Story

As a child, I had a very creative and technical bent. Near the end of highschool, however, I became very passionate about health and healthcare policy and so focused on bioethics, healthcare policy, and electoral politics while attending Indiana University. Naturally, after graduating I moved to Washington, DC to save the world. Through a few twists and turns, I eventually became a technical and regulatory expert on campaign finance. While executing the role of both a project and systems manager, I found that the solutions I sought did not yet exist. Determined to make them a reality I learned how to create, host, and maintain software on my own time. It wasn't pretty at first, but it was hugely impactful for myself and my organization. I was hooked and decided to pursue software design and development full-time.

Projects

I have worked on both consumer-facing and enterprise platforms. Those platforms focused on a diverse array of topics: finance, government reporting, multi-sided marketplaces, logistics, point-of-sale, workflow management, and creative ideation.

Strengths

My strongest assets are my abilities to: (1) quickly understand and address the true (if not obscured) heart of a problem or need and effectively bridge communication between technical contributors and key stakeholders, (2) relentlessly and methodically motivate my teams to build the simplest (not easiest), most impactful solution in small, iterative steps, and (3) my curiosity and craving to not only master, but to shape, our field.

Seeking

I am looking to join (and some day help lead) an engineering organization which is focused on sustainably producing and maintaining systems which not only empower individuals and organizations, but also openly advance the processes and paradigmns for crafting such systems.