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About

After creating and leading the Particle IoT platform as Founder & CTO for 7½ years, I sought and found the next big impact I can make. I cofounded Hardline to bring innovations in communication technology to tradeworkers in the construction industry.

I am a skilled manager of fully distributed engineering teams, keeping smart people motivated and delivering business value. I am curious, honest, and humble. I listen well. I'm a life-long learner and broad-minded reader. I'm a father and husband, a composer and improviser.

Don't hesitate to reach out.

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Some of My Interests & Skills

Passions

Engineering Leadership

  • Led 35-person engineering group within 150-person company
  • Engaging globally distributed & remote agile teams
  • Inspiring smart people by always living our shared values
  • Providing personalized mentorship and guidance, both technically and on soft skills
  • Unafraid of having difficult conversations respectfully
  • Delivering business value through clear goals and metrics
  • Adapting management style with situational leadership

Quantum Computing

  • Have used IBM Q, Qiskit, Cirq
  • I'm following the NIST post-quantum cryptography process, presently betting on the CRYSTALS algorithms
  • Currently reading "Mike & Ike"
  • Braket notation, Bloch sphere, linear algebra, designing quantum circuits
  • I understand where we are in the hype cycle, what's here now vs. what's far off

Software Engineering

  • Test-driven development
  • User validation
  • Design patterns
  • Ruby, Javascript, Python, C++, many more
  • Coding for comprehension by all, with clarity and precision

Information Security

  • Certified Ethical Hacker
  • Vulnerability impact assessment
  • Incident response and the value of postmortem communication
  • Have managed a bug bounty program
  • Microcontrollers and hardware hacking
  • Significant experience with encryption