I build environments where people do their best work.

Two decades of infrastructure, engineering management, and community leadership. Clarity, disciplined execution, and the systems that help teams stay aligned.

Summary

I design and operate reliable systems — data centers, networks, hybrid cloud platforms, and global IT operations. I lead teams through scale, outages, reorganizations, and modernization work. I keep complex systems steady when decisions move fast.

I apply the same systems thinking to leadership, culture, and human development. I help people and organizations operate with clarity, focus, and purpose.

Approach

I build environments where teams stay focused, execute consistently, and ship durable work.

Leadership rooted in clarity and steady execution
Sustainable operations for teams and organizations
Generalist problem-solving with high-signal decisions
Culture design that supports long-term trust and performance

Operating Themes

Systems shape behavior

Focus is rare and valuable

Sustainable pace wins

Leadership is service

Generalists thrive in ambiguity

Stillness drives clarity

Community Work

I help communities grow. LAN events, SuperHappyDevHouse, Hacker Dojo. Build systems that support people. Create environments where collaboration happens.

Watch the Hacker Dojo documentary

Experience Snapshot

Madrone Technology Group

President; COO & Co-Founder · 2019–2025

Built a dependable infrastructure and cybersecurity firm from the ground up. Led data center strategy, hybrid-cloud modernization, and long-term reliability planning for organizations that rely on stable systems.

Together Labs (IMVU)

Sr. Engineering Manager · 2009–2022

Ran IT and Operations for a platform serving millions of users. Directed on-prem, cloud, and edge environments. Reduced downtime, hardened security, and kept the organization moving through rapid change.

Hacker Dojo

Contributor · Board Member · Partner

Helped one of Silicon Valley’s longest-running hacker communities grow from early setup through board leadership and ongoing infrastructure support.

SuperHappyDevHouse

Co-Organizer · 2005–2011

Scaled a grassroots hackathon movement. Hosted events, led operations, and built the infrastructure that kept hundreds of participants online.

Rwanda National ISP Deployment

IT Consultant · 2004

Led a six-person U.S. team deploying early national internet infrastructure for Terracom SARL, delivering fiber, wireless, and WAN acceleration projects under constrained conditions.

Resume

Full resume available on request or via LinkedIn. This page is the high-signal version.