About
I’m an tech-savvy, entrepreneurially-spirited guy. I spent eight years at Confluent — from founding engineer on Confluent Cloud through Director of Engineering and Principal Engineer — from startup through IPO and to the acquisition by IBM. These days I’m mostly retired from full-time engineering leadership: I take on fractional CTO and technical advisory work, and spend the rest of my time investing through Rayhaus Capital (small businesses) and Warray Ventures (real estate).
This is my personal blog. Giving true meaning to the origin of the term, my blog is a catalog of my thoughts on various matters, ranging from technology tutorials to social commentary.
My goal is to create insightful, relevant content that you can put to work in your personal and professional life. Some of this will be tutorials aimed at helping others solve problems I’ve had myself, while others will serve to build meaningful discussion around oft-neglected topics. If you are in the early stages of your technical career and aspire to change the world, then this blog is for you.
I typically post a few times a year. To make sure you don’t miss my newest posts, you can subscribe via RSS or email. I do not accept advertising, but do occasionally take on consulting and contract work. Contact me if you’re interested in hiring me.
My Top Posts
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Biography
My professional career has been spent as a Software Engineer/DevOps/SRE while dabbling in entrepreneurial and investment pursuits (both inside and outside my day jobs).
I graduated from the accelerated BS/MS program at Drexel University. Both my undergraduate and graduate degrees are in electrical engineering. My undergraduate concentration was in telecommunications and digital signal processing, and my graduate specialization was in controls, robotics, and intelligent systems.
Previously, I was President of the Drexel Smart House, a student-led technology incubator with a focus on smarter living. I spent two years in the Applied Communications and Information Networking center, a defense contractor focused on network-aware intelligent applications. You can learn more about my education and experience on my LinkedIn resume.
While leading the Drexel Smart House, I developed special interests in the areas of corporate innovation, sustainability, and education. My professional goal is to serve mankind’s critical needs through the fusion of business, design and technology.
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My blog is built on WordPress 3.2 (self-hosted). My theme is a (very) slightly customized version of BuyNowShop’s “Desk Mess Mirrored.” Crowd Favorite’s Carrington Blog. I did all customization myself. My site is hosted by Dreamhost.