What the work actually involved

Sep 2025 – Present

Founder

PositionTracker

Clarksville, Maryland — remote

Directing, designing, and iterating on a SaaS dashboard for organizing and analyzing stock and options positions — live at positiontracker.trading — using modern AI-assisted development workflows.

• Defined the product concept, user workflows, and interface for tracking positions, research, and portfolio context in one place.
• Integrated financial market data, authentication, a Postgres data store, subscription billing, and a Vercel deployment workflow.
• Used AI coding agents to accelerate implementation while remaining responsible for product decisions, review, testing, and release quality.
• Applied publishing-era lessons about clarity, information architecture, and measurable outcomes to a SaaS product.

May 2010 – Present

Founder & Head of Digital Publishing and Content Operations

AK Internet Consulting

Clarksville, Maryland — remote / distributed team

Technology publishing began in 2007. AK Internet Consulting as a company is listed from May 2010.

Built and operated a portfolio of technology publications, led a distributed editorial organization, and connected content strategy to audience growth and business results.

• Built and operated a portfolio of five technology publications: Online Tech Tips, Help Desk Geek, Switching to Mac, The Back Room Tech, and Xbox Advisor.
• Reached approximately 7–8 million monthly pageviews across the network at its peak.
• Recruited and led more than 35 writers, editors, and contractors in a distributed environment.
• Oversaw a content portfolio exceeding 4,500 technology articles.
• Directed editorial strategy, topic selection, publishing calendars, content standards, contributor workflows, editing, and quality control.
• Used SEO, audience behavior, content performance, and revenue data to guide investment and iteration.
• Developed monetization programs involving advertising, affiliate relationships, and audience growth.
• Managed WordPress infrastructure and publishing technology supporting high-traffic websites.
• Introduced AI-assisted research, editorial, automation, and development workflows.
• Adapted business and content strategy through major changes in search, social distribution, advertising, and AI.

Mar 2007 – Present

Founder and Editor-in-Chief

Online Tech Tips

Remote

Flagship publication. Operated alongside later sister sites and, from 2010, under AK Internet Consulting.

Started a technology publication in 2007 while working in IT, then grew it from a single-author site into the flagship property of a multi-publication network.

• Launched Online Tech Tips in 2007 to document practical technology problems and solutions.
• Wrote extensively in the early years, then recruited contributors and built editorial systems as demand grew.
• Set the editorial point of view: useful, specific, and readable for people trying to solve a real problem.
• Transitioned to operating the publications full time in 2010.

Jun 2008 – Apr 2010

Programmer, Systems Analyst, and Business Analyst

Orchid Cellmark

Dallas, Texas

Continued technical and analytical work at a DNA-testing laboratory after ReliaGene was acquired, spanning programming, systems analysis, and business analysis.

• Worked across programming, systems analysis, and business analysis while publishing on the side.
• Supported internal systems and process work in a regulated laboratory environment.

Oct 2003 – May 2008

Network Administrator; Programmer and Systems Analyst

ReliaGene Technologies

New Orleans, Louisiana

Network and systems administration from 2003; programmer and systems/business analyst from 2005.

Earlier technical career in network administration, programming, systems analysis, and business analysis at a DNA-testing laboratory.

• Administered networks and systems, including directory services, servers, and network security.
• Moved into programming, systems analysis, and business analysis, including reporting and internal tools.
• This foundation is why later publishing, product, and AI work could sit next to engineering and operations conversations.