I’m a software engineer who loves the web. Not just web technology, mind you; the very idea of the web. Since its inception, it has changed the world. It’s my job and my passion to make it better.
I’ve travelled the world, lived abroad, and usually only ever lived in one place for a couple years at a time. For the moment, I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
My particular focus in the professional world is site reliability and systems architecture. Complex systems and their interactions are amazing things.
I started my professional career as a developer, not a system administrator. Now I’m a devops engineer. I love driving innovation, understanding of systems, and reliability. It’s a fascinating domain.
Politics: Politics goes well beyond labels for the discerning fan of democracy and the human condition.
Religion: I identify greatly with this quote attributed to late Czech statesman Václav Havel:
Seek the company of those who search for truth; run from those who have found it.
Causes I Care About: Gender equality, freedom of expression and identity, basic human rights
Hobbies: Gaming (PC and tabletop), volunteering, writing, art
Theme Song: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
Myers-Briggs Type: ENFP.
Languages Spoken: English (Native), Japanese (Badly), German (Badly), Spanish (Badly)
Social Networks: Twitter (though I don’t post often), LinkedIn because I have to, and Mastodon because I believe in decentralization and federation.