Open-source developer, web designer, Greek Orthodox chanter, teacher, discographer, and author with a background in Classics
Lampadarios Chanter, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco
Feb, 2026 - Present
As Chanter, facilitate worship with a cappella Byzantine music on Sundays and weekday feasts, and for events such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals
Open-Source Developer, Independent
Mar, 2017 - Present
Develop and maintain popular command-line tools and frameworks for the Zsh shell, including a directory-jumping utility integrated into the Oh My Zsh framework (2,300+ GitHub stars), an asynchronous Git-aware prompt, a plugin manager, and a cross-shell prompt supporting ten shells
Assistant Chanter, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco
Jan, 2017 - Jan, 20269 years
Web Designer, Freelance
Aug, 2015 - Present
Construct and maintain websites for clients in alternative healthcare, music hardware and software, religion, and entertainment
Assistant Chanter, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco
Nov, 2011 - Nov, 20121 year
Web Designer, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco
Oct, 2009 - Nov, 20123 years 1 month
Operations, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco
Oct, 2009 - Aug, 201010 months
Corporate Account Manager / Corporate Trade Broker, BizX
Apr, 2006 - Mar, 20092 years 11 months
Used barter financing to buy media for travel, hospitality, and entertainment companies and to bring media companies new advertisers; brokered deals between a wide variety of companies; served as a liaison for trade exchanges and corporate barter firms; helped companies to offset marketing expenses by monetizing excess capacity and distressed inventories; also served in office operations and executive support roles
Graduate Student Instructor, University of California, Berkeley
Jan, 2000 - May, 20044 years 4 months
As a language instructor, developed course curricula, provided all in-classroom instruction, and tutored and mentored students one on one; taught original Latin and Greek texts; created my own instructional material (including a commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis)
As a teaching assistant in lecture courses, led interdisciplinary discussion sections, coached students on writing projects, and evaluated student writing; by way of exploring the Greco-Roman world, taught a wide variety of skills, including composition and grammar, and fostered an understanding of cultural contexts and linguistics
Dec, 2018 - Present
Command line utility that allows users to jump quickly to directories that they have visited frequently or recently; a native Zsh port of z.sh with added features
2,300+ stars
Now also distributed with the popular Oh-My-Zsh framework
Mar, 2017 - Present
Fast, asynchronous Zsh prompt with color ASCII indicators of Git, exit, SSH, virtual environment, and vi-mode status; framework-agnostic and customizable
Apr, 2017 - Present
Color, ASCII-only Git prompt for zsh, bash, ksh93, mksh, pdksh, oksh, dash, yash, busybox ash, and osh
Elsie Carlisle (elsiecarlisle.com)
Feb, 2014 - Present
Website documenting the life and music of Elsie Carlisle (1896-1977), British dance band singer of the 1920s-1940s and including discography and digital transfers
Maurice Elwin (mauriceelwin.com)
Feb, 2021 - Present
Website exploring the biography and music of Maurice Elwin (1896-1975), "The Monarch of the Microphone," British dance band singer of the 1920s-1930s; includes first complete Elwin discography (~275 pages) and digital transfers
Dec, 2022 - Present
Website about Anne Lenner (1912-1997), British dance band singer of the 1930s-1940s; includes biography and complete discography
Betty Bolton (bettybolton.co.uk)
Jan, 2025 - Present
Website about Betty Bolton (1906-2005), British dance band singer of the 1920s-1930s; includes biography and complete discography
Greek, MA, University of California, Berkeley
Aug, 1997 - May, 2000
4.0Classics, Postgraduate study, King's College, University of Cambridge
Sep, 1996 - Jun, 1997
n/aClassics, AB summa cum laude, Harvard College
Sep, 1994 - Jun, 1996
3.88Phi Beta Kappa , Harvard College
Awarded on: Jun 06, 1996
Hoopes Prize , Harvard College
Awarded on: Jun 06, 1996
For outstanding undergraduate honors thesis: "The Myth of Hypsipyle in Greek and Roman Poetry"
Honorary Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies , Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Awarded on: Jun 06, 1996
Teacher, Introduction to Orthodoxy, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, San Francisco
Sep, 2007 - Present
Provide instruction on theology, traditions, and culture of Eastern Orthodox Christianity for non-Orthodox inquirers and for people already familiar with the faith in hour-long, weekly classes
Up in the Clouds: A Betty Bolton Discography , Zenodo
Published on: Jan 15, 2025
Too Romantic: An Anne Lenner Discography , Zenodo
Published on: Dec 20, 2022
Monarch of the Microphone: A Maurice Elwin Discography , Zenodo
Published on: Jun 14, 2021
Croonette: An Elsie Carlisle Discography , Zenodo
Published on: Apr 14, 2020
"Elsie Carlisle: Recording Actress", The Discographer Magazine
Published on: Feb 28, 2016
"Elsie Carlisle's Top Hits, Then and Now", The Discographer Magazine
Published on: Dec 31, 2014
"Elsie Carlisle's 'My Man o' War' (Dominion C 307 & Filmophone 143)", The Discographer Magazine
Published on: Jun 30, 2014
