Seeking
Engineering Manager Roles in Tech, Fintech, or Startups
Philosophy
- Take ownership of your work
- Step in to get the job done
- Show gratitude to colleagues who move things forward
- Start with respect for all
- Assume good intent until proven otherwise
- Make decisions informed by subject matter experts; avoid decisions by committee to prevent mediocrity
- Deliver what you'd expect as a customer of your own product
- Strive to do what's best for the company, even if it's not the easiest path
- Challenge conventional wisdom and avoid doing things just because "it's always been done that way"
- Support junior team members to help them grow; elevating the team helps everyone
- Work with agility
- Reject unnecessary meetings
- Always be learning
- Hire engineers who naturally exhibit these qualities
Work History
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Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1996
Bachelor of Science in Computer and Systems Engineering
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
- ITIL© (2011) Foundation
Licenses
- FAA Private Pilot ASEL
- FAA Remote Pilot
- FCC Amateur Radio - Technician Class
Interests
- Aviation - private pilot looking to return to the sky
- Leisure cycling
- Drone photography
- Culinary arts
- Ice hockey
- Building electronic projects
- 3D printing
- Traveling, particularly to Japan
- Pizza making
- Working around barriers
- Photography