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Hello! My name is John, I'm a Software Engineer from Michigan.

I’ve been working in the industry as a Software Engineer for 10+ years, primarily focusing on Front End Engineering. Most of my career has been in the ad tech world. Throughout my career, I’ve worked extensively with React and have recently been working with Next.js. A few years ago, I transitioned to the management side and have been leading and managing a front-end team.

I am also extremely interested in crypto and web3. Recently, I’ve been experimenting with social web protocols like ActivityPub, AT Protocol, and Nostr. My goal is to eventually integrate this site more with those protocols. Outside of developer work, I’m an avid dart player and also play guitar.


Projects

AT Explore is a data browser for the AT Protocol, the decentralized social standard behind Bluesky. You can search users, view profiles, explore posts, and browse feeds. I started this project to better understand the protocol and plan to add more functionality in the coming months.

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