Writing
Thoughts on engineering leadership, building products, home lab tinkering, and the occasional burst of photographic inspiration.
Running a GitOps Home Lab: Infrastructure as a Weekend Hobby
My home server runs 15+ self-hosted services managed entirely via Git commits. Here's the architecture, the stack, and why I think everyone in tech should have a home lab.
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Building High-Performance Engineering Teams
What separates a good engineering team from a great one isn't raw talent — it's the operating model, the feedback loops, and how leaders amplify individual contribution into collective output.
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The Patience of Portrait Photography
Portrait and candid photography taught me something no architecture review could — how to read a room, wait for the right moment, and let go of the need to control the outcome.
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