Meet Simo D

Simo D is a Canadian writer and AI systems developer based in Belize. He created MoveSmart, a country-matching tool that grew out of the questions he and his family asked themselves after moving abroad in 2022.

From renovation to software development

Before leaving Canada, Simo spent nearly 20 years in residential construction and renovation, including 15 running his own business. He appeared in the fourth season of HGTV’s Marriage Under Construction. A degree in international history helped him make the transition into writing, and he went on to develop software and AI-assisted workflows. Through BottBott Business Systems he builds automation for founders and owner-operated businesses.

Simo writes about life overseas in Unfiltered Abroad and about assisted software development in BottBott. His trade journalism has appeared in Mechanical Perspective, Piling Canada and SnowOps. He also wrote Home in Good Hands: A Homeowner’s Guide to Construction and Renovation, a 2023 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards finalist.

Find Simo’s work

MoveSmart · Unfiltered Abroad · BottBott Business Systems · BottBott on Substack

CastGhost · Top AI News Today · Career Pivot Labs

Portrait provided by Simo D.