Currently...

I'm now retired from Roku (that most awesome video streaming company) and I'm now off to new ventures and adventures.

While building software systems was fun and rewarding for many decades, I’ve found myself yearning for more creative expression. Before my career in software, I worked in television production, a field that struck a perfect balance between technology and creativity.

New Direction

Driven by that creative spark, I’ve developed a new TV series set in the 1860s, a richly layered historical drama that I believe many viewers will find compelling. I’m now exploring partnerships for production and distribution. I can’t share too much just yet, but I’m excited about where it’s headed.

New Website (again)

As great as WordPress seemed, it's not the right web page system for me. It's so incredibly complex, and I've always rebelled against complex systems, especially when most people only need 10% of the capabilitiy. So, for now, I've greatly simplified this website. The plan is to switch it over to a page generator like I created for Rebol.com. Much easier to deal with.

Past Products and Inventions

  • Roku – Developed video streaming set-top boxes and TVs
  • Amiga OS – Created first multitasking operating system for personal computers
  • Rebol Language – Created a next generation computer language
  • Rebol IOS – Developed the Internet Operating System
  • AltME – Developed the Alternative Messaging Environment
  • CDTV – Developed the world’s first CD-ROM TV set-top box
  • WIP Wiki – Created one of the first Wiki engines
  • MakeDoc – Wrote the first markdown language for web authoring
  • DevBase – Created advanced BBS/Forum for developers
  • ED-TV – Viscorp set-top box operating system
  • Bay – Real-time motion video editor on a home computer
  • SimCD – CD-ROM maker/simulator (ISO 9660)
  • Amiga Logo – Logo programming language implemenation
  • NGS Forth – Programming language, Next Generation Systems
  • TV Production and Student Films:
    • Technical Director of production at KVIQ TV
    • The 600 Dollar Man - Parody of the 6 Million Dollar Man TV series
    • Leadbottom - Parody of Ironsides TV series
    • Galleria De La Noche - Spanish parody of Night Gallery