As a life-long technologist, I have actively participated in many aspects of computing since my childhood. I now spend my time leading and mentoring software development and devops teams of all kinds, enjoying the ability to give back to the communities that haev helped me along my journey.My professional career began in the 1990s, where I worked at companies dabbling in non-internet eCommerce, micro-websites for businesses. Subsequently I began working at community freenets and small ISPs, setting the foundation for what has become a lifelong passion for the entire computing stack. You can also find me participating in open source projects like Home Assistant and CircuitPython.