Software designer, founder, and all-around nice dude.

I’m Cary, a software designer and entrepreneur based in Milwaukee. I’m the founder and CTO of SparkForge, where you can ignite your ideas to forge the future.

Inheriting a 30K-User RPG Platform: When Your Dice Roll Snake Eyes on Legacy Code

What happens when you inherit a Savage Worlds character management platform serving 30,000 users and everything that could go wrong does go wrong. A tale of SQL timeouts, escape character corruption, and why defensive programming isn't just a suggestion when users' weekly gaming sessions depend on you.

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  1. Company
    SparkForge
    Role
    CTO
    Date
  2. Company
    Guardian Life
    Role
    Lead Software Engineer
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  3. Company
    Seer
    Role
    Lead Software Engineer
    Date
  4. Company
    Northwestern Mutual
    Role
    Lead Software Engineer
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