WiredInSamurai

Technology Builder for Communities

Featured Projects

Build Detroit

BUIDL Detroit is a community-driven initiative empowering developers, designers, and creators to build open-source tools that support Detroit’s creative economy through digital identity, decentralized events, and community collaboration.

Co.Lab

A voice-first project planning tool for creative teams. Capture your collaborative conversations naturally, without interrupting your creative flow. Our AI automatically organizes your ideas into tasks, timelines, and action items. Share the structured plan, assign tasks, and track progress as a team.

Lord Smearington's Absurd Gallery

Lord Smearington's Absurd Gallery is an interdimensional art experience and Sui Overflow 2025 Hackathon project that blends AI, storytelling, and blockchain to invite you into a surreal world where creativity and chaos collide. Come by May 17th, 2025 for the opening.

Regenerative Art Gallery

A collaborative art gallery by Detroit artists leveraging the power of web3.

Art Night Detroit

An immersive monthly event fostering connections between artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts.

ARTS FOR THE EARTH

A fundraiser event hosted by local artists where $2800 was raised for Water Protectors Network, Friends of the Rouge, & Greening of Detroit—supporting the vital work of protecting our planet and its future generations.

Detroit Bitcoin Pizza Party

The Detroit edition of PizzaDAO's Global Bitcoin Pizza Party joins forces with Art Night for an unforgettable evening of pizza, music, and interactive art!

Gods Work

Empowering Detroit artists to give back with free, custom-stretched canvas frames to make a positive impact on society.

Studio 202

A studio space for Detroit artists to connect, collaborate, and create.

Work Experience

DPoP Labs

Founder

Jun 2023 - Present

Leading innovative technology solutions for community-driven projects in Detroit.

Benzinga

Product Development Manager

Jan 2020 - May 2024

Led product development initiatives and engineering teams, managing critical projects and implementing scalable solutions for financial technology platforms. Drove technical strategy and architecture decisions while mentoring team members.

Full Stack Engineer

Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

Developed and maintained full-stack applications for financial market data and news delivery. Built robust APIs, real-time data processing systems, and responsive web interfaces serving millions of users.

MyFab5 (BestFoodFeed)

Co-founder & Lead Developer

Dec 2012 - Aug 2018

Built and scaled a community-powered media company reaching 2M+ food enthusiasts across 35 local publications. Developed CMS applications, marketing automation tools, and data processing pipelines to drive growth and engagement.

Get in Touch

I'm always interested in hearing about new projects and opportunities. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!