Lifelong software engineer, always fondest of novel challenges. My highest priority in any position is to push the boundaries of what can be done, preferably with cutting-edge technologies. I'm a general languages geek, fluent in most major computer environments and acquainted with nearly all of them.I'm a generalist technically, but prefer to work on online, social, interactive systems. From multiplayer games to collaborative educational systems to innovative convocation tools, the thread that ties together my work is that it is about helping people use the Internet to work together effectively.I was an early adopter of Agile methodologies, and have worked in several Agile dialects, especially XP and Scrum. I am a strong proponent of Agile, and have led multiple engineering groups in adopting Agile. I often serve as de facto Project Manager for smaller engineering teams (as well as Lead Engineer), and sometimes as Product Manager when appropriate.Current Specialties: mainly the Scala stack (currently focused on cats-effect projects, but I have deep experience with Akka, Scala.js, and Play), Agile Project and Product Management (although always in a technical role -- I am *never* interested in pure management, which I find dull). Focusing on Scala these days, since that is what I most enjoy -- please, no inquiries for non-Scala environments. Recruiters please note: you *will not get a reply* unless the position is explicitly Scala-centric, period.