who is wyv?

narrative

Wyvern “wyv” Aldinger is a former software engineer who decided art matters more. they make their home in western colorady. their dream is to start an artists’ co-op, potentially called the Western Colorado School of Art

resume

arts

• since 2024:    music
• since 2013:    words
• since 2008:    photography
• since 1996:    computer code

entrepreneurship

• 2018 — 2022
  • Octoboxy
    • coder for hire
• 2010 — 2014
  • Magelight Media / Two Frame Films
    • photo / video production company
  • Kitty Loves Monster
    • t-shirt printing company

corporation

• 2004 — 2009
  • Senior Engineer, Google
• 2000 — 2004
  • Senior Developer, Microsoft

academy

• 2016 — 2018
  • Master of Business Administration, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado
• circa 2013
  • Advisory Board, Digital Media Arts, Bellevue College
• 1996 — 2000
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, University of Washington

government

• 1994 — 1996
  • Wide Area Network Administrator, Sweetwater County School District #2, Wyoming