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Updated Apr 2026 · Kansas City
I got laid off from Oracle in early 2026. After eight years of enterprise pace, the open schedule takes some getting used to. I'm using it to tinker, write, and pay attention to things I haven't had time for in a while.
Status
Independent Active
Laid off from Oracle in early 2026
Looking for
UX Director or senior design leadership, or consulting
Design systems, AI-augmented design process, and the messy middle where institutional knowledge has to keep up with the tooling
This site
The Cocktail Napkin
Writing more than I have in years
Software
Bear Paw
Cross-platform control and telemetry system for Uniden analog scanners. Personal project, scratch-my-own-itch.
Hardware
An idea on the breadboard
More when it works
Otherwise
Puttering around the house and trying to be cool
Project
Breaking the algorithm
Trying to get Apple Music to introduce me to music that's just outside of my algorithm's Venn diagram
British TV run
Saturday Night Live UK, Toast of London (again), Toast of Tinseltown, The Cleaner (again), Riot Women, The IT Crowd (again)
Callsign
KF0NUI
Amateur radio is a seasonal interest for me — storm season is approaching in Kansas City, so it's becoming that season again