Who I Am

I’m a technology leader and software engineer with over 20 years of experience building enterprise platforms that hold up under pressure — and teams that do the same. My work sits at the intersection of enterprise architecture, distributed systems, data infrastructure, and AI-driven operations. I don’t just design systems from the top down; I stay close to the code, the people, and the problems.

Today I serve as Senior Engineering Manager at Target, where I lead engineering teams building resilient, scalable platforms that power real business outcomes. Alongside that, I’m pursuing my MBA at Colorado State University — deepening the business and leadership lens I bring to every technical decision I make.

How I Lead

My leadership style is grounded in three things: resilience, curiosity, and collaboration. I believe the best engineering cultures are ones where people feel safe to experiment, safe to fail, and trusted to grow. I’ve spent two decades learning that the hardest problems in tech are rarely purely technical — they’re about alignment, trust, and communication.

Mentorship isn’t a side project for me. It’s central to how I show up as a leader. Whether I’m working with early-career engineers, guiding mid-level managers, or collaborating with senior stakeholders, I try to leave every person I work with a little more capable and a little more confident than when we started.

What I Write & Speak About

I write and speak about the things I care about most — technology, leadership, and the space where the two meet. My articles and talks are built on practical experience, not theory. I share frameworks, lessons learned, and honest reflections from over two decades in the field. You can find my writing on Medium and my speaker profile on Sessionize.

Community is My Calling

I believe that the future of tech is built not just with better tools, but with better communities. That belief drives everything I do outside my day job:

As co-organizer of the ACM-IEEE Twin Cities Meetup, I help bring together engineers, researchers, students, and tech enthusiasts across the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area for talks, workshops, panels, and community mixers spanning AI, open source, data science, UX, and beyond.

As Owner and Leader of the Twin Cities WomenTech Circle, I create space for women in tech to lead, learn, and support each other — through mentorship, emerging tech conversations, and genuine human connection.

As Secretary of the IEEE WIE Twin Cities Affinity Group and a WomenTech Global Ambassador and Circle Leader, I carry that same mission to a broader stage — advocating for inclusion at the local, national, and global level.