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Sometimes you have to lead people you don’t manage, and it’s way harder than it looks.

The only prizes in Calendar Tetris are burnout and sadness.

From ad agencies to Kanye to almost working in the adult film industry: how I nearly gave up my integrity and found my line.

Struggling reports and quiet high performers both need your attention. Performance management isn’t just for problems.

Advice for first-time managers from someone who learned it the hard way, cleaned it up, and passed it on.

This moment happened almost twenty years ago, but I still think about it whenever I’m leading a team under pressure.

I became a manager by accident. Here's what I wish someone had done for me and how I'm doing it differently for the next generation.

Why defining your leadership non-negotiables early is critical to leading with integrity and trust.

Welcome to my thoughts! Here you’ll find musings on engineering, management, technology, and whatever else catches my interest.

Position Statement Engineering and technology leader with 25 years of experience growing teams, scaling systems, and helping people thrive. Brings technical fluency and organizational insight to build software and teams that last. Work Experience Full work history available on LinkedIn Engineering Manager, MSP Program, 1Password NOVEMBER 2023 – PRESENT Leads a globally-distributed team of full stack software engineers responsible for building and maintaining 1Password’s solution for Managed Service Providers Integral partner in recruiting and hiring across the engineering organization, quintupling my team size in one year as well as enabling multiple hires of all seniority levels in adjacent teams Engineering Manager (Contract), Media.Monks JUNE 2023 - NOVEMBER 2023