Dad. Husband. Builder. Investor. Optimist.
I’m a builder and investor focused on AI, software, and long-term technology shifts.
I started my career as a Marine Corps officer, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, then spent the next decade in startups and product leadership at a public tech company. Today, I spend most of my time researching AI, building prototypes, and investing.
See things I’ve made here.
Learning
I’ve been working on various AI products over the last few years, so I’d like to better understand how AI works at a fundamental level.
To help, I’m re-learning math and working up to the math for machine learning course with Math Academy, a friend’s startup. See my progress here.
More about me
- Grew up in California
- B.A., M.S., and M.B.A.
- Served in the Marines for 8 years
- Spent 2 years in Iraq & Afghanistan on combat deployments operating on small embedded teams
- Left the Marine Corps as a Captain to found a startup (journey)
- 10+ years working remotely
- Love business & strategy
- Enjoy investing in public equities (mostly tech) & real estate
- My wife flew F/A-18 fighter jets in the Marine Corps and was #8 on the U.S. Blue Angels
- Married 18 years, 2 kids.
Talks
- Growing WordPress by Reducing Complexity & Fragmentation – WordCamp Phoenix 2020
- The Future of WordPress: Reducing Fragmentation & Complexity – WordCamp Long Beach 2019
Projects
See some of the things I’ve made here.