Washington, DC
I like solving hard problems, the kind where the only way through is to build something real.
I care about software that actually makes a difference: shipping fast, cutting the noise, and building teams that take ownership. This site is intentionally light. I'd rather have a real conversation than put everything on a page.
More about me
About
I've always been the kind of person who has to take things apart to understand them, and usually can't resist making them better while I'm at it. When I'm not working, that usually means building out my home lab, which now includes a couple of compute nodes and a 26TB NAS on commercial hardware, and keeping myself honest with cycling, lifting, and boxing during the week.
Travel is important to me, not just visiting places, but getting lost in the local culture. Iceland, Italy, and Assateague Island are at the top of the list so far. When I'm home, I'm usually reading, playing games like Uncharted, Alan Wake, or Battlefield, or watching sci fi. Interstellar is hard to beat.
Professional
I started as an engineer and grew into an engineering manager, but I've never stopped building. I lead platform migrations and complex technical changes without stalling delivery, and I design event driven backend systems for real world publishing and syndication workflows. As teams and systems scale, I stay focused on speed, reliability, and clear ownership. My stack is mostly Python, Go, AWS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and CloudFormation.
Contact
LinkedIn is the best way to reach me.