A little bit of everything.

These days I spend a lot of time with backend services, integrations, and cloud infrastructure. At Hagerty I've worked on modernizing document generation, connecting systems that weren't originally designed to talk to one another, and making production software easier to understand and support.

Before that, I worked at Root, led a software development team at Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, and developed software at USAA. Earlier still, I served in the U.S. Army maintaining intelligence and communications systems. It's a varied path, but a consistent lesson has been that good engineering depends on curiosity, clear communication, and trust.

I like mentoring other engineers and thinking about how new tools change the way we work. I still get excited about a clever technical solution, but I'm just as interested in whether it makes life easier for the people who use it or maintain it.

Depending on the week, you might find me behind a drum kit, playing concert percussion, or figuring out which small instrument makes exactly the sound a piece needs. I like moving between those different roles, and I have a soft spot for the unusual instruments that give a piece its character.

Being involved in the organizational side of music is rewarding in its own way. There's planning, communication, fundraising, a music library to care for, and a lot of small decisions that help musicians spend more time doing what they came to do: make music.

What keeps me coming back is the community. People with different backgrounds and schedules show up, listen to each other, and build something none of us could make alone. That's worth the logistics, the rehearsals, and the occasional car full of percussion equipment.

I'm a husband and dad, and much of the best part of life happens away from a screen or a rehearsal room. Family adventures, an unhurried meal, and time spent together matter more than any tidy list of accomplishments.

I like cooking for the people around me, especially when it means revisiting a familiar dish or learning something new. Food is one of my favorite ways to connect places, family, and memories, even if a recipe occasionally turns into more of a project than expected.

Other projects are less edible. I might be working on something electronic, repairing a household gadget, or going down a rabbit hole about how an obscure percussion instrument works. I like the small satisfaction of figuring something out and being able to share it.