Me performing in downtown Gardiner, ME

Hi, I'm Sean.

I make cool shit like:

My experience includes freelance, agency, and product work, consulting, teaching, and occasional research.

I work best in small, creative teams where I can contribute to many aspects of projects.

Web Dev and Design

The homepage of null.black

null.black

Web Development and Design Lead Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

A fast-paced, early-stage VPN startup where I was responsible for improving the company's online presence and establishing it as a serious competitor in a crowded market.

  • UX Research
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • Web Development
  • Web Strategy, SEO and Analytics
  • Design System Maintenance
  • UX Workshops
The homepage of the Dinosaur Earth Society

Dinosaur Earth Society

Web Production (Freelance)

Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

A satirical social media account evolved into a thriving online business with merchandise and social media integrations, all thanks to a high-performing and quirky website.

  • Web Development & Design
  • Social Media Integration
  • Web Strategy, SEO and Analytics
  • Project Management

Games

A walking pair of scissors, approaching menacingly from down a dark hallway.

Rock Paper Scissors

March 2024 - Ongoing

A demo of a multiplayer tag game (unreleased). It's made in Unity with C# and Blender assets. It uses a decentralized LAN network model where every client is trusted implicitly.

  • Concept and Direction
  • 3D Modeling and Animation
  • World Design
  • Network Architecture and Protocol Design

IT Infrastructure Projects

New Haven

Infrastructure Architect (Freelance) Sep 2021 - May 2022

A large game server network with an integrated CDN and redundant infrastructure, as well as powerful management tools. This involved integrating different platforms and stacks, using AWS for backups and CDN, DigitalOcean for the web backend and management tools, and various bare metal providers for the game servers themselves.

  • Infrastructure Planning, Deployment and Maintenance
  • Linux and Windows Server Administration
  • Project Management

Freelance Internal Network

Freelance Sep 2021 - May 2022

An internal network using Tailscale, providing secure access to all network resources, including cloud infrastructure, bare metal servers, and my home lab for testing. It also includes access to network storage and development VMs for my freelance developers.

  • Infrastructure Planning, Deployment and Maintenance
  • Project Management

Music Stuff

Since I was young, I have had a strong passion for music. I began taking piano lessons when I was 4 years old, and music has been a significant part of my life ever since. Over time, I developed a fondness for various music genres, and I have since crafted my own unique musical style, blending the subtle, dramatic, and emotive elements of classical music with the melodic release and energy of punk, rock, and metal music. I started singing in 2015, began playing bass in 2019, and picked up the guitar in 2021. They say that once you've mastered the piano, you can learn any instrument, and that has certainly been true for me. My musical background has provided me with a lifelong passion and career, for which I am incredibly fortunate and grateful. Currently, I am performing in the southern Maine area and actively seeking new opportunities to showcase my talent. Feel free to get in touch with any opportunities or bookings!

3D Artwork

The beauty of 3D artwork lies in the combination of logical and abstract creative thinking. A captivating visual concept can manifest in your mind and then be realized through elegant shaders and math.

tl;dr ‐ Blender is fuckin cool

An intensely dystopian scene of a massive skyscraper with an American flag draped down the side, surrounded by a glowing red sea.

The Heresy

Aug 2023

An intense scene based on a song of the same name by Mushroomhead (a personal favorite of mine).

PTown

Feb 2023

A short animation based on a foggy twilight in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

An eery scene of the sillhouette of a man at the end of a dimly lit hallway.

Science Facility

Jan 2023

A scene based on the office at my first job in Maine, where I worked 12-hour overnight shifts in a datacenter.

A surreal scene of a chessboard in space with a single piece on one of the squares.

Chess

Jan 2023

One of several concepts for an (at the time of writing) unannounced and unreleased co-op adventure game.

December

December 2022

A snowy scene created for the album art and Spotify Canvas for my latest single, My December.

View from a bridge overlooking a forest with a city in the distance.

Outlook

December 2022

The first serious work I did in Blender, a S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-inspired scene based on views from the hills around Boston. It's not immediately clear, but the cable on the left side is intended to be a cable used to restrain barrage balloons like the ones seen in the distance over the city. An abandoned truck is also barely visible on the hill on the left side.

wtf is going on here

I take pride in creating simple, effective, and efficient websites without relying on frameworks or libraries unless necessary. This site is built using only HTML and CSS, ensuring it can run on any device from the past 20 years. It's designed to use minimal memory and load quickly. I prioritize SEO and performance over flashy animations. Additionally, I use semantic HTML throughout the site and avoid using <div> tags in the source code. The template-like behavior is achieved purely with CSS and the site is designed to be fully responsive. Feel free to resize your browser window and let me know if you encounter any layout issues.


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