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Systems-minded technical operator and writer.

I work where release quality, data, customer impact, and operational judgment meet. My background spans Cisco Meraki firmware releases, technical escalation, AI-assisted workflows, and alternative asset analysis.

This site is a home for the work behind that mix: writing, projects, and practical notes on building better systems with clearer signals.

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What I focus on

Practical systems work with a bias toward useful evidence.

Release quality at scale

Firmware release management across global WAN products, with attention to scope, risk, customer impact, and quality signals.

AI-assisted operations

Agent workflows, durable project notes, and careful review habits that make AI useful without turning judgment over to it.

Alternative asset analysis

Research, SEC filing review, data analysis, and publishing work through Asset Scholar and related experiments.

Experience

From technical support to release leadership.

Cisco Meraki

Firmware Release Manager – WAN; MX Product Specialist; Technical Support Engineer

Asset Scholar

Owner-operator focused on alternative investments, content strategy, analysis, and publishing.

Google, Marathon Health, Bowl New England

Earlier work across internal technology, security documentation, data automation, network administration, and support.

Writing

Notes on agents, releases, systems, and analysis.

The blog is intended to make the thinking visible: what works, what fails, and how better operating habits emerge from real projects.

Start with the process

Expect practical writing about Codex collaboration, resilient project notes, release management, decision-making under uncertainty, and research workflows.