Android Development
Root-aware Android utilities, Kotlin apps, native C++ components, package tooling, system integration, and offline-first design.
FOSS founder / Android software engineering / Privacy-first systems
Skiddro
I build open-source tools for Android, Linux, privacy, and security. My work lives where software freedom meets practical systems engineering.
About
A builder with a privacy-first operating model.
I'm a Canadian founder and developer working on open-source software with a strong systems-thinking style. The work is practical, direct, and usually close to the metal: Android internals, Linux tooling, privacy infrastructure, and software that keeps control in the user's hands.
Behind the code is a human story of resilience, curiosity, and building from lived experience. I care about tools that are transparent, offline-capable when possible, and I'm honest about what they do.
Work
Software engineering for Android, Linux, and privacy.
Security & OPSEC
Cybersecurity learning, threat modeling, Linux hardening, privacy tooling, and responsible thinking around offensive security.
FOSS Leadership
Founder-led project work through RedHead Industries, centered on software freedom, public code, user control, and practical tools.
RedHead Industries
Open tools, transparent goals, and technology built for people.
RedHead Industries is my FOSS-oriented and nonprofit organization for software, privacy defense, and open technical experimentation. The mission is simple: make useful things, keep them transparent, and respect the people who use them.
- Privacy is a right.
- Open code builds trust.
- Useful tools should stay accessible.
- People come before platforms.
Projects
Public-facing work and experiments.
Android Package Manager (APM)
A package manager for Android systems that runs directly on the system itself and requires no form of rooting. It works by being installed into the `system` partition and runs as a privileged system service, running on boot via `init`. APM can be used to install apps either normally or as system apps, install and run commands such as `fastfetch`, and even run Magisk modules without root... If said Magisk module is ported to work with APM, that is.
Fisca
An offline-first financial tracking app designed for ODSP and DSO recipients in Ontario, Canada. Fisca focuses on simplicity, privacy, and practical features for users who need to manage their finances without relying on cloud services or complex interfaces. Still a work-in-progress.
GNUXON
A free and open-source bodycam app for Android, focused on local recording, simple controls, and no form of networking. Still a work-in-progress.
LenovoKeyboardFixer
A Bash script for Linux, designed to fix keyboard wake behavior on supported Lenovo laptops through practical system-level fixes.
SimpleBoot
A root-required Android app for turning a phone into a bootable USB-style device for booting into live operating systems, recovery workflows, etc -- All from your phone.
UEFIParted
A Debian-based live environment ISO similar to GParted Live, but with a focus on UEFI support, better hardware compatibility, and a better, practical toolset for partitioning, disk management, system recovery, and more. Is no longer actively maintained, but the code is still available on GitHub.
Human Side
Curious, stubborn, and (mostly) hard to profile.
I like Linux tinkering, security research, and the strange satisfaction of making systems behave. The technical style is shaped by independence: understand the machine, reduce the black boxes, and build tools that do not quietly take more than they need.
The result is a public identity built around useful software, principled privacy, and a refusal to let rough edges erase the work.
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