Feb 2022 – Aug 2022 · 6 mos

• Hired to build out and lead the developer marketing org, which encompassed DevRel, community management and events.

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr · The Internet

• I'm now an investor at TQ Ventures.
• Spent 2022 deploying my own capital and had the privilege of investing in the following companies:
• Fermyon Technologies, pioneering the next wave of cloud computing. https://www.fermyon.com/
• Spacelift, the most flexible management platform for Infrastructure as Code. www.spacelift.io
• Medusa, the open source Shopify alternative. www.medusajs.com
• CloudQuery, the open-source cloud asset inventory powered by SQL. www.cloudquery.io
• Budibase, build internal tools in minutes - easy, fast & open-source. https://budibase.com/
• SuperTokens, an open source alternative to Auth0, Firebase Auth and AWS Cognito. www.supertokens.com
• Charm, an open-source startup empowering developer creativity and productivity by making the command line a platform. www.charm.sh
• Overmind, the fourth pillar of observability is
• ‍configuration. https://overmind.tech/
• Stepsize, the only issue tracker for engineers. www.stepsize.com
• Gabbi, a digital health solution that accurately and inclusively predicts a woman’s risk for breast cancer. www.gabbi.com
• Goldcast, helps B2B marketers run virtual and hybrid events that drive revenue. www.goldcast.io

Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 · 0 mo · Remote

• Co-author of Digital-First Events, a book on how to create engaging community experiences. Available now! https://leanpub.com/digital-firstevents/

Dec 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr · Remote

• Hired by the SVP of Marketing to build the Sourcegraph community blueprint. Supported and advised the growing community team on the launch of different programs like their web series Dev Tool Time, conference program, community page, Slack org and more.

Apr 2020 – Jan 2021 · 9 mos · The Internet

• EpicConf, a fun side project created by a group of friends, is an online event series for creative and curious people who understand that yesterday’s methods no longer work, and if we work together, we can build epic things better than before. With this platform, we're looking to create a space where people can share, learn, and explore new ideas and possibilities. We want to create positive, empowering events that re-energize us all as we figure out our way forward. www.epicconf.com

Sep 2015 – Feb 2022 · 6 yrs 5 mos

• Employee #10. The programs my team and I built helped create widespread awareness of our open source tools used by millions today and commercial products widely used by the Global 2000. Almost seven years later, we are a publicly traded company valued at $15 billion.

Mar 2015 – Sep 2015 · 6 mos

• Hired by the founders to organize HashiConf 2015, HashiCorp's first developer conference dedicated to bringing together the HashiCorp community. This event was a two-day, two-track conference with 300 attendees that took place at the Gerding Theater in Portland, OR.

Jun 2013 – Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Theresa Preston-Werner started Codestarter with a mission to ensure that every child has the opportunity to learn how to code. She held the belief that gaining opportunities in the technology world starts by having a computer or an access to one. We were able to crowdfund over 1,000 laptops that were delivered to children all over the Bay Area.

Mar 2013 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

• Built and lead their online and offline community programs including launching their community conference FutureStack.

Sep 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco, CA

• Employee #8. Hired to build online and offline community programs for mobile developers. StackMob made it easy to help developers build backends for their mobile apps. The company was acquired by PayPal in 2014.

Jul 2010 – Sep 2011 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco, CA

• Engine Yard was a Ruby on Rails hosting company that was eventually acquired by Crossover.

Dec 2009 – Jul 2010 · 7 mos · San Francisco, CA

Sep 2008 – Dec 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Mateo, CA

Jun 2006 – Sep 2006 · 3 mos · San Francisco, CA

• Interned at the San Francisco DA's office when Kamala Harris was the DA.
• Gained hands on experience in the criminal justice department by working closely with prosecutors, investigators, court officers, and law enforcement.