Current focus
Now
Building toward Engineering Manager while shipping aerospace platforms — honest about the Staff title, clear about the destination.
Updated August 7, 2026
For recruiters & hiring managers
Hiring an Engineering Manager or Staff+ leader who can still go deep on platforms? Start here — then book time or send a note. I reply personally.
- Target: Engineering Manager and Staff+ leadership roles
- Location: Washington, DC metro · open to hybrid / remote-friendly teams
- Signal: SSAI/NASA Goddard → aerospace mission software at Jacobs, plus the EM craft writing series
Engineering leadership trajectory
Practicing the manager craft now: coaching, prioritization, stakeholder trust, and team systems that outlast heroics.
Aerospace platform delivery
At Jacobs, owning cloud-native mission simulation and telemetry services — planning, DevSecOps, and release governance when mission risk is high.
Writing the leadership craft
Publishing the Engineering Manager craft series — Staff→EM first 90 days, saying no under roadmap pressure, and performance feedback without politics.
Open to
Looking for conversations about team leadership, platform ownership, and roles where technical depth and people leadership reinforce each other.