Information

Quick-Glance

Age:
Birthday:
January 13, 1986
Status:
Children:
2 total:
* 1 girl ( yo): Ms. Joelle Eden
* 1 boy ( yo): Mr. Joseph John, V
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Religion:
Jesus! (Christian)
Myers-Briggs:
Smoke / Drink:
Nope!
Hometown:
Pataskala, OH USA
Occupation:
Executive Director
Operations, Web Development & Technology Management
Certifications:
FAA: Private Pilot, Instrument Airplane
Education:
Completed High School
Completed 2 years of Bible College
Completed 1 year at The Ohio State University

Choice Software - Windows

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 11
OS Theme:
Dark Mode
Package Manager:
Browser:
Mozilla Firefox
(I used to use Google Chrome , but I think their ManifestV3 changes preventing ad blockers, was an evil move.)
Firewall:
Microsoft Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
Security Suite:
Windows Defender / Microsoft Security Essentials
Archive Extractor/Creator:
PDF Reader:
Mozilla Firefox or Adobe Reader
Burning Software:
IRC Client:
Chat Clients:
Email:
Text Editor:
Video Player:
VLC
Audio Player:

Choice Software - macOS

Operating System:
macOS Latest (Tahoe as of this update)
Package Manager:
Browser:
Mozilla Firefox
(I used to use Google Chrome , but I think their ManifestV3 changes preventing ad blockers, was an evil move.)
Firewall:
Apple Firewall
Chat Client:
Email:
Text Editor:
Video Player:
VLC
Remote Desktop:
Virtualization:

Choice Development Software

Please note: this info-section only depicts my favorites -- it does not imply that my experience is limited to the following.

Development Environment:
Visual Studio Code
w/ AI tools OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
Google Gemini
Visual Studio 2026
SQL Environment:
SQL Server Management Studio (MSSQL), JetBrains DataGrip (mysql), Visual Studio Code (Sqlite)
Android Development Environment:
Not in a long time, but: Visual Studio (via Xamarin), Android Development Studio, Eclipse
iOS Development Environment:
Xcode
Programming Language:
C#, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
Database:
Sqlite3, Microsoft SQL Server, mysql

Phone and Apps

Phone:
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (512 GB)
Operating System:
iOS 26

My Computer - Vampire

CPU:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i9 Octacore CPU 9900K @ 3.60GHz (x64)
Motherboard:
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero Wi-Fi
RAM:
64 GB Dual Channel DDR4 3200 MHz RAM
Video Adapters:
2 x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3, 8GB GDDR6
Optical Drive:
LG Blu-ray Disc Re-writer (Reads and Writes Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, and CDs)
Card Reader:
10 in 1 Flash Media Card Reader
Displays:
6 x 24" LG IPS 4K
Audio:
Edifier R1280DB Powered Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers - Optical Input
Steelseries Arctics 7
Blue Yeti BlackOut Microphone
Input Devices:
Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard
Razer Mamba 7 button Mouse - Wireless, wired - USB, 2.4 GHz
Operating Systems:
Arch Linux
Microsoft Windows 11
Hard Drives:
System, Boot Drive (Arch Linux) - 240 GB SATA III SanDisk Solid State Disk
Internal Data Drive (ext4) - 1.5 TB SATA Internal 7200rpm

System Drive (Windows) - 1 TB M.2 Crucial P1 NVME RAM Drive
Internal Data Drive (NTFS) - 2x 2.0 TB SATA Internal 7200rpm in RAID 1 (Mirrored)
Internal Data Drive (NTFS) - 4.0 TB SATA Internal 7200rpm Internal Data Drive (NTFS) - 2.0 TB SATA Internal 7200rpm

Backup Drive (NTFS) - 2.0 TB SATA External 5400rpm (normally detached)
Network Storage:
32 TB (8 x 4 TB) in RAID 6 (dual distributed parity)
16 TB (4 x 4 TB) in RAID 5 (single distributed parity)
Bootloader:
refind EFI

My Laptop - MacBook Pro 16" Nov 2024

Display:
16" Retina Display
CPU:
Apple Silicon M4 Max
RAM:
36GB
Operating Systems:
macOS Latest, Debian, Kali Linux, Ubuntu
Hard Drive:
1TB NVMe Solid State Drive
Jay Baldwin is a follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Alex, and proud father of two. By day, he serves as an Executive Director and software engineer; by night, he’s usually studying Scripture, working on a new technology project, flying a Piper Warrior, playing tennis, or enjoying a great video game. He lives in the Columbus, Ohio area with his family and is passionate about faith, technology, aviation, and lifelong learning.