ENDPOINT /contact
OPEN
CHANNEL.
Signal strength
RECEIVING · STRONG
Typical response < 24h on weekdays
Currently in America/Chicago · UTC-6
Currently in America/Chicago · UTC-6
I'm employed full-time and not on the job market, but I do take on small, short-run side projects when the work and timing make sense. Laravel, Vue, and Livewire are home turf. Pick whichever channel below works for you. If it's longer than a paragraph, the form is easier. If it's quick, email is fine.
ROUTES /endpoints
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[email protected]
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LINKEDIN · professional
/in/hardentwallace
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GITHUB · code
/devdadmax
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FORM · long-form
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// FYI
I'm a quiet inbox kind of person. Send a thoughtful message and you'll get a thoughtful reply. Send a recruiter blast for "Junior React Native, Sao Paulo on-site," and you probably won't. No hard feelings.
TRANSMIT /message
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STATUS /availability
Currently
// EMPLOYMENT
● Side projects only
Full-time at Gambling.com Group, not looking for a new role. Open to small, short-run side projects on evenings and weekends when the scope fits.
// LOCATION
Atoka, Tennessee
UTC-6 (Central). Open to occasional travel; not relocating.
// DOMAIN FIT
Reliability-first work
Public-safety adjacent, fintech, performance marketing, or internal platforms. Anywhere "it has to keep working" is the brief.
NOTES /faq
Common questions
Are you available for a new full-time role?
No. I'm happy where I am at Gambling.com Group. The note above on side projects still stands.
What kind of side projects do you take?
Small and well-scoped. A bug nobody on your team has time to chase, a feature build, a one-off integration, or a quick consult on an architecture decision. If it's going to balloon into a multi-month commitment, I'm probably not the right person.
What's your stack sweet spot?
Laravel + Vue + Livewire on the front end, MySQL + Redis on the back, Linux, Bash, and Cloudflare around the edges. I'm fine outside that too. A decade of public-safety software meant working across whatever the integration partner happened to use.
Do you use AI tools?
Yes, every day. Claude Code and Cursor have a real place in my workflow. That said, they're a tool, not a stand-in for engineering. They enhance the work I already know how to do and they make me think harder about the work I don't. Teams that treat them as a shortcut around fundamentals ship worse software, not better.
What's the easiest way to start a conversation?
Email or the form on this page, whichever is easier. A short paragraph on what you're trying to do is plenty. I'll reply with whether it's a fit and what I'd want to know next.