Helping people build better code and better selves.
"The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."
— Ryan Holiday, paraphrasing Marcus Aurelius
Hi! I'm Andrew. I work with clients on code and navigating conflicts. On the technical side, I'm a longtime web engineer and open-source contributor. On the coaching side, I give engineers a confidential space to process workplace friction and walk away with practical tools for a safer, more honest team. I don't believe conflicts are to be afraid of, but rather there needs to be a deliberate approach to a healthy conflict.
Hard work makes life rich, and hard conversations make work bearable. If either is sitting on your desk right now, that's exactly the kind of thing I help with.
Certified in Transformative Mediation — Utah State University (in progress)
Whimsical Animations — Josh Comeau Courses (in progress)
1:1 pairing for engineers who want a second set of eyes on their work or career.
Starts at $150 / hr · project-based quotes available · intro call free
A confidential space to process workplace friction — plus practical frameworks for the hard conversations.
$50 / hr · 1 hr session increments · intro call free
Not sure which fits? Reach out and we'll figure it out together →
"Before I found my way to Andrew, I went thru five developers who couldn't deliver the software I needed for some new automation my small company was developing. With understated confidence, Andrew quickly produced usable software that not only did what I needed, it looked the way I wanted it to. He began producing results for less than some developers wanted just to review our requirements. I was initially reluctant to move from a desktop approach to a browser based app, but at this point, I would never go back. Sometimes we'd request a change at the beginning of a test session, and have an updated version before the test was finished. It has been a true collaboration. My only regret is that I didn't find him sooner."
If something technical or interpersonal is sitting on your desk, send a note. I typically reply within two business days.
Selected projects I've built or shipped.
A CAD-type application that facilitates a faster turnaround time for amputees to receive 3D printed socket for a residual limb.
Offer a prospective student a seamless enrollment experience to advance their career.
Reclaim is a privacy-focused application to aid users to reclaim their data.
Organize media into one folder with a date-centric folder structure.
Jane.com is a boutique marketplace featuring the latest fashion trends. Jane.com did close momentarily and is set to reopen.
FedEx Services Warehouse Management is a project to manage the warehouse operations of FedEx.
An experiment to make a terminal game with Rust!
An application to allow unit members to submit and share history about their unit in the church.
The Biographical Database is a project to document the lives of early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In source a customer ETL pipeline, and develop a CRM using Angular.
Reflections on conflict, communication, and navigating hard situations.
Why the world can benefit from the attributes of love, resilience, and agency.
The loudest voices don't need to be listened to, because they aren't necessarily always right.
A reflective peice to support a rationale to be kind and understanding to everyone.
It was absolutely a great experience, and I'm willing to do another one.
A reflection on the Utah–BYU rivalry, game theory, and how cooperation and sportsmanship can overcome today’s culture of extreme competition.
From weightlifting to a half-marathon hopeful, here's how a bit of curiosity and a push from my wife turned me to chase new limits and experiences.
This reflective piece draws a parallel between weightlifting techniques and the process of reconciling internal conflicts between personal beliefs and observations, emphasizing the importance of adjustment, study, and perseverance to overcome pain and uncertainty.
A personal journey of faith and growth, exploring how intentional study of the Book of Mormon, repeated learning, and life experiences have shaped wisdom, resilience, and a deeper connection with God.
Let me take a deep dive into the exchange that occurred in the Oval Office.
Can things be so black and white as Mormon seemingly suggests?
Technical writing on systems, tools, and craft.
I set aside Claude Code, and I pick up the old-fashioned MDN documentaiton and a Vite environment to learn more about radial gradients!
I detail the journey to get a local Wifi point accessible by an HTTPS website.
This post explores the idea of how useful MCP and LLM technology is for the software engineer.
Discover how to turn AI from a crutch into a superpower—learning to harness it wisely, stay creative, and keep the magic of problem-solving alive in software engineering.
I built a simple Stripe-integrated timesheet app in just 4 hours using AI for boilerplate and my own creativity for polish, proving that AI is great for speed but real software quality still needs a human touch.
I learned to overcome vibe coding while solving mixed-content issues for a freelance project, using AI for guidance but ultimately teaching myself how to deploy with GitHub Actions and DigitalOcean.
I was surprised to learn that 3D software doesn’t share a universal coordinate system, and a client miscommunication taught me the importance of understanding right- vs. left-handed orientations and converting between them for accurate 3D printing.
I discovered that relying on AI alone couldn’t build my 3D slicer, and by stopping to understand raycasting, math, and problem-solving fundamentals, I learned that true progress comes from combining AI assistance with real comprehension.
Looking into documentation, I find a few aspects about OffscreenCanvas to use when processing graphics.
I learned firsthand how AI hype can overshadow reliability when I raised concerns about unchecked hallucinations in a product, and it reminded me that true creativity and critical thinking require questioning technology and not blindly trusting it.