His skill developed into longer shifts as a disc jockey and soon became coupled with an obsessive interest in computer science, particularly the Internet and the BBS (bulletin board system) scene.
He leaned into the technology element for the next thirty years as an engineer, with writing also finding its place on and off again in the same period. At present, he has authored five works in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Journalism came back in vogue for him, so he earned credentials from Michigan State University in 2022 and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, as well as a certified intelligence analyst.