Hi, I'm Dan —

I’m a Design System Product Owner at Cisco, working remotely from Denver. I’m also a designer, front-end developer, bookworm, serial hobbyist, and a retired community organizer.

This site is my little digital garden — a space for random thoughts, snippets, reading notes, and whatever else I feel like planting. If something here resonates, feel free to subscribe via Ghost or follow along with RSS. And if you ever want to chat about anything you see here, my inbox is always open. 👋

Making iOS Apps with AI

I've been tinkering on a few iOS apps lately with the help of AI and having a ton

05 Jul

Finally going electric with the 2026 Subaru Solterra

Picked up a Solterra from the dealer. We had to order it, and it took about 5-6 weeks for

01 Feb

Struggling with time away

Let me preface the weird little post I'm about to share by saying: I know how much privilege

05 Jan

36.

Hey again, blog. I’m back for another one of those narcissistically gratifying posts all about my life.

20 Jul

Reading

Parable of the Talents

On the Beach

This one… I didn’t connect super well with the characters but the last few chapters were devastating. The thought

Mockingbird

Great book, another hit from Tevis for me. Loved this quote in particular about robots - felt very timely Robots were

Hi, I'm Dan —

Blog

Making iOS Apps with AI

Finally going electric with the 2026 Subaru Solterra

Struggling with time away

36.

Latest Notes

Bookshelf

Parable of the Talents

On the Beach

Mockingbird

Parable of the Sower