Technology Leader · Portland, Oregon

I turn ambiguity into
executable technical direction.

For fifteen years I've built and led engineering organizations — deciding what to build, how to build it, and how to shape the team that ships it. Currently leading technology at PlantBid.

Nowfocus: scaling PlantBid's platform & org15yr · 0→Scale

Selected Writing

01 / Notes on building

About

02 / Track record

I build engineering organizations that turn into momentum — from first commit to a team that ships without me in the room.

PlantBidChief Technology Officer · 2023 — Now
Leading the technology organization through the evolution of a SaaS marketplace in commercial landscaping — architecture, product direction, and the engineering process to scale it.
Dwelo (acquired by Level Home)Chief Technology Officer · 2014 — 2016
Built the engineering org and platform from the ground up — early-stage startup to a mature team with real revenue and a Series A behind it.
Code for San FranciscoLeadership Team
A fractional CTO across volunteer-run civic-tech projects: scoping MVPs, making pragmatic technical decisions, and structuring volunteer engineering.
AdvisoryOngoing
Early-stage startups (MVP definition, sequencing work before a full team), engineering leadership and team building (hiring, org structure, and the process that lets a team ship without you), enterprise blockchain (value vs. hype), and applied AI / LLMs.

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Building something hard, or weighing a big technical decision? Let's talk.

I take on select advisory work — early-stage product and tech strategy, architecture reviews, and applied AI.