About

A personwho buildsand goes

Software professional. Relentless traveler. Someone who found that the best way to understand the world is to move through all of it, slowly.

Portrait

"I build things by day and go places by every other chance I get."

Based wherever the next project or mountain takes me. I work in tech, building products that live in browsers and pockets. I care about craft whether I am writing code or reading a wave.

The name Bijin Beyond Borders is a reflection of how I move through life: with attention, intention, and a quiet refusal to stay in one lane.

Fifteen countries in, fifty-five cities down, and the list keeps growing. Japan has a piece of my soul. Europe keeps pulling me back. The Americas are still revealing themselves.

This site is the archive. The record of what I have built, where I have been, and how far I am willing to push to find out what comes next.

What I do

I work at the intersection of product thinking and technical execution. I care about the details that most people skip.

Web applicationsFull-stack, browser-first products
Mobile appsiOS and Android, React Native
Product designSystems, flows, and sharp interfaces
InfrastructureAPIs, data pipelines, cloud architecture
Team leadershipBuilding and growing high-performing tech teams
Value sellingArticulating technology's impact in business terms
MMA
MMACombat
Ski
SkiMountain
Surf
SurfOcean
Snorkel
SnorkelUnderwater
Skydive
On the horizonSkydiveSoon
Scuba
On the horizonScubaSoon

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