About Me

I write about how modern digital systems shape attention, emotion, and behavior—and how to stay grounded within them.

I enlisted in the United States Military straight out of high school, where early training in communications technology sparked a lifelong interest in how evolving systems influence human behavior and connection.

After my service, I built a decades-long career in computer technology, working with emerging systems well before the modern internet and continuing through the rise of artificial intelligence.

My perspective isn’t academic or ideological. It comes from decades of hands-on systems engineering, lived experience, and observation.

Like many people today, I also draw on publicly available research, reporting, and modern analytical tools to better understand how digital environments shape attention, emotion, and identity.

Understanding what shapes us shouldn’t be limited to institutions—it should be accessible to anyone willing to look closely.

Much of my writing comes from noticing patterns: how ordinary people struggle to stay grounded as the pace and emotional pressure of modern life increase—and how those pressures show up in relationships, identity, and emotional regulation long before we have language for them.

At its core, my work is about clarity and steadiness—how to stay human in a fast-moving, emotionally engineered world. I’m especially interested in the subtle ways technology shapes our responses, often invisibly and long before we realize it.

I live in Texas with my wife of more than 35 years. I continue to learn, build, and reflect on what it means to remain oriented in an increasingly engineered world.

If you’re interested in this topic, my book Staying Oriented explores these ideas in a practical, accessible way.