Technology executive, entrepreneur, and results-driven software engineer with over 20 years of industry experience. A proven leader in building development teams, fostering healthy culture, and delivering greenfield products. Offers deep expertise in geospatial and scientific data ecosystems, resilient distributed systems, and the tools and processes that enhance developer productivity. Skilled in taking projects from zero to one, prototyping, and designing solutions for complex and ambiguous problem spaces.An expert in Python with two decades of hands-on experience, particularly in building and maintaining systems requiring high accuracy and reliability. Demonstrated success in addressing technical debt, improving system performance, and enhancing observability for long-lived products. Deeply experienced in Linux operations, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes), and managing remote teams.Driven by a passion for mentoring, creating streamlined processes, and advancing tooling to empower developers. An effective communicator and frequent conference presenter with strong connections in the open-source geospatial community.