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title: "about"
url: "https://colindismuke.com/about"
description: "Colin Dismuke — project manager and mooring engineer in Perth, Western Australia. What I do, a timeline, and what I use."
---

about

# About

Project manager and mooring engineer in Perth, Western Australia. Marathoner, occasional toolmaker, persistent tinkerer. 

I’m a project manager and mooring engineer at Delmar Systems in Perth, where I plan and deliver mooring campaigns around Australia. I read ocean engineering at Texas A&M, joined Delmar in 2012, and moved the family from Katy, Texas to Perth in 2020\. Four kids came along on the way. 

Marathoner. Occasional toolmaker. Persistent tinkerer with espresso machines, 3D printers, and anything with an API. Most of what comes out of that is on the [projects](https://colindismuke.com/build) page — a times-tables app, a notes-to-my-own-inbox app, a weather bot that files its forecast in the style of Cormac McCarthy, a running club’s entire digital footprint. Most of them took a weekend. 

I run seriously enough that it has its own [log](https://colindismuke.com/training) — the week in full, the weeks around it, and the year they sit in, because a week of running says almost nothing on its own. Right now everything points at the Sydney Marathon in August 2026 and a time somewhere between 2:40 and 2:45\. 

Everything I make lands on this domain first and is syndicated nowhere. If you want to get in touch, my email is in the footer, and I’m **cpdis** nearly everywhere else. 

## Timeline

2008 — now 

1. ### 2022

  - A son born — four kids now
2. ### 2020

  - may  Moved from Katy, Texas to Perth, Western Australia
  - A third daughter born
  - Filament Coffee Track Club started in Perth
3. ### 2017

  - Twin girls born
  - [Started writing here](https://colindismuke.com/writing/the-parable-of-the-iphone)
4. ### 2012

  - MS in ocean engineering, Texas A&M
  - Joined Delmar Systems, designing and deploying offshore mooring systems
5. ### 2010

  - BS in ocean engineering, Texas A&M
  - Married
6. ### 2008

  - Started running seriously, in college

## Uses

9 categories

### Desk

- [MacBook Pro 14-inch](https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/)2023, M3 Max, 36 GB
- [Apple Studio Display](https://www.apple.com/studio-display/)
- [Lofree Flow 2](https://www.lofree.co/pages/lofree-flow)Low-profile mechanical

### Devices

- [iPhone 17 Pro](https://www.apple.com/iphone-17-pro/)
- [iPad Pro 11-inch](https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/)2024, with the Magic Keyboard
- [AirPods Pro 2](https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/)

### Photography

- [Fujifilm X-T5](https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/products/cameras/x-t5/)
- [Fujinon XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR](https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/products/lenses/xf27mmf28-r-wr/)
- [Fujinon XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR](https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/products/lenses/xf90mmf2-r-lm-wr/)
- [DJI Mavic 3 Pro](https://www.dji.com/mavic-3-pro)Every Hasselblad frame on /photos
- [Adobe Lightroom](https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom.html)
- [Aphera](https://aphera.co)A fast RAW editor for the Mac

### Software

- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)
- [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com)Where text starts
- [Ghostty](https://ghostty.org)
- [Dia](https://www.diabrowser.com)
- [Mimestream](https://mimestream.com)
- [Fantastical](https://flexibits.com/fantastical)
- [Unread](https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/unread/)
- [1Password](https://1password.com)

### Agents

- [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
- [Codex](https://openai.com/codex/)
- [Conductor](https://conductor.build)Many agents at once
- [Solo](https://soloterm.com)A terminal built for agents

### Shoes

- [Adidas Adizero Boston 13](https://www.adidas.com/us/men-adizero%5Fboston-running-shoes)
- [Adidas Adizero Evo SL](https://www.adidas.com/us/adizero%5Fevo%5Fsl)The CNY colourway
- [Topo Athletic Specter 3](https://www.topoathletic.com/mens-specter)
- [Asics Megablast](https://www.asics.com/us/en-us/megablast/c/aa50124100/)
- [Asics Metaspeed Sky and Edge](https://www.asics.com/us/en-us/metaspeed/c/aa50124800/)
- [Adidas Adizero Adios Pro 4](https://www.adidas.com/us/adizero-adios-pro-4-shoes/JR1094.html)

### Running

- [Garmin Forerunner 965](https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/782585)
- [Oakley Meta HSTN](https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/oakley-meta-hstn/)
- [Strava](https://www.strava.com)Freshness, and the weekly narrative
- [TrainingPeaks](https://www.trainingpeaks.com)The measured load record behind /training

### Coffee

- [Meticulous Espresso](https://meticuloushome.com)
- [Turin DF64](https://www.turingrinders.com)Single dose, for espresso
- [Fellow Ode Gen 2](https://fellowproducts.com/products/ode-brew-grinder-gen-2)Filter
- [Fellow Stagg EKG](https://fellowproducts.com/products/stagg-ekg-electric-pour-over-kettle)

### Sound

- [Sonos Arc Ultra](https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/arc-ultra)
- [Sonos Era 300](https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/era-300)
- [Sonos Five](https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/five)
- [Sonos Move 2](https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/move-2)
- Sonos PlaybaseDiscontinued, still going