About
I'm a software engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work at the intersection of data, developer tools, and product, with a focus on building things that are genuinely useful.
By day, I work in Solutions Engineering, helping teams connect their data systems and build integration pipelines. By night, I build iOS apps that scratch my own itch, starting with CalRun, a Caltrain companion app born from my daily commute.
I believe the best tools are the ones that get out of your way. Whether it's a train schedule app that opens in under a second or a data connector that just works, I care about the details that make software feel right.
Background
I have a background in advertising technology, data engineering, and full-stack development. I've worked across startups and enterprise, from building programmatic ad platforms to designing data integration architectures.
Outside of code, I founded Heart Fusion Camp, a Burning Man theme camp centered on interactive LED art installations. We build glowing heart labyrinths, cuddle domes, and audio-reactive light sculptures powered by custom ESP32 firmware. When I'm not on the playa, I'm running, studying, or optimizing things that probably don't need optimizing.
Experience
13+ years in customer-facing technical roles across data infrastructure, ad tech, and developer tools.
Jun 2025 - Present · San Francisco, CA
Enterprise Solutions Architect
Airbyte · Open-source data integration, $180M raised
- •Own technical success for ~25 enterprise accounts, embedding with engineering teams to scope, build, and ship data pipelines.
- •Built custom MCP server integrations, AI agent skills, and operations pipelines that synthesize data from 15+ sources into prioritized action lists.
- •Designed CI/CD architecture for a Fortune 500 customer (Airbyte API + Terraform): automated drift detection, config snapshotting, and workspace migration.
- •Scaled internal tooling with Cursor, Claude, and Devin AI, tripling effective account capacity.
Oct 2023 - May 2025 · San Francisco, CA
Senior Solutions Architect
mParticle · Acquired by Rokt for $300M
- •Architected multi-brand data pipelines (BigQuery, Snowflake) for a $6M ARR enterprise portfolio.
- •Designed custom data quality solutions (AWS Lambda, SQL, Python) for rapid enterprise onboarding.
- •Engineered production-ready partner integrations using API frameworks to close product gaps.
Aug 2019 - Oct 2023 · New York, NY
Solutions Consultant
mParticle
- •Delivered 30+ CDP implementations: SDK integration, data pipeline configuration, event schema design.
- •Consulted across Fintech, Retail, Media, and QSR on data activation across 350+ MarTech platforms.
- •Built reusable automation scripts (Python, Postman), improving team delivery efficiency by 23%.
Mar 2016 - Aug 2019 · New York, NY
Technical Solutions Consultant
Xandr · AppNexus, acquired by AT&T for $2B
- •Drove $1B+ in annual ad spend by optimizing Real-Time Bidding integrations with Criteo and Google Marketing Platform.
- •Built a Bash automation library (400+ functions), increasing team efficiency by 45%.
Aug 2013 - Mar 2016 · London, UK
Product Specialist
AppNexus
- •Primary EMEA escalation contact with 95% client satisfaction. Managed advertising campaigns at scale.
Aug 2012 - Aug 2013 · London, UK
Technical Solutions Engineer
Criteo · IPO 2013
- •Onboarded 500+ mid-market clients, expanding Criteo’s EU customer base by 67%.
Education
2022 - 2024 · Palo Alto, CA
Stanford Continuing Studies
- •AI Bootcamp for Product and Business Managers
- •Statistics for AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science
- •Accelerate Your Startup Idea
- •Building Multi-Sided Platform Marketplaces
2004 - 2012 · Munich, Germany
M.Sc. Computer Science (Dipl. Inf.)
Technical University Munich
Thesis: Mobile Device Security with OS-Level Virtualization (Fraunhofer AISEC)
Side Projects
2026 - Present
Indie Developer
CalRun & FocusRep
Designing and shipping iOS apps with SwiftUI, MapKit, StoreKit 2, and real-time transit data.
2025 - Present
Founder
Heart Fusion Camp
Burning Man theme camp building interactive LED art installations powered by custom ESP32 firmware.
Full details on LinkedIn.