Beyond the Code
The stuff that doesn't fit on a resume but shapes how I show up every day.
What I Care About
At my core, I'm driven by two things: helping people and growing. Not in a motivational-poster kind of way — more like, if I'm not learning something or making someone's day a little easier, I feel like I'm wasting the day.
That shows up in my engineering work (mentoring junior devs, writing docs nobody asked for, running speakeasy demos), but it started long before I wrote my first line of code. It's why I fought wildfires. It's why I tutored students who were convinced they couldn't learn math. It's why I wrote a 50-page business proposal that nobody asked me to write.
I believe in showing up, doing the work, and leaving things better than I found them. Whether that's a codebase, a team, or a campsite.
What I'm Into
Wildfire & Climate
You can take the firefighter off the line, but you can't take the fire out of the firefighter. I still track fire seasons, follow climate patterns in the off-season, and think about how shifting conditions will shape the next burn year. It's part situational awareness, part genuine fascination with how these systems work.
Finance & Markets
I love digging into company fundamentals — reading 10-Ks, analyzing balance sheets, understanding what makes a business actually work. There's a lot of overlap with engineering thinking: pattern recognition, risk assessment, separating signal from noise. I also dabble in technical analysis, because sometimes you just want to stare at charts.
When I'm Not Working
Newport, Oregon
Hiking & Travel
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest and spending summers on fire lines gave me an appreciation for getting outside that never faded. I try to hit a new trail or a new city whenever I can.
Gaming
I take my games seriously — I peaked at top 500 in Overwatch, which is roughly the top 0.005% of players. That competitive drive actually led to a connection that helped me get into grad school. Full story coming soon.