Hi, I'm Dylan. Creative technologist in Richmond, Virginia.
It turns out that's most of the job. I write software for pinball machines, make the art and sound that runs on them, build websites for people who need one, and fix whatever is in the way.
Anything in the house I could get a screwdriver into. Some of it went back together.
Out of high school I worked in a warehouse and on event setups, and did the desktop and hardware support on the side. Then a brewery, where I led shifts on the floor and also shot the photos and video and ran the social media.
In 2023 I went to work for a business owner with several companies. The title was assistant. The job turned into running a product line, writing game software and making the art and sound that goes with it, because those things needed doing and I could learn them. I didn't plan it that way. I kept saying yes to the next thing.
The code came last. I'd been inside enough machines by then that software felt like one more panel to open.
Right now, on the bench
The score so far
Counted, not rounded. The retheme library is 16,046 audio files, 1,595 video clips and 1,587 images, sorted into 16 scenes.
The working folder for this is 21,143 files, most of them audio. I pull the originals out with Pinball Browser, sort them into scenes, and replace them with new art, video and sound. Two of the six characters are on the machine so far, and the other four are ready to upload.
How I did it →The P3 is a pinball machine with a screen for a playfield. I wrote a new game for it: an elimination game for two to sixteen players, with the rules, the hardware integration, two displays, and its own 25 voice lines, 9 effects and 4 music tracks. The first playtest on the machine was August 2026.
How I did it →
Dan repairs pinball machines around Richmond. He had a Google Sites page and wanted more local customers. I redesigned the site, wrote the copy around Henrico, Chesterfield and Ashland, set up his Google Business Profile, and put it on his own domain. It's live and I maintain it monthly.
How I did it →And where each one stands.
The short version: I'm his second brain.
Since 2023 I've run the day-to-day for a business owner with several companies. The calendar, travel, purchasing and vendors are the visible part. The bigger part is noticing what's slowing him down and getting rid of it: a workflow that needed rebuilding, or an AI tool set up so it saves him time instead of adding a step.
Most people don't have anyone to ask.
I also make house calls for tech help. Someone gets a fake virus pop-up and doesn't know if it's real. A printer stops and nobody they know can say why. I come over, fix it, and explain what happened in plain words so it's less scary next time.
I'm good at this and I like it. The look on someone's face when the thing they've been dreading turns out to be a quick fix is a good reason to drive across town.
Second brain for the owner of several businesses: workflows rebuilt, recurring work automated, AI productivity tools put into daily use, plus calendar, travel, purchasing and vendors. In the same role I run Donutland, a 3D-printed pinball mods line and a route of machines at a Richmond venue, build custom pinball machines, modify Stern Spike 2 and SAM game software, and wrote an original game for the Multimorphic P3 in C# and Unity that is now in beta on the hardware.
Websites for small businesses, from first mockup through launch, with local SEO, Google Business Profile setup and monthly maintenance. Five built so far, two live. In-home tech help for people who need someone patient to explain what happened and fix it.
Social media, photo and video content, event promotion and logistics for two connected locations, and lead shifts on the floor.
Warehouse inventory, data entry, event scaffolding and setup, and desktop and hardware support for office and field staff.
Everything since is self-taught.
05 Say hi
Send me the problem. I'll tell you straight whether I'm the right person for it, and if I'm not, I probably know who is.
dyl.harrell@gmail.com