Senior Principal Software Engineer with a long diverse history as an Individual Contributor specializing in System Integration. Background in integrating spacecraft, robotics, character systems, game engines, and consumer Virtual Reality game hardware. Have worked across nearly every type of Software stack: Full Stack web, Large databases, simulation, 3d visualization. Have supported many of the most complex vehicles and systems in Aerospace: International Space Station, CST-100 Starliner, Nasa Docking System, Orion, Lunar Gateway, and Human Lunar Lander, then supported launch of multiple consumer device launches: Meta Quest Pro, Quest 3. 20 years of experience, 18 of those as project lead, the last 9 years working with directors aligning customer needs and the capabilities of my cross disciplinary teams comprising of 20+ software engineers. In the last few years, I am the technical integration lead of a 100+ Engineering team working alongside the Senior Director of Meta Avatars.

I am spent my entire career passionate about how to successfully execute on software engineering projects while continuously iterating on processes and tools to reduce cost, increasing developer capacity, and refining software quality. Leveraging that experience to build and mentor other engineering leads to create learning AI flywheels that enable 10x sotware engineering productivity

From a Technologies perspective, my core competencies are System Integration, Game Engines, Full Stack Web, Databases, Machine Learning, VR/AR, & Simulations

Beyond my development experience, my greatest strength is in customer requirements elicitation and inferring developer intention. In the tech world this has manifested as a deeply intuitive partnership with Product Managers (PMs).

My most effective role is that as a Org level Chief System Architect and Pillar level Technical Lead providing direction to multiple cross-functional teams with both technical and strategic leadership.