Provident Data Centers, a division of Provident Realty Advisors, specializes in the development of high-quality data center facilities. The team focuses on site selection, securing necessary entitlements and zoning, and designing energy-efficient, state-of-the-art data centers. Their goal is to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable digital infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and scalability for clients.As Principal Strategist, Data Center Development at Provident, I lead the design and execution of innovative strategies to advance scalable, market-responsive data centers. My work focuses on leveraging cutting-edge technologies, including edge computing and network-as-a-service, while optimizing layouts and integrating advanced energy solutions.By fostering strategic partnerships across energy, telecom, and hyperscaler networks, I align development with emerging trends and industry demands. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, I ensure efficient deployments that drive growth, sustainability, and long-term value for Provident and its partners.---Provident Realty Advisors, established in 1991 by Leon J. Backes, is a privately held real estate and investment firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company has developed or invested in over $5.5 billion worth of real estate projects across the United States, encompassing multifamily residences, industrial facilities, master-planned communities, hospitality venues, and data centers. Provident is recognized for its adaptability and innovative approach, enabling it to navigate various market cycles and shifting industry trends.

I'm a founding engineer for Indexify, the Open Source product sponsored by Tensorlake. Indexify lets you build Knowledge for LLMs from un-structured data.

I manage the Kubernetes CI/CD and Configuration Management teams at LinkedIn. Previously: Terraform and Airflow teams.I serve the people who turn toil and tribal knowledge into code, developing great team cultures and helping engineers grow their leadership, craft, and value. I'm fortunate to play a small role in a broad array of some of LinkedIn's murkier problems - toil automation, workflow management, dependency and configuration management, infrastructure as code, networking and security, containerization, cloud & hardware capacity allocation, and complexity management.I pride myself on being adaptable, collaborative, resourceful, and innovative. I surround myself with people smarter than I, and focus on getting the right people in a room to solve whatever needs solving. As a hands-on problem solver with years of prior experience as a software engineer and entrepreneur, I know how to lead a team toward valuable outcomes that create measurable impact, not just output.I'm grateful to serve alongside incredible leaders and peers, whose wisdom is matched only by their compassion. Together we are able to create a dynamic culture of simplicity, opportunity, and growth, where there is both depth of trust and room to take intelligent risks. We act as #OneLinkedIn to dream big, get things done, and have lots of fun along the way.

Helping lead #OneLinkedIn's migration to Azure.

React, Python, MySQL, SqlAlchemy, Flask, Kafka. A heavy focus on communication, reliability, and readable, testable code that is as simple as possible and no simpler.Led successful implementation of new Security Zone model in our CMDB, with heavy collaboration across house security, network engineering, and systems.Led critical network monitoring infrastructure projects. Responsible for full stack engineering and deployment across multiple colos.Led infrastructure development team for implementing application and data transport layers for LinkedIn's implementation of PingMesh.

Quick experiment to test an AI Model marketplace. Implemented prototype and growth campaign with a cofounder in 48 hours. Ran the experiment for 30 days but abandoned after not hitting Product/Market Fit. Total (self-funded) investment less than $500.

Founded an Accelerator program in Dallas focused on Real Estate Technology.

Founded an app development company.

Invested in and advised various ventures and startups.

Started my career in finance.