Throughout my career, I've worked across different areas of software engineering, from development to systems architecture and infrastructure. That experience has also led me into technical leadership, without ever stepping away from hands-on engineering. Away from the keyboard, I'm probably working on a car.
I've been with First Foundry since 2016, a software development studio and research incubator working across gaming, fintech, and logistics. At Rave, I oversee the technical side of the product, working across SDK development, backend services, and infrastructure. I also worked with Amazon Game Studios, contributing to purchasing and offer-redemption systems for New World, Lost Ark, and Prime Gaming, while leading our contractor engineering team. At Bloom POS, I built the backend foundation and developed its integration with METRC, the system Oregon uses to track cannabis production and sales.
I started programming at thirteen, when I decided to build and host my own private RuneScape server. Back then, all I wanted was to modify a game. I had no idea it would eventually turn into a career. A few years later, I was programming PLCs for industrial production lines. Watching an actual machine execute something I'd written was an experience that stuck with me. And yes, I still play RuneScape once in a while.
For over a year now, I've also been spending a lot of time exploring AI, experimenting with new models, tools, and ideas. I'm especially interested in going beyond the hype to understand what actually works, where the limitations are, and how these technologies can be put to good use.
I'm also a husband and a dad. Music has always been part of my life, and I enjoy playing a few instruments, most of which I taught myself. My singing career, however, remains strictly a shower affair, probably for everyone's sake.
I've always enjoyed learning things on my own and understanding how they work. When something catches my interest, I tend to go pretty deep. Sometimes that means spending hours exploring a new technology. Other times, it ends with something taken apart on my workbench. And sometimes a simple question gets an answer with fifteen seasons of backstory.
