about me

In art school, I visited a web development company in Seattle. A professor gave us a tour, and I saw a screen full of dense, monochrome code that looked nothing like the work I was making. I thought, “I’m glad that’s not me.”

That changed. Programming is creative in a way I did not expect. Once I started to understand abstraction, it felt less like typing instructions and more like shaping systems. Small pieces can combine into complex applications, and there is art and taste in deciding where those pieces should meet.

For 18 years, work meant running a crane business. The independence was real, and so was the responsibility. Every job had real stakes, and every problem eventually came back to me. Software stayed on the side during those years. I spent time reading, coding, and making small applications because it was interesting and the stakes were low.

In 2023, I moved into software full-time and joined Liquid Web. I had spent years learning alone, so working with other developers changed everything. I got better at dissecting problems, asking questions, and watching how experienced people reason through a system. Now I am moving into engineering management, learning how to organize people, clarify work, and help a team make good decisions together. This site is where some of that gets written down.

Present#

• 26-now

  Liquid Web. Engineering Manager. Learning how to organize people, clarify priorities, and help teams do better work together.

• 23-26

  Liquid Web. Senior Software Engineer. Built queue orchestration and API systems for WordPress automation with JavaScript, React, PHP, and Laravel.

Past#

• 05-23

  Hooks Crane Service. Scheduling, operations, maintenance, and books. High stakes and early mornings.

• 04-05

  Wenatchee Community College, Pomology.

• 03-04

  Cornish College of the Arts, Graphic Design.

• 01-03

  Columbia Basin College, Art Program. Drawing, painting, and sculpture.