About


Hello and welcome to my website, my name is Sunpech, I also go by Steven.

I grew up in Chicago, Illinois. I’m half Thai and half Chinese. I’ve lived in several cities from Boston, Bangkok, to Los Angeles. I currently live in Chicago, IL.

I have a BA in Computer Science from Boston University and an MS in Information Systems from Depaul University.

This is my blog where I talk about technology, photography, finance, and other stuff like movie/book reviews.

Steven at Iron Fairies

Technology

I’ve done consulting for several years using Microsoft .Net. I also enjoy using Rails and other open source technologies. I do enjoy networking and going to local user groups and meetups regarding various technologies.

I have Github and Bitbucket accounts where I host some of my projects– most of which are private.

I’ve done distributed computing for twenty plus years to help crunch some numbers for a good cause. See Team Spong World Community Grid.

I’ve been blogging since 1999. I’ve written my own blog software using various technology stacks.. From Perl, PHP, MySQL, ASP, ASP.net, C#, and MSSQL. I’ve also used several blogging platforms from Wordpress, Posterous, Blogger, Jekyll/Github Pages. I’m using Hugo/Netlify now. My old blog is at: spong.org.

Software Development collage

Photography

I’m also a photographer. I generally take my camera most places and take pictures of whatever I find interesting. I have a photography site at sunpechphotography.com.

I’m also on Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr.

I enjoy landscape, HDR, event, and some headshot/portrait photography. Here is a list of my camera gear.

Most of my photos covers cosplay and events at various comic conventions.

Chicago Theatre

Finance

My latest passion is in finance and investing. I remember learning about spreadsheets in high school, but back then, my younger self thought it was rather boring. Now, as a bigger kid, I find myself making spreadsheets for a great many things.

I am not a financial advisor. My writings on financial topics are just my opinions, and is not financial advice. Readers need to be responsible for their own financial decisions.

WeBull Screenshot

Support me

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product links on my site often will go to Amazon. You can also click this Amazon link to do your shopping.

My other referral links can be found on my Affiliates page.

(Last modified on January 16, 2024)