About Me
I'm a Software Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. Currently at Amazon Web Services, I build and operate core networking services that power VPC and other critical AWS infrastructure. My experience spans from hyperscale data-plane services to secure key infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that safely ship changes across classified and production partitions.
I thrive on solving complex technical challenges in high-reliability environments, whether that's optimizing VPC networking architecture for AI workloads, architecting key-management services for encryption, or introducing AI-assisted tooling to reduce operational toil.
As cofounder/CTO of a startup during university, I regularly subcontracted development work, learning to delegate effectively while maintaining accountability for results. I've been applying these skills increasingly in today's AI-powered development environment to accelerate delivery timelines.
Work Experience
My professional journey in infrastructure engineering, distributed systems, and full-stack development.
Software Engineer
Building and operating core networking services that power AWS VPC and other critical infrastructure. Working on distribution-plane services, CI/CD pipelines, and key-management systems across multiple classified partitions.
- Developed and maintained a distribution-plane service that constructs and distributes guest-network configurations powering VPC
- Built a new CI/CD pipeline that dramatically improved reliability and speed of infrastructure changes
- Optimized VPC networking architecture to accommodate new AI workloads
- Architected key-management services for on-the-wire encryption across all encryption-capable instance types
- Operated services in multiple high-side classified partitions for government partners worldwide
- Wrote a custom MCP server and indexed 30,000+ documents, enabling AI agents to assist operations
Software Engineer (Intern)
Worked on the team for the BigMac service, a hyperscale data-plane service that powers NAT Gateway, NLB, AWS service endpoints, and many other AWS services. Focused on integration testing and network topology validation.
- Developed a CDK-based integration-testing framework for non-standard network topologies
- Architected custom CloudFormation resources with Lambda handlers to manage AWS-internal components that lacked native CloudFormation support
- Integrated internal AWS tooling and imperative management methods to bridge gaps between declarative infrastructure-as-code and internal service APIs
Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer
Co-founded a web development startup where I led the technical vision and execution. I worked closely with clients to transform their ideas into full-fledged web applications, managing the entire product lifecycle from initial design to final deployment.
- Owned the end-to-end development of custom web solutions, working directly with clients and designers to meet business requirements.
- Implemented agile development processes, leading iterative design, development, and review cycles to ensure high-quality deliverables and client satisfaction.
- Managed subcontracted developers, overseeing project timelines to ensure successful delivery.
Technical Skills & Expertise
My technical expertise spans distributed systems, full-stack development, and infrastructure engineering.
Distributed Systems
Hyperscale infrastructure & networking
Full-Stack Development
End-to-end web applications
CI/CD Workflows
Automated deployment pipelines
Operations
24/7 on-call & system reliability
Get in Touch
Interested in working together? I'm always open to discussing new projects and opportunities.
