Backend engineer with 15+ years of experience in software engineering, consulting, and pre-sales, delivering scalable solutions across finance, tech, retail, and government sectors for organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies.
Java and Kotlin specialist focused on backend development leveraging cloud infrastructure (AWS, OCI, Cloudflare), CI/CD automation, and trunk-based development.
Experienced in async, remote-first teams since 2012.
Graduated from Iowa State University in 3 years with a BS in Management Information Systems.
Follower of Jesus at The Austin Stone Community Church.
Outside of work: disc golf, bowling, snow skiing, games, movies, rock concerts.
- Why Your Team Doesn't Need Pull Requests
- The Art of Effective Code Reviews
- Group Decision Making Approaches
- Business Continuity
- More posts on my blog
- apache/skywalking-eyes - A full-featured license tool to check and fix license headers and resolve dependencies' licenses. (4 days ago)
- jhult/inko-emailparser - (5 days ago)
- block/goose - an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM (6 days ago)
- jhult/inko-syntax-guide - A comprehensive guide to Inko 0.19.1 syntax and patterns, learned from building Inko projects. This guide focuses on commonly used patterns, gotchas, and best practices. (3 weeks ago)
- jhult/forms - Misc forms (1 month ago)
- Homebrew/homebrew-core - 🍻 Default formulae for the missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) (1 month ago)
- shixinhuang99/czkawka-tauri - A Tauri-based frontend for Czkawka on macOS and Windows (1 month ago)
- FiorenMas/Revanced-And-Revanced-Extended-Non-Root - Real-time repository build Revanced and Revanced Extended about 10 minutes after patch release (1 month ago)
- languagetool-org/languagetool - Style and Grammar Checker for 25+ Languages (2 months ago)
- atuinsh/atuin - ✨ Magical shell history (2 months ago)
- atuinsh/atuin (v18.13.0-beta.1, 2 days ago) - ✨ Magical shell history
- block/goose (v1.24.0, 3 days ago) - an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM
- shixinhuang99/czkawka-tauri (1.1.0, 4 weeks ago) - A Tauri-based frontend for Czkawka on macOS and Windows
- hovancik/stretchly (v1.20.0, 1 month ago) - The break time reminder app
- SimonHalvdansson/Harmonic-HN (v2.2.5, 2 months ago) - Modern Android client for Hacker News
- apache/skywalking-eyes (v0.8.0, 3 months ago) - A full-featured license tool to check and fix license headers and resolve dependencies' licenses.
- tacogips/async-graphql-reverse (v0.6.1, 2 years ago) -
- FiorenMas/Revanced-And-Revanced-Extended-Non-Root (all, 2 years ago) - Real-time repository build Revanced and Revanced Extended about 10 minutes after patch release
- feat: add Inko language support on apache/skywalking-eyes (4 days ago)
- feat: add Pkl language support on apache/skywalking-eyes (4 days ago)
- fix: add helpful error message for git repository issues on apache/skywalking-eyes (4 days ago)
- fix: Fish completion script corrupted by INFO log message on apache/skywalking-eyes (4 days ago)
- feat: add max_turns to recipe and subagent settings on block/goose (3 weeks ago)
- fix: dispatch ADD_ACTIVE_SESSION event before navigating from "View All" on block/goose (3 weeks ago)
- chore(docs): update GOOSE_SESSION_ID -> AGENT_SESSION_ID on block/goose (3 weeks ago)
- fix: don't steal focus from user's active element when handling consents on cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic (4 weeks ago)
- feat: detect context window limit errors for auto-compact on dejay2/glmproxy (1 month ago)
- docs: update
README-ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_*_MODEL→glm4.7on dejay2/glmproxy (1 month ago)
- chsbuffer/ReVancedXposed - ReVanced LSPosed module. YouTube & YT Music Remove ads, Background playback (1 day ago)
- MorpheApp/morphe-patches - Morphe Patches (1 day ago)
- i5heu/ublock-hide-yt-shorts - Maintained - uBlock Origin filter list to hide YouTube Shorts (1 day ago)
- liquidslr/system-design-notes - Notes of the book System Desgin Interview - An Insider's Guide (1 day ago)
- bootc-dev/bootc - Boot and upgrade via container images (1 day ago)
- pixincreate/Magisk - The Magic Mask for GrapheneOS (2 days ago)
- chenxiaolong/Custota - Android A/B OTA updater app for custom OTA servers (2 days ago)
- schnatterer/rooted-graphene - GrapheneOS rooted and served via its own OTA server on GitHub pages (2 days ago)
- PerformanC/ReZygisk - Transparent implementation of Zygisk. (2 days ago)
- Dr-TSNG/ZygiskNext - Standalone implementation of Zygisk (2 days ago)
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