• Current Role: Director of Engineering
• Location: Massachusetts 🇺🇸
• Timezone: Eastern Time
• Connect: LinkedIn

• A mission makes me tick. I’m good at problem-solving and building great software, but above all I need to have something I’m striving for.
• I love empowering great engineers to build products they are proud of.
• Learning is a key part of my motivation at work, I'm drawn to things I've never done before.
• I have spent most of my career at startups, mostly in the fast growth phase. At one point I worked for eBay, and that was a wonderful exception. The awkward teenage years are a great time to make a difference, too.

• Languages: I'm a polyglot and generally open-minded about languages. I am strongest in JavaScript, PHP and SQL, most interested in Python.
• Operating Systems: Laptop is MacOS, Infra is usually Linux (Ubuntu, Alpine)
• AWS: EC2, ECS, ECR, S3, RDS/Aurora, Lambda, Cloudformation, Route 53, API Gateway, CloudFront, Cloudwatch, CodeBuild, CodePipeline.
• Other: Docker, Docker Compose, Apache, Nginx, DNS, HTTP, SMTP

A variation of this question is common in engineering leadership interviews. It is important to define what we mean by hands-on. For some it is a synonym for writing code, but for me this is a broader set of activities as part of building great software. I love being hands-on, and relish the opportunity to contribute technically on a daily basis. These are some of the hands-on activities I enjoy:

• Code Review
• Troubleshooting
• Incident Response
• Read & Contribute to:
  • Product Requirements
  • Technical Design Documents / RFCs
  • Database Architecture
• Beta Testing UI or API features
• Write Code
• Deploying to Production