Present:
I work at NVIDIA as a solution architect. I started in May 2024. I LOVE this place! I’ve gone back to some really fun things I loved at IBM back in the early days. I get to work with amazing people. I pinch myself because I feel so lucky to be here.
I also like to write and want to get better at it. So I’ll be writing about some non-NVIDIA stuff here.
Past:
I’ve worked at: Cisco, IBM and a few other small startups you’ve never heard of.
- WeaveGrid (December 2020-May 2024) I was a platform engineer doing all things with Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and build pipelines. It felt so good just stepping back into the world of hard core engineering and building toward a common purpose for good in the world. I’m really proud of the work we do and excited to watch this company grow. (still am!) The people I’ve been working with are extremely dedicated and talented and I’ve learned a bunch in just the short time I’ve been with them. I managed a team of 4 super good engineers. They tolerated me and we did pretty great work.
- Zenabi (February 2017-March 2020): Such a talented group of people I worked with building data pipes for doing data science on ecommerce systems. The company had some issues during covid and I started working independently after that. Contracting and just building fun stuff. 2020 was mostly a gap year for me due to my 13 year old kid getting type 1 diabetes. That was crazy. Still is.
- Cisco (April 2011 – Feb 2017): Worked on Data Center Automation, Cloud, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure. I absolutely loved it at Cisco. Such incredible people and great opportunities. I still can’t believe I left such a great job. A total dream job!
- Sumavi (Feb 2009 – April 2011): I founded this company with the goal to make bare metal provisioning enterprise ready! Great success and had a great time.
- IBM: I focused on using and developing the open source xCAT project to solve data center management problems for large scale systems. I loved it here and worked with great people!
I’ve created several iPhone applications and help friends get their businesses online doing an odd job of web coding here and there.
Future:
DevOps, Applications, Infrastructure as Code, AI, Automating all the things… And hopefully more writing on non-technical subjects.
The parallel universe:
I also enjoy long walks on the beach and watching gladiators wrestle.