I spend most of my time figuring out why something doesn’t work the way it should — and then building the thing that fixes it.

I’m not a developer by training. I’m not a CPA. I learned accounting by doing it for over a decade across real companies with real money on the line. I taught myself to code — FreeCodeCamp got me started, and breaking things in production taught me the rest. What I am is someone who gets frustrated by inefficiency and can’t leave it alone.

Here’s what that looks like in practice.

I spent years watching small business owners drown in receipt chaos and month-end stress. So I built CDL Accounting Solutions — a remote bookkeeping practice based in Montreal — and Docket, a client portal that handles receipt intake, month-end checklists, CRA deadlines, and document management. I also built Receipt Control, a document intake app that automatically captures, renames, and archives receipts from email and uploads. The problem existed. I got tired of waiting for someone else to solve it.

When I started painting, I needed a way to posterize reference images so I could visualize tonal values before picking up a brush. Photoshop does it okay. I wanted it done differently. So I’m building my own tool with custom controls that work the way I actually think about painting.

When my basement was being renovated, I needed to track contractor hours across multiple workers. I built a simple app to log it. Took a few hours. Saved me from a spreadsheet nightmare.

When I want to understand a music theory concept better, I look for a tool that teaches it in a way that fits how my brain works. If it doesn’t exist, I’ll build it.

That’s the pattern. Problem shows up. I build something. Usually it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. Either way, I learned something worth sharing.

What you’ll find here

Real builds. Real problems. No fluff. I write and make videos about what I’m working on — the tools, the process, the dead ends, and the moments where something clicks.

If you’re someone who looks at a broken system and thinks there has to be a better way — you’re in the right place.

— Rodney

But skill doesn’t grow through intention alone. It grows through showing up, even for a short time. Thirty minutes a day is enough to build momentum, quiet the excuses, and strengthen the habit. This little painting is proof of that: progress comes from doing the work, not waiting for the perfect moment.

Goal for tomorrow: find 30 minutes to paint something, anything.