Outside of work
Here's what I'm tinkering on right now: watches, wheels, and wires. This page stays unfinished on purpose, and each badge shows where a project really stands.
Vintage & pre-owned watch repair and resale
A hands-on side project exploring watch repair, restoration, and resale — sourcing pre-owned and vintage pieces, cleaning them up, and giving them a second life. Less about scaling a business, more about learning the craft of watchmaking one piece at a time.
Pick a ride to see the build
I work in transportation, and it turns out I can't stop there. I love getting around on two wheels and I love building the things I ride. Tap one of the three to see what's going on with it.
Motorcycle
While most motorcycle enthusiasts like to go bigger and faster with every bike they buy, I have yet to have that 'itch.' As my fourth motorcycle, the Honda CB300R is plenty fast enough for getting around the city, even if I have the smallest displacement at every Bikes and Coffee meetup.
I love working on my bike myself and so far I have added: new clutch/brake levers, hand guards to protect the nice levers, heated grips imported from Japan, Baja LED off-road lights for better visibility, Quadlock forkmount for central navigation, tail tidy to clean up the rear end, T-Rex rear sliders, T-Rex quick spool mounts, R&G tank pads for better grip, SR clutch pack and 30% stiffer springs, SW Motech engine guard, and some Dunlop Mutant hybrid tires.
Bicycle
A 2020 Cannondale Topstone Alloy C2 with a carbon fork. After owning a road bike and a hardtail, I wanted the best of both worlds, so I went with a higher-quality gravel bike for DC's roads and trails. I bought it off Facebook Marketplace in 2020 and haven't touched the original 2x11 drivetrain.
What I have added: a Route Werks bag up front, a Specialized x Fjällräven top tube bag and “snack” bag, a rear rack, and matching yellow bottle cages to make the accents pop.
Scooter
This is my wife Catherine's main mode of transportation. It's a 2018 model year and the second Honda Metropolitan we've had. The first was a 2013, but as it got older, we thought it would be better to pass it along and get a new(er) one!
We've added a cute faux-wicker basket on the rear rack and a RAM mount for phone navigation. With easy access to the oil filter and coolant, basic maintenance on this scooter is almost as easy as taking it for a ride downtown.
My nerdy side, in 6U
Not everything I build has wheels. Tucked in my home is a compact network rack: a UniFi gateway and switch, a patch panel, a couple of small PCs, and a surge-protected power strip holding it all together. It's on its sixth version, so swipe back through the photo to see how it got here.
Since I've lived on my own, I've never rented a modem or router from my ISP. I've always liked the freedom, and the technical interest, that comes with owning and running my own gear. When we bought the house, I was super excited to finally set up a real home network and live out my dream of cosplaying as a network engineer.