Systems engineer and independent builder. I ship complete software ecosystems as a one-person team by pairing with Claude Code — currently the OpenCastor robotics stack (11 repos, ~1,981 tests, 5 live EU AI Act-aligned registry endpoints). Fifteen years of enterprise platform experience underneath. Deaf developer; accessibility-first by default.
Experience
Systems Engineer
Northern California Power Agency 2022 — Present
- Lead Microsoft 365 migrations and SPFx development to modernize legacy workflows for member utilities.
- Build Power Platform automation that scales collaboration and governance.
- Drive developer enablement and documentation across internal engineering.
AI Systems Engineer & Product Partner
Independent · OpenCastor Ongoing
- Built and operate the OpenCastor ecosystem: ROBOT.md spec + CLI, MCP server, BYOK Claude Agent SDK dispatcher, Claude Code plugin marketplace, voice pendant, autoresearch eval harness.
- Founded the Robot Registry Foundation — Ed25519-signed registrations and the first five EU AI Act-aligned compliance endpoints, live.
- Built LiveCaptionsXR, Dronevade, BicycleRadar, and HeatCompass — accessibility, edge AI, and safety systems.
Application Administrator Lead
California Earthquake Authority 2018 — 2022
- Built PowerShell + Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines; cut release time by ~75%.
- Drove migration strategy, backlog grooming, and stakeholder enablement across IT, compliance, and field teams.
- Delivered executive dashboards and KPI reporting to prioritize collaboration features.
Founder & Product Lead
Beacon Safety Co. 2014 — 2016
- Created LiDAR-based hazard-detection prototypes; won Startup Weekend Sacramento (hardware).
- Incubated MapMe.io and BikeBus.app — discovery, MVP launches, analytics instrumentation.
Earlier Apple (Ops Lead) · Purple Communications (analytics) · Sutter Health (SharePoint lead) · State of California (automation & training).