Hobbies & Passions

Software is just one dimension. Outside the terminal, life is lived at full speed — sometimes literally.

Adrenaline
10,000+ Jumps
Skydiving

With over ten thousand jumps logged, skydiving isn't a hobby — it's a way of life. From formation flying to freefall photography, the sky has been Fred's second home for decades.

Discipline
Martial Arts

Training since age five. Martial arts provided the discipline, focus, and mental resilience that became the foundation for everything else — in code and in life.

A lifelong practice, not just a phase

Since Age 5 Lifelong
Freedom
Motorcycling

On two wheels since age four. Today, riding is a shared passion — Fred and his wife hit the road together, turning every weekend into an opportunity to explore.

Riding with his wife, exploring the open road

Since Age 4 Couples Riding
Craftsmanship
Woodworking

From CNC machining to building a tiny house by hand, woodworking satisfies the same creative instinct as writing code — taking raw materials and shaping them into something functional and beautiful.

CNC Tiny House Handcraft
Precision
100s of Watches
Horology

A collection of hundreds of watches, each one a marvel of mechanical engineering. Horology is the intersection of art, science, and history — not unlike the best software systems.

Collector Mechanical
Rhythm
DJing

Behind the decks since age fourteen. Running Denon hardware with Serato software, Fred brings the same technical precision to mixing beats as he does to building systems. Music is mathematics made audible.

Denon hardware + Serato software

Expression
Music

Guitar and drums — the analog side of a deeply digital life. Playing music is the ultimate form of creative expression, no compiler required.

Guitar Drums
The Common Thread
Always Building Something

Whether it's software, a tiny house, a DJ set, or a watch collection — the thread that connects every passion is the same: understanding how things work, then making them better.