Strategist, builder, and leader
I have spent thirty years as both a data engineer and a leader, and each has made me better at the other. I lead well because I know what the work entails, and I build well because I know what the business needs from it. Right now, that is keeping my Dad safe in his own home.
The career arc
I was the first person in my Mom's lineage to go to college, and the first from my high school to go to Caltech. From there I went to Oracle and Siebel Systems, where I learned how large-scale software is actually built, then spent the next decades as a data architect and engineering leader at companies from Citrix to Crux Informatics, running teams and building the platforms they ran on. Thirty-plus years in, I still write code. SeniorMinder is where that all comes together.
How I work
I am direct, pragmatic, and low-ego, and I am comfortable moving between the whiteboard, the architecture, the code, and the executive conversation. I love collaborating with people who are motivated about achieving the same goal. I have always believed there is no limit to what you can do or where you can go if you don't mind who gets the credit.
The current chapter
I am the primary caregiver for my Dad. His name is Richard, but everybody just calls him Grumpy. He's 93 years old and lives 15 minutes away from me. He is cognitively sharp, but he's a fall risk. I see him three to five times a week and talk to him on the phone four or five times a day. But in between the visits and calls, I worry about his safety. That led me to create SeniorMinder, a platform that enables seniors to stay in their own home safely, while giving family members peace of mind.
Away from the keyboard
I have been a leader for as long as I can remember. In high school I was captain of the basketball team and President of Key Club, a service organization. At Caltech I was captain of the basketball team and President of Fleming House, and one of the players featured in Quantum Hoops, an award-winning documentary about Caltech basketball. I still enjoy competition, but now there's more of a social aspect to it. I qualified for and ran the 2011 Boston Marathon, I play age-group tennis, and I do the New York Times crossword every day. I live in Huntington Beach with my wife Karyn, I speak conversational Italian, and I love rescue dogs (sometimes you rescue them, and sometimes they rescue you).
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