philomath is...
Greek: a lover of learning.
The short version
I manage maintenance operations for industrial processing and manufacturing—asset counts in the thousands across multiple divisions and sites. My professional life is CMMS migrations, predictive maintenance, environmental compliance, and building data pipelines that make the invisible parts of operations visible.
The creative side
Lifelong violinist and drummer. Listening habits run from Mozart to Meshuggah, with Coltrane, Debussy, Radiohead, and Tool scattered between. Avid painter. Beginner watchmaker. Trained audio engineer with a project studio. 360° video production. The thread is making things and taking them apart to understand why they work.
The technical side
Wannabe tech nerd since my first DOS command on a Commodore 64. Built Geocities sites before Google existed. Decades of hands-on experience across personal, business, and creative software categories. Now building AI-assisted tools, industrial IoT pipelines, and workflow automation—still just as curious about what the next command does.
Things I'm building
Priority Pulse
A personal AI assistant that watches how you actually spend your time and tells you what you're avoiding. Built for ADHD brains in high-interrupt jobs where the day disappears before you've touched the important stuff.
Part Lokker
Drop a photo of a quote, invoice, or packing slip and get a clean, ready-to-import file for your CMMS. No manual data entry, no reformatting spreadsheets. Handles PDFs, scanned documents, and photos from the shop floor.
Diagnostic Assistant
An AI coach that walks technicians through diagnosis and repair of niche industrial systems. Uses manufacturer documentation first, asks for specific photos or videos mid-conversation, and guides rather than guesses.
Scrap Metal ID
A mobile app that helps yard workers identify metal grades on the spot. The model improves continuously because the people using it are the ones training it—designed to fit into existing workflows without adding steps.
VRespite
VR applications with two focus areas: rapid-access sensory environments for students experiencing autism-related sensory overloads at school, and custom-built immersive experiences for long-term and palliative care patients. Co-founded.
Dispatches
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Coming soonWhy I Built an AI System to Tell Me What I'm AvoidingPriority Pulse, ADHD, and the uncomfortable honesty of your own data.
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Coming soonThe Maintenance Controller's Case for Operations TechnologyHow a maintenance department became a data operation.
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Coming soonQue Sais-Je? — Negative Capability in Industrial SettingsWhat Montaigne and Keats knew about uncertainty that most managers don't.
The writing happens when it happens.