Working with Me

💖 Core values

I care deeply about the democratization of technology and culture
I want to work with a talented and diverse team to build exceptional user experiences
I want to help engineers learn and grow to become effective leaders and architects
I consider myself a product engineer because I lean into my design and product sensibilities

I love headlines, bullet points and to help keep things clear and concise
My focus is on quality, process, and efficiency
Together we should pay close attention to details, but do our best to balance time and energy
I want our work to have meaning and scale to reach as many people as possible
Some things are beyond our control. We should work with others help us understand constraints and reduce blocking dependencies
I believe collaboration and transparency will help us grow into a strong team
I care deeply about diversity, equity, and inclusion
On meetings
- They provide a good line of communication and bring everyone to the table
- We should strive to be efficient, and they should always contain agendas
- We should gather clear action items with owners and follow updates
- Please make the calendar invites editable to allow for flexible scheduling
On 1:1s
- If we work closely together, we should schedule a recurring meetings
- Please help me understand your role, and we should always work to make your work trouble-free and more effective
- We should keep a doc with the next topics to chat about, but we should always keep the following questions in mind
  - What has gone well?
  - What can be improved?

I appreciate honest and actionable feedback that can help me learn, improve and I will do my best to earn your trust
I’m working on being confident in my decisions, but I will always take your opinions into consideration
I’m working on becoming a better leader, and I ask for your advice and patience
I am very dedicated and passionate about my work, but I have a terrible poker face. I will do my best to keep my emotions in check.
Reach out to my lead to provide anonymous feedback

When working from home I try to stick to a schedule of 8am to 4pm (12-1pm lunch)
Slack is the best way to contact me for urgent requests and quick questions, but if I can’t provide an answer, I’ll add you to the right channel and tag others to also help
Email is excellent for information dissemination and async responses, but always let me know something is blocking your work
If there is something that requires dialogue, it should probably live in Paper where we can comment and track action items
You are welcome to schedule some time with me for a more in-depth conversations
For zoom meetings, I will try have my video on, but don’t feel this is necessary for you if you need more privacy
When working home, I’m in a closed room, but we might be joined by a toddler or a little dog

I’m a volunteer and board member at DevMission, a non-profit that helps underserved youth learn critical technical skills
I live in Walnut Creek with my wife Michelle, our daughter Sabina and our little dog, Molly
I enjoy snowboarding, mountain biking and going out to eat at new restaurants
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Doc last updated in January, 2023