About Me

Engineering leader and advocate for better software engineering techniques.

I love working with financial technology, building great teams, and developing new products.

Interests include Web3, Solidity, Python, AI, ML, investing, and writing.

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Welcome to my blog site.

For many, many years, I’ve been helping developers become more awesome. It’s all about learning best practices and a commitment to improving the mastery of your craft. Software engineering is a team sport requiring a commitment to collaboration, openness, and professionalism. It’s also about having the necessary humility to understand that you can always learn more.

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Some of My Favorite Past Experiences

Principal Software Engineer at Krasnar
(2022 – Present)
Built FastAPI applications in Python using ML and AI tools. Also developed Web3 applications in Solidity, using a variety of other tools.

Fintech Bootcamp Instructor at edX
(2022 – Present)
Taught students at Columbia University, Rutgers University, and UC Berkeley. Topics included financial technologies using Python, Pandas, ML, AI, Web3, and Solidity.

Director of Software Engineering at KUDO
(2021 – 2022)
Built an award-winning marketplace for interpreters using Ruby on Rails. Also made AI applications in Python for interpreters using Azure AI tools for NLP and translation.

Director of Development at Kasasa
(2017 – 2020)
Built an award-winning loan origination and servicing system in Laravel from scratch, including a general ledger system.

Chief Technology Officer at CircleBack Lending
(2014 – 2017)
Built a consumer-focused online consumer lending application in Laravel, utilizing machine learning to match applicants to the best loan opportunities.

VP, Engineering at LendKey
(2011 – 2014)
Built a white-label student loan application and servicing system in Ruby on Rails for credit unions and small banks.