About me
I'm a Software Engineer turned Consultant. I look for opportunities to work with great people at organizations I respect and admire.
I worked at Facebook (now Meta) for almost ten years. I was a founding engineer on the Site Integrity team. I designed and built several services to protect users on Facebook (WhatsApp & Instagram too). Over the years, I helped grow that team to more than fifty engineers, designers and PMs.
Later, I was an early engineer on the small team that designed and built the Summit Learning Platform. In addition to building significant chunks of the product, I also helped it scale two orders of magnitude.
Prior to consulting, I also did short stints at CZI (making a de novo genome assembler more memory-efficient) and Airtable (improving performance across the stack).
What can I do for you?
- Performance & Efficiency - I have a knack for identifying and fixing performance bottlenecks in software (full stack). I love making things leaner and meaner.
- Zero to One. One to Ten - No matter what stage your company is at, I can help it take the next step. I can review existing architecture and provide pragmatic recommendations. I can be a force multiplier on the team or build complimentary, yet critical pieces like build systems, CI/CD, etc.
- Personal Online Privacy - I am deeply passionate about privacy on the Internet. As companies push the boundaries on tracking and data collection, there's a surprising amount we can do to protect our privacy online (including but not limited to firewalls with network wide VPNs, DNS, Browsers, Operating Systems, Phones, etc.). I can sit with you and help you craft a plan. If you prefer, I can implement significant chunks of this plan for you.