I might need help with
- Overcommitting
- I say yes to everything — help me prioritize ruthlessly.
- Analysis paralysis
- Sometimes I just need someone to say 'ship it.'
- Context switching
- Mid-flow interruptions cost me. Async beats sync.
- Asking for help
- I'll try to solve it myself first — always.
- Setting boundaries
- Work hours creep. Call it out.
I love
- Brainstorming & ideating
- Whiteboard sessions, wild ideas, yes-and energy.
- Designing & creating
- Making things that didn't exist before.
- Automating & optimizing
- If I do it twice, I'll automate it.
NeuroShell
Swift / SwiftUI macOS terminal and AI productivity suite. Human-Focused AI Award, Tetrate Buildathon — shipped and maintained.
focus-guard
Rust Envoy dynamic module that enforces deep-work policies at the proxy layer — distractions blocked before they reach the browser.
accessibility-rails-components
ViewComponents library with WCAG 2.1 AA patterns and Stimulus controllers — accessible defaults, not bolt-on fixes.
Workspace & tooling configs
Reproducible dotfiles, macOS/Linux setup automation, and team tooling integration across distributed contributors.
recognition
Human-Focused AI Award
Tetrate Buildathon — selected from 170+ applicants
"NeuroShell puts AI to work while centering real human value."
— Birger Moëll, Associate Professor in Computational Linguistics, Uppsala University
>_ relocation status
On the ground in Auckland December 2026 through February 2027 for interviews and in-person introductions; full relocation from Louisiana lands in 2027. AU UD/601 ETA and NZ eTA approved, housing secured. Open to remote contract or freelance work in the interim.
If you're being quiet it means you're thinking. If I'm being quiet it means I'm in flow. Ping me on Discord — I promise I'll resurface.
— JV, From the Orchid Room.