About Me

I've learned to make code small, simple, and readable. My aim is prolific and expeditious code output while maintaining quality. I make loosely-coupled components, understandable abstractions, and low-ceremony frameworks.

As a programmer, my first principle is user experience. Like most of us, I struggle with mediocre software every day, and I use that dissatisfaction to set a high standard for my work. The first end user is the next person who must understand and add to the code.

As a teammate and leader, I am devoted to friendliness and respect. I am a good communicator, love sharing my knowledge, and learning from others. I've given talks at local user groups, mentored co-workers in my free time, and publish open source projects.

Skills

• Consciousness of mainstream & emerging technology and trends.
• Quickly vetting and adapting to new technologies - building and improving stacks.
• High standards for great user and developer experiences.
• Interacting directly and empathetically with stakeholders and end users.
• Managing work through all phases of a development cycle.
• Eliminating friction in processes through automation.
• Understanding all the areas of a codebase and recognizing where waste can be reduced.
• Coordinating large, complex upgrades and refactors.

Interests

• Compilers, interpreters & parsers.
• Metaprogramming, language-oriented programming.
• Developer tools, hacking on build tools and bundlers.
• Automating self-hosted cloud tech.

Hobbies

• Forests, mountains, and seas
• Castles, ruins, and caves
• Animals: domestic, wild, and extinct
• History, art, & language
• Meditation