about

I am a Senior Director of Engineering at Pinterest. Pinterest is the visual inspiration platform where people come to search, save, and shop the best ideas in the world for all of life’s moments. I lead a talented group that builds the foundation for all Android, iOS, Web, and API development at Pinterest.

Prior to Pinterest, I led the Android and iOS product development and platform teams at Twitch. Before that, I was an Android (and sometimes iOS) Engineer at Evernote – making a productivity tool used and loved by millions even better. And before Evernote I was a Mobile Engineer at Smule, where I split my time between Android and iOS development.

I am an avid StarCraft 2 player (Protoss). I enjoy reading, playing video games, and listening to video game music. I was formerly an active member of the San Francisco Kendo Dojo and Stanford Kendo Club but taking a break now to focus on being a good dad. I am partial to JRPGs: my favorite series include the Valkyrie Profile, Nier, Grandia, Tales, Trails, and the Xenoblade series. My favorite video game composers are Yasunori Mitsuda and Keiichi Okabe.

I received my B.S. in Computer Science at Princeton University, along with a certificate in Portuguese and Spanish Languages and Cultures. My senior thesis, advised by Dan Trueman, was titled Synchronization over Networks for Live Laptop Music Performance, and resulted in the creation of LOrkNeT.

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