I’m a technologist, strategic advisor, and lifelong learner who’s spent the last few decades helping startups build real things with real people in the real world: which is to say, it’s been messy, exhilarating, and exactly where I thrive. As a Fractional CTO, I work with early-stage teams to bring focus to the chaos, structure to the ambition, and technical depth to the pitch decks. My leadership style blends product vision, pragmatic engineering, and human connection. I still write code, still debug the tough stuff, and still believe the best solutions come from teams who trust each other enough to wrestle with hard problems and stay aligned through the unknown. I also co-host the How Many CTOs? podcast, where I talk shop with fellow engineering leaders about what it really takes to lead technical teams.

I am an avid mountaineer pursuing the Bulgers List, Washington State's top 100 peaks. So far, I've bagged 80 of these magnificent summits, which means I'm well over halfway to earning serious bragging rights in Pacific Northwest climbing circles.

I'm that person who gets suspicious if a run ends before my GPS shows a double-digit mileage. As a dedicated endurance athlete, I've completed over 52 marathons and more than 80 ultramarathons. Numbers that impress strangers but make medical professionals quietly concerned. My crowning achievement was knocking out 54 ultramarathons in one calendar year to celebrate turning 50, proving that midlife crises come in many forms, and mine involves excessive amounts of trail mix and chafing.