Hats

NOTE: Not a literal hat page! I will have to make that soon.

The roles I wear, sometimes all at once.

Current Hats

Founder / Entrepreneur

  • Write Club — Founded 2022, 3 years leadership (President → Founder role after graduation)
  • Berry House — Founded August 2025, dual-mission web development studio

Developer

  • JAMstack specialist — Eleventy, Hugo, Astro.js, Jekyll (8+ years, 2017-2025)
  • Accessibility advocate — A11y-first approach, WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
  • Open-source contributor — 20+ maintained projects, 700+ commits, 100+ stars across repositories

Writer

  • Independent publisher — 9 books via Amazon KDP and Gumroad totaling 1,500+ pages
  • Professional writer — Living wage achieved November 2025 with 24 articles in one month.
  • Poet — 5 poetry chapbooks published independently, public writing at B.K. Poetry.
  • Essayist — 200+ longform articles on Medium since 2015, achieving 10,000-29,000 views on top performers.
  • Literary journalist — Published in Mount Royal University Undergraduate Humanities Review (April 2024), The Reflector, Beeminder Blog (September 2017)
  • Daily journal writer — 1,000,000+ words journaled on 750words since September 17, 2011.

Editor

  • Write Club founder — Built from handful of students to 100+ members
  • Anthology publisher — On the Fringe series, 20+ emerging writers
  • Workshop facilitator — Weekly meetings, critique sessions
  • Peer reviewer — Academic and creative work

Community Builder and Teacher

  • Organizer — Events, workshops, fundraisers
  • Fundraiser — Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation, Ripple Foundation
  • Workshop leader — Writing craft, web development basics
  • Mentor — One-on-one guidance for students and early-career creatives
  • Technical writer — Documentation, tutorials, guides

Student

  • Recent graduate — BA English Honours, Mount Royal University (April 2025, 3.8 GPA)
  • Daily practice — French language learning, chess tactics, coding exercises, reading technical books
  • Lifelong learner — Currently enrolled in various online self-directed MOOCs and certification programs.

Volunteer

  • Crisis support — 7 Cups, 790+ support chats, 249+ individuals assisted
  • Nonprofit consultant — Calgary Vegan Society (2023–present), digital presence, marketing, and branding pro bono
  • Pro bono developer — Websites for marginalized communities through Berry House dual-mission model
  • Manitoba Métis Federation — Volunteer staff, Social Services (September 2020 - April 2022)

Former Hats

  • Sous chef — Rotary Flames House (Aug 2015–Jan 2020, 4+ years, part-time): systems & mise en place, pressure management (busy family mornings), precision/repetition, team coordination, inventory forecasting, health & sanitation protocols
  • Housekeeper — ServiceMaster Clean (Aug 2015–Dec 2019, 4+ years, part-time): detail work in hospitals/businesses/schools, standards & consistency (ICU/ER protocols), pride in “invisible” work, physical stamina (up to 30kg lifting)
  • Music composer (Augustin) — Independent & contract (2011–2016): iteration/revision, releasing work vs perfectionism, end-to-end production to digital publication of 3 albums
  • Photographer (qvl) — DeviantArt portfolio (Jun 2010): macro nature composition, patience/observation (+300 images; 30,900+ views), manual camera settings (Kodak DX6490), textural detail

How the Hats Fit Together

These roles inform each other:

  • Writing improves my code documentation
  • Editing sharpens my development feedback
  • Teaching clarifies my own understanding
  • Community building informs business ethics
  • Volunteering reminds me who I'm building for
  • /about — More biographical context
  • /now — Which hats I'm wearing most right now
  • /elsewhere — Evidence of these roles in action
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