Michael Sych

A little extra

Turning ideas into something you can see, feel, and maybe even smile at.

Michael Jeffery Sych

Player profile

Online
Class
Chef → Developer
Base
Edmonton, AB
Years in kitchens
20+
Training
Red Seal chef
Current quest
DMIT, NAIT
Camera
Canon R7
3D printers
2
Monitors
Dual OLED
Companions
Cooper and Togo
Workspace re-orgs
27 and counting

Before I was building websites and printing custom parts, I was building plates. Cooking taught me structure, flow, and leadership under pressure: how to stay calm when things heat up and how to make something beautiful out of chaos.

From the line to the code

  1. 01

    The kitchen years

    Two decades on the line. Long services, tight timing, and learning that calm beats chaos every time.

  2. 02

    Running the line

    Managed the kitchen at Sherlock Holmes on Rice Howard Way. Leading a team through the busiest services.

  3. 03

    Back to school

    Started DMIT at NAIT. Swapped knives for keyboards: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress.

  4. 04

    What’s next

    Web development meets digital marketing: building sites that look good, run fast, and get found.

Kitchen to code

Turns out a professional kitchen and a dev team speak the same language. Flip the switch to translate.

Whether I’m designing a layout or fine-tuning a print, I still think like a chef.

  • Mise en place Everything prepped and in its place before service starts
  • The pass Where every plate gets checked before it goes out
  • Order fired The ticket comes in and the line starts cooking
  • 86’d We’re out of it. Take it off the menu
  • In the weeds So far behind on tickets you can’t see daylight
  • Clean as you go Wipe down your station between every task
  • Family meal Staff eat together before the doors open

Off the clock

Behind the lens

Photography helps me slow things down. It’s how I breathe between projects, noticing how light lands on a countertop or how a shadow cuts across a wall. My Canon R7 goes everywhere with me. It’s less about perfection and more about presence. See my photos.

The crew

Most days end with my partner and our two dogs, Cooper and Togo. Walks, late-night movies, road trips, even lazy Sundays: those are the moments that refill the tank so I can keep building with purpose.

Making things

Websites, brands, 3D prints, photos. At the end of the day I just love making things and sharing them with the people, and dogs, who make life feel grounded and good.