$ whoami
Software engineer. Homelab enthusiast. Plant parent.
$ cat now.txt
$ cat about.txt
Software engineer and tech lead at Yelp, where I've been since 2019. The first few years were spent as a backend IC, and the last few leading a full-stack team. I started on Mercury, Yelp's notifications platform, where I helped expand it from push-only to support SMS and email, implemented intelligent copy selection using a multi-armed bandit approach that lifted push CTR by 5%, and re-architected the underlying queuing layer from Kafka to Amazon SQS to make the platform self-healing.
Working alongside some sharp engineers early on pushed me to pursue a tech lead role, which I transitioned into in 2022. Since then I've led a team owning a page that drives millions in annual revenue, built a provider-agnostic CMS integration layer to better support marketing needs, and recently led a full CMS evaluation across five vendors (gathering requirements, running demos, managing a shortlist POC, and coordinating scoring across stakeholders) that is currently pending executive approval.
$ ls projects/
A personal collection tracker for books, board games, and everything you collect. Track, organize, and rediscover your treasures.
Self-hosted infrastructure running on Proxmox on a Dell PowerEdge R720xd. A curated stack of open-source services for media, automation, networking, and home control.
A plant care tracker for managing the plants at home. Log care history, track growth, and never miss a watering.
$ cat interests.txt
Started with a Creality Ender 5 and spent a lot of time learning how it worked: researching mods, swapping parts, and tuning. More interested in understanding the machines than just printing with them. Built a Prusa MK3S+ from a kit.
Daily a modded 2019 Subaru STI. Also have a 2001 Mazda Protege, my first car, gifted by my aunt. Pulled the engine myself and worked with a mechanic to rebuild it. Had to tackle a broken diff in the transmission when I first got it too.
$ contact --open
Open to interesting conversations, collaborations, or opportunities. Best reached by email.