I'm a software engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable systems. My experience spans backend engineering, infrastructure, and bringing services from development to production with a focus on reliability and observability.
I'm particularly interested in several key areas:
From 2017-2025 I worked in the Financial Industry developing market exploration and visualization software across a wide range of areas / teams.
Built a fast website to showcase my portfolio.
Problem it solves: Need a way to showcase contributions and interests.
Tech Stack: Simple converter which converts the contents of a markdown file to a static HTML output. Hosted using AWS Amplify as simplest thing I could find.
I love Claude Code for pairing with me on projects as well as its extensibility. While context engineering and maintaining agents / skills / commands are still new I find they pay dividends. Claude Code can easily do the first 80% of a task for me and then I can work on polishing. I love skiing alongside it particularly and reviewing its output / guiding it along the way.
So easy to structure my thoughts as well as capture quick notes.
Key takeaway: This book bridges the gap between knowing design patterns and knowing when to apply them. It teaches how to evolve code toward patterns rather than forcing patterns prematurely, which has made my refactoring work more intentional and effective.
Key takeaway: The principles of writing readable, maintainable code have become second nature through this book. The emphasis on meaningful names, small functions, and clear abstractions has dramatically improved the quality and longevity of code I write and review.
Key takeaway: Key principles to keep in mind when building a scaleable service.