About
I build AI-enabled products from 0→1, lead the engineering teams that ship them, and stay hands-on through every phase: architecture, code review, production debugging. I've taken 3 products from concept to production, coordinated 25 engineers across 4 teams, and reduced deployment cadence by 84x. I maintain the technical depth to find root causes alongside my team.
Leadership Philosophy
My leadership philosophy is grounded in integrity, disciplined execution, and service to the mission and the team. I don't manage from a distance. I lead from inside the codebase. I set clear priorities, establish operating cadence and governance, and create the conditions for high-performing teams to ship under pressure.
I lead by translating customer needs and business objectives into crisp roadmaps, measurable outcomes, and pragmatic architectural decisions, while insisting on security, reliability, and accountability as non-negotiables. I stay hands-on enough to find root causes across people, process, and technology, but I focus my time on developing leaders, removing obstacles, and maintaining clarity so the organization can move fast without breaking trust.
Background
At PreAct Technologies, I coordinated 25 engineers across 4 teams and owned software architecture and delivery for the company-defining pivot from sensor company to vehicle-based LiDAR protection system. I architected the microservices platform that cut deployment cadence from 2 weeks to 4 hours, implemented OTA update infrastructure, and established release governance for safety-critical deployments. When the company needed executive leadership during wind-down, the board chose me, because I'd earned the trust to make hard decisions and protect stakeholders.
Before PreAct, I led a 12-person distributed engineering team at Opsivity, building a SaaS platform for field service teams. Before that, I spent years solving hard technical problems in manufacturing automation at Sigma Design, powersports vehicle systems at Polaris, industrial AR wearables at RealWear, and high-power laser systems at nLIGHT. I've shipped software across automotive, industrial, legal tech, and enterprise, always staying close to the work.
I served 20 years in the US Marine Corps, leading organizations of up to 200 personnel across operational and technical roles. Those years taught me how to make decisions with incomplete information, build teams that perform under pressure, and deliver mission-critical results in high-stakes environments.
I hold a BS in Electrical Engineering with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics from Washington State University Vancouver, where I graduated magna cum laude and served as President of the IEEE Student Branch.
Beyond Work
I play guitar in Acoustic Ridge, an acoustic duo that performs around the Portland area. I serve on the Ridgefield High School Career & Technical Education Advisory Board, helping align curriculum with what industry actually needs. And I build side projects (a wargaming platform for Marines, an AI-powered recipe app, this website) because I never stop shipping.