Hands-on leadership shaped by support, engineering, and payments.
I like working in environments where curiosity matters, the customer stays close to the decision, and strong teams solve problems together.
Engineering Manager / Builder / Writing in Public
Lead with clarity. Build with range.
I’m an Engineering Manager who still likes to ship. This is a personal site for leadership, code, experiments, and the ideas that get better once they live on the open web.
Current focus
- Scaling the data experiences behind Braintree with Snowflake as a foundation for better decisions and stronger systems.
- Helping Watts of Love as a Technical Lead, shaping architecture and core technology that supports real-world operations.
- Getting close to AI by building with it directly and learning where it creates real leverage.
- Treating strength and health like long-term infrastructure worth investing in every day.
What I’m building
I lead engineering work connected to Braintree, focusing on dispute systems, platform reliability, and the kinds of payment experiences merchants depend on every day.
Leadership style
I care about building transparent, high-trust teams where everyone has a voice, good questions are welcomed, and hard problems get solved together.
Journey
My path moved from frontline support into software engineering and then management, which gives me a practical view of systems, operations, and the people behind them.
Writing
March 14, 2026
Technical decisions for a mission-driven operations app
How I think about architecture, tradeoffs, and the right level of complexity for the Watts of Love app.
WritingMarch 10, 2026
From vibe coding to vibe engineering
What changed when I started using Codex seriously, and why engineering judgment still matters.
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