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I've always been drawn to the invisible problems—the ones that only reveal themselves at scale. How do you process a billion data points without infrastructure costs spiraling? How do you double team capacity without sacrificing quality? How do you build systems that adapt to changing needs without complete rewrites?

These are the problems that get me up in the morning.

Career Journey

Intel Corporation (2014-2017): Building the Foundation

I started my career at Intel as a Performance Engineer in the Data Center Group, where I fell in love with systems programming and performance optimization. I spent three years building benchmarking tools, analyzing CPU performance characteristics, and developing internal applications for performance comparison.

The work taught me to think at multiple levels of abstraction—from instruction-level optimization to system architecture to user experience. I built an open-source performance testing suite that's still used across the company today, and received two Intel Division Recognition Awards for my contributions.

Key lesson: The best technical work combines deep expertise with clear communication. Engineers need tools that work, and stakeholders need to understand why it matters.

Olono to InsightSquared to Mediafly (2018-2024): Scaling Through Acquisitions

I joined Olono, a pre-Series A startup, as their first dedicated backend engineer. Within 18 months, we were acquired by InsightSquared. Two years later, InsightSquared was acquired by Mediafly. I rode the journey from 10-person startup to 200+ person organization, progressing from Software Engineer to Director of Engineering.

This trajectory taught me how to build systems and teams that survive rapid growth:

• As a Software Engineer, I built the integration framework that connected our platform to Salesforce, Zendesk, Jira, and other services—contributing to 300% customer growth
• As a Senior/Principal Engineer, I architected ETL systems that increased data processing efficiency by 60%, enabling us to scale to 500% more customers without proportional infrastructure costs
• As an Engineering Manager, I built Mediafly's first nearshore team and created onboarding programs that reduced ramp-up time by 50%
• As a Director of Engineering, I led teams of 10 engineers delivering strategic projects contributing $4M ARR while implementing Agile frameworks that improved delivery predictability by 90%

Key lesson: Scaling isn't just about adding more people. It's about building systems, processes, and culture that amplify everyone's impact.

Ouroborai (2024-Present): Building from Zero Again

After years of scaling existing products, I wanted to return to the 0-to-1 phase. I founded Ouroborai to build AI-powered tools that help non-technical founders create enterprise-grade applications without writing code.

The hypothesis: template-first development + AI assistance can deliver products 3-5x faster at 70% lower cost than traditional development, without sacrificing quality.

I'm in the early exploration phase—building, testing, learning. Whether this becomes my next decade or provides lessons for my next leadership role, I'm energized by the challenge of making software development more accessible.

Key lesson (so far): Building alone after leading teams makes you appreciate everything a great team provides. Also, I miss mentoring engineers.

What I Care About

• Technical Excellence with Business Impact: I believe the best engineering delivers measurable business value. Code quality matters, but what matters more is whether customers can do things they couldn't do before.
• Building Teams That Scale: The most satisfying part of engineering leadership is watching people grow. Engineers I mentored have gone on to lead teams, architect major systems, and start their own companies.
• Making Software Development More Accessible: Whether through better tools, clearer documentation, or AI assistance—I'm passionate about lowering barriers to building great software.

Technologies & Methodologies

• Python
• JavaScript (Node.js)
• React
• Distributed Systems
• ETL & Data Pipelines
• AWS & Azure
• Microservices Architecture
• Agile & Scrum
• Team Scaling
• AI/ML Integration

Outside of Work

• Amateur Radio Operator (FCC Technician License)
• StrongLifts 5x5 (currently working toward the 200lb milestone)
• Gaming (World of Warcraft, Baldur's Gate 3, strategy games)
• Reading (sci-fi, technical deep-dives, and leadership books)