I’ve spent my life learning by doing.

Growing up, my family spent much of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday delivering newspapers. Other kids looked forward to the weekend. I sometimes looked forward to Monday because it meant going back to school.

I started working young and spent years in restaurants before finding my way into technology. Those years taught me how to show up, solve the problem in front of me, work with all kinds of people, and keep moving when things get busy.

I moved from technical support into software engineering, Scrum, product delivery, coaching, and program leadership. The roles changed, but the work I enjoyed most stayed consistent.

I like making complicated work easier to understand. I help people see priorities, ownership, risks, and dependencies more clearly. I also care about developing people, improving how teams work together, and creating systems that help without becoming the work themselves.

I have led large groups of connected initiatives, improved predictability, mentored people into leadership roles, and helped establish better delivery practices. The numbers matter, but the part I value most is helping people move forward with more clarity and confidence.

I became a first-generation farmer by buying land and figuring things out as we went. That has meant growing garlic, maintaining a pond, repairing equipment, caring for the property, and learning that every solved problem usually introduces another one.

I have built a comic business, learned how to budget and pay down a lot of debt, helped other people think through their finances, and explored ideas through writing. I study poker, play chess, enjoy sports and board games, experiment with technology and artificial intelligence, and keep collecting questions that lead somewhere unexpected.

Not every interest needs to become a career or a finished project. Sometimes the value is in learning how something works and sharing what I discover.