I build things that don't fall over.

I'm currently doing something new. Formerly Sr. Engineering Manager at Apple focused on distributed systems and data—previously Senior Staff at 1Password leading platform engineering, and before that CTO at Gyroscope. I write about system design at Architecture Notes.

What I'm into

• Distributed systems that scale without drama.
• Practical AI that ships, not just demos.
• Home labs and repurposed hardware (because tinkering is joy).

A few receipts

• Apple — Senior Engineering Manager, distributed systems & data.
• 1Password — Senior Staff Engineer & Tech Lead, Server Architecture (platform reliability, queues, workers, data stores). Featured on StaffEng podcast.
• Gyroscope — CTO, building an "OS for the human body."
• Architecture Notes — Essays on system design & software architecture.

Philosophy

Simple > clever. Boring infrastructure beats exciting outages. Teams win with clear interfaces (between services and people).