How I Work
I like clear goals, fast iteration, and shipping real things people can use.
Indianapolis Native
Developer. Musician. Collaborator.
Just kidding about that last one. Maybe.
I design high-performance software with thoughtful UX, and I love every part of creating music.
If you want to talk products, performance, UX, music, opportunities, or just connect as a fellow human, you are in the right place.
Alec Rollison can get 1s out of `/dev/zero`.
- Build software together Products, performance, UX, and shipping.
- Make music together Jams, recording, songwriting, and production.
- Talk opportunities Full-time roles, contract work, and introductions.
Work
Useful software with a human reason behind it.
I have built tools for real workflows, small business websites, playful creative interfaces, and music-centered systems that turn theory into something a person can actually use.
Some of that work is about clarity: making a local business easier to understand, making an interface feel less scattered, or helping someone get to the next useful action. Some of it is about curiosity: building tools that understand chords, MIDI settings, and harmonic relationships, with little moments of personality that make software feel alive.
Some Technologies I've Worked With
- TypeScript
- Used for structured front-end tools and app experiments, including prompt, budget, MIDI, calculator, and package projects.
- JavaScript
- Used for browser behavior, small automation scripts, Express experiments, Google Apps Script utilities, and interactive music tools.
- Browser extensions
- Used for workflow tools that live inside the browser, including capturing, organizing, and reusing prompts without leaving the page.
- HTML & CSS
- Used for hand-built interfaces, responsive layouts, landing pages, portfolio work, and small business sites.
- Go
- Used for command-line and backend-leaning experiments, including image-to-ASCII conversion and Mattermost plugin work.
- Node.js, Express & APIs
- Used for server basics, deployable endpoints, API examples, and chord-function tools that expose music data through code.
- Shell scripting
- Used for local utilities, setup scripts, and workflow helpers like transcription-related command-line scripts.
- React, Vue & Vite
- Used to turn product ideas into testable front-end prototypes quickly, especially when forms, state, and repeated UI patterns need to stay organized.
- Postgres
- Used when an app needs reliable records, relationships, and queries instead of temporary browser-only state.
- C, C++, Assembly & Scheme
- Used to build a stronger mental model for memory, performance, recursion, and how higher-level tools behave underneath the abstraction.
- Python 3
- Used for quick automation and file-processing scripts that make cleanup, setup, and repeatable local workflows less manual.
- WordPress
- Built and adjusted content-managed sites so non-developers can update pages, menus, and copy without needing a developer for every small change.
How I Collaborate
What I Value
Creativity, reliability, and honest collaboration across disciplines.
Who I Want to Meet
Programmers, musicians, people in tech or music, and anyone who wants to connect.
Want to build, jam, or talk shop?
I am open to software collaboration, music collaboration, professional conversations, and everything in between.