I’m a software developer with 20+ years of experience building things you’ve probably used, from glitch to healthcare.gov. I’ve led teams, run engineering orgs, and shipped more code than I can reasonably claim to remember. Lately I’ve been working at the intersection of AI and healthcare, helping states move fast on their response to HR1.
and, you know, other stuff.
I've been writing things online in some form since 2004. This is an attempt to bring it all together, regardless of it's shape or completeness. I'm following a "digital garden" model, where some posts are seeds meant to grow and some are weird political takes from ten years ago frozen in amber.
After 40 days (the longest government shutdown in U.S. history) eight Democratic senators broke ranks on November 9, 2025, voting with Republicans to advance a continuing resolution that provided Democrats virtually nothing they had fought for.
After three months at Handshake, I learned that sometimes the most valuable career experiences are the ones that clarify what you don't want. Despite making great friends and working with talented early career engineers, I discovered that being on a growth team wasn't for me – I'm a thoughtful, document-everything kind of engineer, not a move-fast type. With the mismatch in work styles it became clear this wasn't the right fit. This post reflects on what worked, what didn't, and the lessons I'm taking forward about vetting opportunities and knowing your own work style.
I love the internet. I love surfing the web. I think we should all link to websites more often. Here are my some recent links from around the web.
I love Oakland, and I am so excited to go to more Oakland B's games next year. The community around the team is so fun, and I didn't really get a chance to experience that until the end of the first season.
Let me make the argument why you should start self-hosting more of your personal services.
An excellent guide to using modern CSS color techniques, that make it easy to spin up entire color systems with just a few properties
No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.
A central premise of millennial life was that in exchange for accepting less—less money, less stability—one could stay young forever.