- Living
Jakarta, Indonesia. Menteng side of town. UTC+7. Family on the same timezone.
- Working on
Branch Director at IT STEP Academy Jakarta. Curriculum, hiring, ops, growth. First full quarter in role.
- Building
Vibe Coding — English-language tech course for Southeast Asian learners. AI-augmented teaching, human-directed. Launches Q3 2026.
- Running in parallel
Pasijou (Weligama) and Veranda (Vietnam) — both hospitality ventures, day-to-day with strong local teams.
- Reading
"How Big Things Get Done" (Flyvbjerg) on the project-management bench. "AI Engineering" (Chip Huyen) for the curriculum work.
- Learning
Bahasa Indonesia (slowly). React 19 server components in production (faster).
- Open for
Short calls with people building EdTech in SEA, anyone running multi-country teams, and Ukrainian engineers planning a move east.
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