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Community at the Pioneer · Woodside, CA

The Pioneer Community

Some venues are great because of the sound, the beer, or the crowd. But very few of them are able to help build a community. The Pioneer was that and a lot more to me, and many, many others.

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portfolio · Jooles, Inc.

Connecting People Around The Beautiful Game

Every four years we embark on the beautiful game's international competition. I've designed a tracker for groups, teams, goals, and knockout rounds. As this is the single largest sporting event in the world, it seems appropriate to share it with anyone else who loves soccer.

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Essay · July 17, 2026

When the BBQ Found Its Purpose

What started as a fun way to celebrate music has become a tradition of giving back. The Van Hiller Rock and Roll Backyard BBQ is now an annual community fundraiser powered by music, friendship, and generosity, crushing fundraising goals and generating nearly $9,000 over two years in support of diabetes awareness, research, and the race for a cure.

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Essay · July 13, 2026

Turning World Cup Chaos Into a Tracker You Can Actually Use

Built to make the FIFA™ World Cup easier to follow in real time, the tracker brings standings, projections, bracket paths, match details, scorers, and team profiles into one readable view. The archive preserves what the tracker saw, how its projections performed, and what changed as the tournament moved from group-stage uncertainty into knockout clarity, while setting the stage for future tournament coverage.

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Essay · July 13, 2026

The Final Whistle Was Just the Beginning

The inaugural edition of the FIFA™ World Cup Tracker has been archived. Explore the complete 2026 tournament, review projection performance, and see what's coming next as the platform expands toward the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Essay · June 13, 2026

We -Are- (Can Be) The Champions

Most meaningful accomplishments begin as unreasonable ideas.

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Essay · May 3, 2026

I Am Cyborg

As a product manager, I think a lot about systems. Not just what they are supposed to do, but what happens when they fail. What signals they depend on. What inputs they can interpret. What outputs they produce. What work happens invisibly in the background until something breaks badly enough that everyone suddenly understands how much the system was doing all along. That is how I have come to understand my body. You see, I have Type 1 diabetes, as do millions of other people.

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Community event · July 2027

Fourth Annual Van Hiller Rock and Roll Backyard BBQ

Stay tuned. We’re gearing up for the 4th Annual Van Hiller Rock and Roll Backyard BBQ, with plans to raise the bar again and make an even bigger impact than before.

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Community event · July 2026

Third Annual Van Hiller Rock and Roll Backyard BBQ

Welcome to the Third Annual Van Hiller Rock and Roll Backyard BBQ, a lively and impactful fundraising event dedicated to supporting Breakthrough T1D's vital mission. Join us for a spirited day filled with great music, delicious BBQ, and a community united in the fight against type 1 diabetes.

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