The TLDR;

I’m a software engineering leader who’s spent 20+ years building systems, teams, and companies. I was born in Canada, moved to the United States, and have spent my career at the intersection of hard technical problems and the people who solve them.

I founded a software engineering company that built algorithmic trading strategies for hedge funds and PE funds. After that, I moved through Amazon, Coinbase, and DoorDash — each time leading engineering teams working on systems at serious scale, with teams as large as 17 engineers.

What drives me: building high-performing teams, tackling interesting technical challenges, and using software to make people’s lives genuinely easier.

Work

I’m an Engineering Manager at DoorDash, leading the Grocery basket-building team. We own core parts of how customers build their shopping basket, including newer agentic experiences like the DoorDash chatbot that helps people build baskets faster.

I spend most of my time at the intersection of product, platform, and execution: helping teams ship reliably while pushing into new capabilities with LLMs and agentic workflows.

What I’m Into Right Now

Homelab and Self-Hosting

My homelab is one of my favorite long-term projects. I run a server rack for home networking and smart home infrastructure, including Ethernet throughout the house, security cameras, motion sensors, local DNS, and self-hosted services like Gitea. I also spend time experimenting with Kubernetes at home and newer agentic tools like OpenClaw.

I do it partly for control and privacy, but mostly to learn by building and running real systems end to end.

Hiking and Backpacking

I love being outside, especially backpacking and camping in the Pacific Northwest. I was lucky to win the Enchantments lottery in 2025 and completed that hike solo. I’m planning more multi-day routes and eventually want to hike across Washington, with the Pacific Crest Trail as a long-term goal.

Whenever possible, I bring my Aussiedoodle, Basil, along for the adventure.

Home Projects and Renovation

I’m always working on something around the house, from small upgrades like new outlets to larger improvements like bathroom updates and other quality-of-life renovations. I enjoy the practical side of making a home work better over time.

Golf

I’ve been taking golf more seriously since 2025, after my in-laws got me a set of clubs. My current goal is to reach a single-digit handicap. I’m also managing some shoulder issues, so it’s a mix of patience, consistency, and trying to keep improving.

Survival Preparedness

I’m very interested in preparedness skills: shelter building, fire-making, food and water basics, and generally being capable in the outdoors. I like learning techniques that are practical, resilient, and transferable.

LLMs, Agents, and Personal Knowledge Systems

I spend a lot of time exploring LLMs and agentic workflows: building skills, testing tools, and figuring out how to make myself and my teams more effective.

In parallel, I’m building a personal knowledge graph and “second brain” in Obsidian. I’m especially interested in how ideas connect over time and how small notes can become durable building blocks for bigger concepts.

Influences

The people whose thinking has shaped mine the most:

  • Tim Ferriss — questioning defaults, lifestyle design, systematic experimentation
  • Naval Ravikant — clear thinking about leverage, wealth, and happiness
  • Charles Duhigg — understanding habits and what makes teams effective
  • Ray Dalio — radical transparency and principles-driven decision making
  • Derek Sivers — simplicity, independence, and doing things your own way

Outside of Work

I’m married to Woosun, and we have one daughter Honor, and one Aussiedoodle named Basil.

When I’m not writing code or leading teams, I’m usually working on my homelab, playing golf, hiking somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, or going deep on some new interest I probably don’t have time for. I have a mild obsession with emergency preparedness and self-hosted infrastructure — which are more related than you’d think.

If any of this overlaps with what you’re building, feel free to reach out.