Technical Leadership Philosophy
Pragmatic technology decisions focused on business value, team productivity, and long-term maintainability over technical novelty
Customer-First Technology Decisions
Your customers don't care about your tech stack—they care about results
“Every day, companies run profitable businesses on tech stacks that are far more trailing edge than bleeding edge.”
Key Insights
Choose proven technologies over bleeding-edge for reliability
Prioritize user experience and business value over technical novelty
Make pragmatic decisions based on team expertise and constraints
Focus on shipping value, not showcasing technical prowess
Technical Debt Management
Balancing innovation with maintainability for long-term success
“There's a point past which you can't duct tape, sweet talk, or bribe a tech stack to do one thing more.”
Key Insights
Treat technical debt as a business decision, not just a technical one
Communicate debt impact in terms of velocity and risk
Create dedicated time for refactoring and improvements
Document architectural decisions and their trade-offs
Platform Migration Leadership
Successfully leading complex rewrites and system migrations
“Successfully tackling complex rewrites requires careful planning, team alignment, and incremental delivery.”
Key Insights
Break large migrations into incremental, deliverable phases
Maintain business continuity throughout the transition
Involve the entire team in planning and decision-making
Establish clear success metrics and rollback plans
Engineering Excellence
Building scalable systems with quality and maintainability in mind
“Pick a poison you can live with. Make it work; make it clean; make it useful.”
Key Insights
Implement code contracts and API stubs for parallel development
Establish clear coding standards and review processes
Automate testing and deployment for consistent quality
Create documentation that enables team autonomy
Technical Leadership Results
Measurable impact through pragmatic technical decisions and team empowerment
30%
Tech debt reduction
Migrated 15 applications to Docker at Holmes Corp
150%
Team velocity increase
Through non-blocking processes and code contracts
60%
Time savings
Led OCR automation development at Routable
<5%
Defect rate
Across 9 high-quality project deliveries
Technology Decision Framework
Business Value First
Every technical decision evaluated through the lens of customer impact and business outcomes
Pragmatic Innovation
Adopting new technologies when they solve real problems, not for novelty's sake
Team Empowerment
Choosing tools and processes that enable team autonomy and reduce friction