He never planned on having three careers — it just unfolded that way. At 60, his working life has moved from the physical to the intellectual, from the outdoors to the digital world.

He began as an arborist in his early twenties, spending years climbing trees, diagnosing disease, and shaping landscapes. His first job was trimming the oaks at Sleepy Hollow’s Authors Ridge in Concord, MA — trees rooted in the same soil that holds Hawthorne, Thoreau, and Alcott. He spent days inside those branches, and he’s been telling New England stories ever since. The work was demanding and hands‑on, teaching him patience, risk management, and a respect for slow growth — lessons that stayed long after he left the field.

In his thirties, he pivoted into newspapers. What started as a practical career shift became more than a decade immersed in storytelling, deadlines, and the rhythm of daily print. He observed thousands of faces, each with their own story, developing a sharp eye for detail and a deep appreciation for clear, concise communication. The urgency and curiosity of that world never really left him.

By his late forties, as the industry changed, he reinvented himself again — this time as a software developer. Largely self‑taught, he learned to code, build systems, and solve problems in an entirely new medium. Where he once worked with trees, and then with words, he now worked with logic and structure.

Across all three careers, a pattern emerges: he isn’t afraid to start over, learn from scratch, and keep moving forward. His path isn’t linear, but it’s grounded in resilience, curiosity, and a willingness to evolve.

Today he writes