I’m a technologist specializing in data engineering and platforms. Over the past decade, I’ve focused on helping engineering teams be more efficient, improving reliability, and making insights truly meaningful.
I collaborate cross-functionally—balancing product strategy and engineering execution—to design practical architectures that teams can implement with confidence and consistency.
I enjoy spending time with my family, playing a wide range of music, and maintaining an over-engineered home computing lab.
Music
Music (especially trombone) has taken me to some unexpected and exciting places:
I’ve taught privately, recorded regularly, performed live, and toured Europe (that photo was taken in Ireland!). I’ve also composed and arranged dozens of pieces, and I’m currently working on recordings.
Presently, I’m founding a band: Appalachian Paradise Brass Band!
Groups I’ve performed with (not exhaustive):
- Night Star Jazz Orchestra (Bass/3rd Trombone)
- SLCJO (Bass/3rd Trombone)
- Utah Wind Symphony (Substitute Principal Euphonium / Trombone)
- Trinity Jazz Orchestra (Lead Trombone)
- PYSO (Principal Trombone / Euphonium)
- Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra (Associate Principal)
- Shenandoah Conservatory Big Band (Jazz Trombone Chair)
- WVU Orchestra (Associate Principal Trombone)
- WVU Little Big Band (Trombone)
Home Compute Lab
There’s a growing community of folks running open-source services from home—and not just for fun, but because self-hosting can offer real benefits: lower latency, direct filesystem access, and dedicated hardware.
In my home lab, I run:
- NextCloud (private cloud file storage)
- Immich (photo storage suite)
- Pi-Hole (network-wide ad blocking)
- Emby (music library server, a local Spotify alternative)
- Kara Keep (bookmark storage)
- Home Assistant (home automation)
- Grafana (dashboarding for weather, lab stats, and more)
- Airflow / Kubernetes for pipeline orchestration—like fetching local weather data