I'm a technical strategist, and I help small and medium-sized businesses solve problems through my company, Up High Studio. Soon I'm launching Proudly Paired, a personal matchmaking service for LGBTQ+ men in Columbus.
AI has brought a lot of uncertainty with it. I use the best parts of it to give people their time and attention back. Here's who I do that for.
For more than 16 years I've built websites, systems and workflows for teams and small businesses. I find the tasks that eat up a team's week and build a simpler way to get them done. Today I do this through my company, Up High Studio.
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I got tired of the dating apps, and almost everyone I talked to felt the same. So I'm building Proudly Paired: personal matchmaking for LGBTQ+ men who date men, with every introduction made by a person who knows you both. It launches soon in Columbus.
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I serve as Digital Engagement Chair for the Human Rights Campaign's Columbus chapter. Most of it happens in small pieces, like a post or a reminder to someone who wants to help and doesn't know where to start. I built our chapter a tool to handle partner requests, and in 2026 that work earned HRC's Catalyst for Narrative Change Award.
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Some of my favorite work starts as a coffee chat. A career question, a process that won't behave, an idea you're not sure about yet. Bring it. I like people, and I like figuring things out with them.
Book a coffee chat“Shaun helped us bring a 200-year legacy into the modern era. Our new site not only showcases our services but also strengthens our connection with visitors and vendors.”
“Shaun connected our legacy systems with modern platforms, transforming how we manage operations and greatly improving overall efficiency.”
I write about identity, community, work and the parts of growing up gay that rarely get said out loud. Some of it is published with Prism & Pen. Most of it you can listen to.
I flew to DC for HRC Equality in Action expecting panels. I came home with new friends, an award I did not see coming, and a clearer view of the work ahead.
Read the storyA year in Columbus, Ohio showed me the difference between a place working on paper and a place working for you.
The on-the-ground feedback from people using AI does not match the hype. History tells us why.
The unrest in Iran traces back to a 1953 CIA coup, British oil greed, and seven decades of consequences the Iranian people never asked for.
I have a computer science background and more than 16 years in tech. I've called Washington, DC, Seattle, San Francisco and Austin home, and now Columbus, Ohio. I grew up in Michigan. Every move taught me something about the people I want around me.
What excites me right now is building with AI, making things that help people, and creating systems that make work and life make more sense.
More about meTell me about it over coffee. A project, a process, an idea you can't get off the ground, or just hello.
