I AM BARBECUE STEVE.

I make things.

• I make software.
  • I work at Big Nerd Ranch writing (mostly) iOS.
  • I previously spent eleven years working for Accucast, which was acquired in 2006.
  • Here and there I've tried to start a few other businesses.
  • Before that I did web work for Delta Air Lines.
  • Before there really was much of a web, I was the senior coder of iCE Advertisements. I did a lot of C and Assembly.
• I make hardware.
  • I used the pictured oxy blowtorch to build a barbecue smoker trailer with my buddy Jason.
  • I built a couple sous-vide water baths following the rough blueprints of the "$75 DIY Sous Vide". My latest one is built into an Igloo cooler, big enough to do four slabs of ribs, and can run at 90C for days on end.
  • I've built lots of little circuits for this and that.
  • I put together a radio-controllable full color floodlight.
  • I've designed some 3D printed parts.
• I make music.
  • I played most of the instruments and did the production on Shabbat Rocks.
  • A few of my songs from before 2005 are here.
  • My nerdy songs are here.
  • I gave the "Weird Al" treatment to Baby Got Back which can be experienced here.
• I make food.
  • Using the sous vide unit, I make killer steaks, eggs, cauliflower, etc., etc.
  • I roast our family coffee and some of the coffee for BNR.
  • I have a big barbecue smoker that I use for the occasional party. My wife and I are also certified barbecue judges.
  • At various points I have made beer, cheese, and other long-term fermented foods.