I build the rules into the system, so nobody has to enforce them by hand.

I work between operations, product, and engineering. Most of what I do is turning a policy that lives in someone's head, or a spreadsheet, into something the software checks on its own.

  • Systems thinkingI design for the dependencies and edge cases, not just the path where everything goes right.
  • Problem definition firstBreaking a vague problem into solvable pieces is usually the hardest part, and where most of the value is.
  • Data-informedI go by what people actually do in the system, not what we assumed they would do.
  • Influence without authorityGetting operations, product, HR, finance, and engineering to agree is a design problem, not a reporting-line problem.
  • Self-sustaining solutionsA fix that needs someone watching it isn't finished. The system should enforce its own rules.