Hi, I’m Tyler.
I work on software from Boulder. Previously at Apple and JibJab; now I run Accent Labs Inc. and build Backlight for engineering leaders.
A short version.
Backlight
Building Backlight for engineering teams measuring AI coding spend, adoption, output, quality, and license utilization.
visionOS System UI
visionOS surfaces from early prototypes through product delivery, then team growth and cross-functional ship ownership.
iOS Platform Experience
Setup, Settings, iCloud sign-in, client frameworks, service boundaries, and SRP-based authentication flows.
JibJab.com & JibJab Messages
Rails on JibJab.com, then JibJab Messages across native iOS, Android, and the Facebook Messenger Platform launch window.
What I’m working on.
Founding Accent Labs Inc. and building Backlight.
Measuring AI coding tool spend, adoption, output, quality, and license utilization.
Working toward an FAA private pilot certificate.
Recent posts.
ActiveRecord's #where & SQL
A Rails note on ActiveRecord where clauses, SQL strings, joins, and ambiguous columns.
Glass at Gold's
A 2014 note about wearing Google Glass at Gold's Gym and the privacy concerns it raised.
Guy-Manuel Arduino Meetup
A progress update and presentation from a Guy-Manuel Arduino helmet project.