Thirty years, a lot of ground covered.
My career has spanned financial data services at Lazard and Thomson Reuters, civic technology at Case Commons, consumer SaaS at SinglePlatform, and most recently Tripadvisor, where I led two different product areas across two chapters of my career there.
First, I led two teams on the Restaurants side, where we built and shipped Menu Connect, a syndication platform connecting restaurants to 100+ distribution partners. Then I moved to Experiences, where I led four teams building and scaling Tripadvisor's tours and activities marketplace (think things to do when you arrive at your destination).
What's stayed constant across all of it is how I think about leadership. I'm not a delegator who manages from a distance. I build relationships with the people on my teams, learn what they're trying to grow toward, and create the conditions where that growth can happens. I believe engineers do their best work when they understand the "why" behind what they're building and feel genuine ownership over it.
While still very important, the measure I care most about isn't velocity or uptime. It's whether the people on my teams actually look forward to Monday. An engaged engineer outperforms a disengaged one in every dimension, and fostering that environment is the work I find most meaningful.
I came to software through biology, and that background still shapes how I think: systems, feedback loops, emergent behavior, the gap between what a model predicts and what actually happens. I find that framing useful in engineering organizations.
Active objectives.
Currently exploring new opportunities at the Director or VP of Engineering level, with a preference for mission-driven organizations working on problems that matter becuase I'm driven by the impact I can make.
For funsies, I'm getting my hands dirty coding again, building a digital version of the board game Sushi Roll, which I enjoy playing with my family as a purely personal project. No roadmaps, no stakeholders, no PRDs. Just me, a problem, and modern tooling.
Off the clock.
Married 25+ years, two kids, and my furbaby (who has strong opinions about my work schedule 🐶).
Night owl by nature, which has served me well across time zones and production incidents alike. When I'm not thinking about engineering teams or gaming logic, I'm usually in the weeds of some home networking rabbit hole. The kind that starts with "I should improve my Wi-Fi 7 (6Ghz) coverage" and ends with VLANs for everything (APs, IoT, security devices), dual WAN failover, dedicated switchess, and more APs than a home should have, but hey, at least I have amazing coverage. 😉
Away from my computer, I'm into many things (too many). I'd like to think myself a Renaissance Man, but I'm more a Jack of All Trades. I enjoy sci-fi, action and adventure across every format: books, movies, and TV shows. And I'm a longtime dabbler in photography, art, and screenwriting. I also enjoy home improvement and I'm obsensed with car detailing.
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The best way to reach me is through LinkedIn.
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