I’m happiest working with teams that are already good - where I learn as much as I contribute. I can also set things up right from the start, or get a stuck organization moving again if that’s what’s needed. Either way, the outcome is the same: systems that scale and teams that deliver.
I’ve done this at Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, and companies you haven’t heard of because they got acquired. Principal-level at Amazon. Helped build Azure at MSN Labs. Gave a CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier - a telecom) its MMS (picture texting - someone had to build that) capability. I’ve worked for boards of directors on company audits and organizational cleanups. I’ve been in the Fortune 50 executive meetings, made hiring and firing decisions, and understand what leadership at that level actually requires.
I’m most effective at the CTO level or below - not because I can’t operate higher, but because I’m in love with technology and choose to stay close to it. I solve problems. I ease suffering - the kind that comes from critical systems that don’t work, teams that can’t ship, and organizations stuck in cycles they don’t understand. I ship.
How you live your day is how you live your life. Sustainable pace beats heroic sprints. The shortcuts you take today become the outages you debug at 2am next month or even next year.
Leaders plant trees they will never sit in the shade of. I think in cycles, not quarters. The people you develop today become the leaders who carry the organization forward. The work that matters most often won’t pay off until after you’ve moved on.
I mitigate risk before it becomes a problem. Whether you’re building something new or scaling something that works, I architect systems and teams to avoid the pitfalls that sink most technology organizations. Prevention is cheaper than turnaround.
I ship in environments where failure isn’t an option. I’ve delivered compliant systems under FDA, FIPS, HIPAA, and ITAR requirements - industries where “move fast and break things” gets you sued, fined, or shut down. Telecommunications, healthcare, defense, biotech. When the regulatory stakes are high, I know how to build systems that pass audits.
I translate complexity into clarity. Hard technical topics explained to executives in terms that drive decisions. Architecture choices connected to business outcomes.
I build people who go on to lead. Engineers I’ve mentored hold senior roles at Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, Others. My job is to make myself unnecessary by developing the team.
I go where the hardest problems are. Full-stack, backend preference, language-agnostic. AWS and Azure infrastructure experience. I’ve shipped greenfield products and rescued failing ones. I’ve operated at scale most engineers will never see, and I don’t shy away from the problems that make other people nervous.
I stay technical by choice. I refuse to become one of those executives who forgot how to ship. I still write code, still learn new tools, still build side projects.
Based in Seattle. Working remotely on problems I care about.
My value system requires I act with Honor and Integrity while working to further your company's interests. I become invested in the mission and do my best to deep dive into issues, kill pain, and convert chaos into opportunity.
View LinkedIn (opens in new tab)I rescue failing software projects and clean up or put out fires at the source of the problem, instead of treating symptoms with band-aids. I provide clarity and options for solutions, with actions that mitigate future risk.
Schedule A Call (opens in new tab)I use my gifts to better and grow the world around me, to innovate, and to push humanity forward. My goal is to help you scale your solutions and, if you have put in the work to allow it, to help you scale your company.
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