Backend engineer with 15+ years of experience in software engineering, consulting, and pre-sales, delivering scalable solutions across finance, tech, retail, and government sectors for organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies.
Java and Kotlin specialist focused on backend development leveraging cloud infrastructure (AWS, OCI, Cloudflare), CI/CD automation, and trunk-based development.
Experienced in async, remote-first teams since 2012.
Graduated from Iowa State University in 3 years with a BS in Management Information Systems.
Follower of Jesus at The Austin Stone Community Church.
Outside of work: disc golf, bowling, snow skiing, games, movies, rock concerts.
- Why Your Team Doesn't Need Pull Requests
- The Art of Effective Code Reviews
- Group Decision Making Approaches
- Business Continuity
- More posts on my blog
- apache/skywalking-eyes - A full-featured license tool to check and fix license headers and resolve dependencies' licenses. (3 days ago)
- jhult/inko-emailparser - (4 days ago)
- block/goose - an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM (5 days ago)
- jhult/inko-syntax-guide - A comprehensive guide to Inko 0.19.1 syntax and patterns, learned from building Inko projects. This guide focuses on commonly used patterns, gotchas, and best practices. (3 weeks ago)
- jhult/forms - Misc forms (1 month ago)
- Homebrew/homebrew-core - 🍻 Default formulae for the missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) (1 month ago)
- shixinhuang99/czkawka-tauri - A Tauri-based frontend for Czkawka on macOS and Windows (1 month ago)
- FiorenMas/Revanced-And-Revanced-Extended-Non-Root - Real-time repository build Revanced and Revanced Extended about 10 minutes after patch release (1 month ago)
- languagetool-org/languagetool - Style and Grammar Checker for 25+ Languages (1 month ago)
- atuinsh/atuin - ✨ Magical shell history (2 months ago)
- atuinsh/atuin (v18.13.0-beta.1, 1 day ago) - ✨ Magical shell history
- block/goose (v1.24.0, 2 days ago) - an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM
- shixinhuang99/czkawka-tauri (1.1.0, 3 weeks ago) - A Tauri-based frontend for Czkawka on macOS and Windows
- hovancik/stretchly (v1.20.0, 1 month ago) - The break time reminder app
- SimonHalvdansson/Harmonic-HN (v2.2.5, 2 months ago) - Modern Android client for Hacker News
- apache/skywalking-eyes (v0.8.0, 3 months ago) - A full-featured license tool to check and fix license headers and resolve dependencies' licenses.
- tacogips/async-graphql-reverse (v0.6.1, 2 years ago) -
- FiorenMas/Revanced-And-Revanced-Extended-Non-Root (all, 2 years ago) - Real-time repository build Revanced and Revanced Extended about 10 minutes after patch release
- feat: add Inko language support on apache/skywalking-eyes (3 days ago)
- feat: add Pkl language support on apache/skywalking-eyes (3 days ago)
- fix: add helpful error message for git repository issues on apache/skywalking-eyes (3 days ago)
- fix: Fish completion script corrupted by INFO log message on apache/skywalking-eyes (3 days ago)
- feat: add max_turns to recipe and subagent settings on block/goose (3 weeks ago)
- fix: dispatch ADD_ACTIVE_SESSION event before navigating from "View All" on block/goose (3 weeks ago)
- chore(docs): update GOOSE_SESSION_ID -> AGENT_SESSION_ID on block/goose (3 weeks ago)
- fix: don't steal focus from user's active element when handling consents on cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic (3 weeks ago)
- feat: detect context window limit errors for auto-compact on dejay2/glmproxy (1 month ago)
- docs: update
README-ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_*_MODEL→glm4.7on dejay2/glmproxy (1 month ago)
- pixincreate/Magisk - The Magic Mask for GrapheneOS (1 day ago)
- chenxiaolong/Custota - Android A/B OTA updater app for custom OTA servers (1 day ago)
- schnatterer/rooted-graphene - GrapheneOS rooted and served via its own OTA server on GitHub pages (1 day ago)
- PerformanC/ReZygisk - Transparent implementation of Zygisk. (1 day ago)
- Dr-TSNG/ZygiskNext - Standalone implementation of Zygisk (1 day ago)
- umzcio/zMD - A lightweight macOS markdown viewer with tab support and export capabilities (1 day ago)
- b451c/quickmd - Lightning-fast native macOS Markdown viewer. Open .md files instantly with beautiful rendering, syntax highlighting, tables, task lists, and dark mode. Built with SwiftUI. Available for free on the Mac App Store. (1 day ago)
- sbarex/QLMarkdown - macOS Quick Look extension for Markdown files. (1 day ago)
- inko-lang/ivm - The cross-platform Inko version manager (3 days ago)
- egoist/bina - An installer for self-contained, single-file binaries, no additional CLI needed. (3 days ago)
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