About Me

I build and evaluate
software that
earns trust.

For 15+ years, I've led quality engineering, IT, and business efforts across platforms. I've delivered AAA games, defense tech, and helped startups and AI products get off the ground.

Now, I'm exploring emerging tech and applying those same skills to machine learning. I build systems, break them, understand why they fail, and make them more trustworthy.

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The Journey

Where experience
met purpose.

2007–2009 · 2014–2016

How I Think

Software has 3 lenses.

The art.

Customers feel software more than they use it. Code can be perfect, and still feel lifeless. The art is building experiences that stick.

The science.

Learning to write code, leverage data, and build systems taught me how to strategically develop smarter solutions.

The bridge.

Art and science only matter if they solve a real problem. Business taught me to bridge how software feels and works to a purpose.

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Beyond Work

Software is only half the story.

Since childhood, I've also been obsessed with business and investments. So, lately I've been exploring how technology and capital markets overlap.

I write about my findings and thoughts at Earn Out Loud, my newsletter on tech, business, and investing in technology.

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The Short Version

15+ years in technology.

QA Engineering → Leadership → Business → ML/AI

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I don't think companies earn trust by building software.

It comes from proving it works.

I’m building a body of work that explores, challenges, and improves AI systems—one experiment at a time.

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Open to full-time opportunities, contract projects, and writing/speaking engagements.