I live in the beautiful province of British Columbia, located along the West Coast of Canada. I think living here has greatly contributed to everything I do, influencing my music composition and also my work as a software developer. The environment here makes it very easy to be creative.

From the first time I started playing with computers as a young lad, I was hooked. When I discovered how to program computers in my early teens (starting with Basic on an Apple II and then Turbo Pascal on a 286) there was no going back for me. I’ve been pretty much programming on various platforms using a myriad of programming languges ever since then.

Currently I am very thankful to currently be employed at Smartsettle which is a leader in developing software for the emerging e-Negotiation industry. With Smartsettle I am privileged to work on technology that truly makes a difference in the world. Smartsettle’s vision is “resolving conflict in a more peaceful, collaborative and intelligent way throughout the world”. Our software is based on Game Theory which involves mathematical models for resolving conflict and encouraging cooperation between decision makers.

My primary work with Smartsettle involves building their web technology platforms, specifically Smartsettle One, which is a web application designed for simple, single-issue, two-party negotiations. We are hoping to add multi-issue and multi-party features in the near future. I also built and continue to manage the International eNegotiation Exhibition which has seen the involvement of dozens of universities from over 30 different countries.

My musical expressions are primarily realized through my band Greylevel, which to date has released two albums through ProgRock Records. Our last album, Hypostatic Union, was released in early 2011 and has enjoyed great success. (We are even listed on ProgArchives Top Prog Albums for 2011.) The positive response to this album has been a great encouragement and so I am hoping to make major progress on the next one during 2012.

A little bit more about me

More importantly than both work and music, I am married to a wonderful woman and we have two awesome kids. Every spare moment that I’m not working, you’ll probably find me spending time with them.

I am also a Christian and I attend a local church with my family. In addition to reading technicals books I also enjoy theology, church history and the great discussions that such topics usually bring about. If you want to have a conversation, please get in touch.