Lead SDET & Test Architect · Build & Release Manager · Full Stack · Platform · AI-augmented delivery
I ship quality into software the whole way through — from the architecture room to the release pipeline.
I improve the SDLC and quality through process and automation — reading the incentives, business objectives, technical debt, people, capital, and relationships in play.
Full-stack across Protocol Library, Opentrons Accounts, and OAuth/OIDC; owner of the build and release pipelines that ship the robot software suite. I architect and lead test automation across the full robot stack — on-robot systems, desktop apps, and the HTTP API — and mentor engineers in testing. Quality is built in, automated as much as possible, and starts before the code is written. Quality is not a phase.
Connecting to the big picture — business objectives, product priorities, and the timelines that drive market fit — is what lets me help teams decide which process improvements and tech debt work actually matter, then drive that work deep into the SDLC. I improve processes by leveraging relationships and understanding the motivations and incentives underneath them. Comfortable in the architecture room and in standup the same week.
I manage Opentrons Build & Release as a leader and hands on. Release cadence and the small details that keep robot software and cloud apps shipping new features on schedule.
Consulting, leadership, test architecture, and build/release/platform work overlap across the timeline. The bars show where each lane shows up, not exclusive job titles.
Lead Build & Release for two robot OSes and the full Opentrons application suite while running releases alongside the team. Full-stack on Opentrons AI; own auth across web products.
Protocol Library, Opentrons Accounts, CI/CD on GitHub Actions and AWS, Datadog. Release and test frameworks that shortened robot software release cycles.
Practice architect for continuous testing. Led pytest automation for a gaming engine team of ten and browser-based UAT in Azure DevOps for energy-sector .com work with a team of five.
Lead SDET on a dedicated-device web portal across customer-facing apps, ETL, and APIs. Python, Java, TypeScript, Jenkins, OpenShift, Docker, GraphQL, Elasticsearch.
Hands-on QA strategy and automation consulting on long-term engagements. Built frameworks for web, API, ETL, mobile, and desktop; BDD/TDD with Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG; performance work with JMeter and LoadRunner.
Automation in C# and Selenium, QA leadership for enterprise web and ETL, retail operations leadership, and nonprofit web and AV implementation. 20+ years from QA through delivery management.
I have been energized by learning and using AI tools. Staying on top of the rapid changes is a challenge — I keep up by reading and listening to podcasts. Faster iteration demands sharper taste, and I iterate fast on real work.
In practice that means Cursor, Claude Code, Warp, skills, rules, and repeatable workflows that stay useful as the models change. It shows up in shipping: Opentrons AI features, robot interaction clients in TypeScript and Python, and the glue scripts that keep releases and tests honest. I treat AI as infrastructure for thinking and execution, then harden what works into production code.
Open to Staff SDET, platform, Build & Release, and consulting conversations.