About
I started coding to solve a problem in a college research project: hours of copying data into a spreadsheet. A small macro did the repetitive work, and changed how I thought about software.
Since then, I’ve built web applications, automated business processes, and led engineering teams. My work spans application architecture, fraud prevention, payments, and AI-assisted development.
I write about the systems I build and what I learn along the way.
Writing & projects
Writing
Long-form notes on software engineering, AI systems, product work, and the lessons behind them.
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Spreedly
Staff Engineer
2025 - Present
Leading architecture and AI-empowered development at Spreedly, scaling the Dodgeball technology to Spreedly customers while adding transaction processing capabilities.
- •Lead adoption of AI-empowered processes, development practices, and feature development
- •Scaling the Dodgeball technology to Spreedly customers while adding transaction processing capabilities
- •Driving Agentic Commerce initiatives and built Spreedly's MCP, collaborating with security, legal, and platform teams on quality and compliance
Dodgeball
Application Architect
2023 - 2025
Enterprise Fraud Prevention Orchestration Platform. Successfully acquired by Spreedly.
- •Built powerful features like Intelligent Labeling and AI Second Opinion™
- •Architected fraud detection and response pipelines for enterprise customers
NJC Enterprises
Founder & Architect
2015 - Present
Software Architecture & Development Consulting
- •Designed mission-critical customer portals for aerospace maintenance companies
- •Deployed custom project tracking and management tooling for architecture firms
Printforia
Software Engineering Manager
2020 - 2023
Enterprise Print on Demand as a Service
- •Led engineering team with sprint coordination, product design, and stakeholder management
- •Designed microservices architecture for order intake, routing, and production automation
- •Created stateless image processing services for metadata updates and optimization
LifePort
Software Architect
2015 - 2020
Aerospace Manufacturing
- •Architected company-wide business intelligence platform achieving >50% MAU
- •Built integrated systems for sales forecasting, vendor management, and compliance tracking
Technical Expertise
Languages
Frontend
Backend
Infrastructure
AI & ML
Databases
Education
Harvard University
Class of 2014
A.B. Degree in Government with Secondary in Psychology
- •Coursework in Computer Science including Data Science and Statistics
- •3 Years Varsity Water Polo
- •GPA: 3.56/4.00