Principal Data & Platform Architect
“Building Scalable Data & Platform Strategies”
Engineering Leadership
One of the benefits of working as an independent contractor and in the startup space is that I’ve worn many hats. My experience spans systems administration, cloud architecture, data management, and a wide range of industry knowledge.
I’ve also managed and scaled engineering teams, focusing on creating clarity, building repeatable processes, and enabling people to do their best work. My time as an individual contributor makes me a stronger leader — I understand the day-to-day challenges engineers face and use that perspective to balance technical depth with organizational goals.
Projects
My open-source projects focus on developer productivity. I’m in the process of releasing tools I’ve built for personal use, and this list will grow over time.
mattstash
Inspired by Credstash, this is a CLI and Python package that uses KeePass on the backend as a sidecar for containerized Kubernetes pod deployments — without the DynamoDB dependency.
forklift
– Data Preprocessor & Database Loader
One of the perennial problems in data engineering is cleaning data well enough to make it queryable. I’m consolidating several personal scripts into one package, with an expected release in late August 2025.
To be named
“Batteries Included” Data Engineering environment
As a self-hosting hobbyist, I’ve developed numerous packages and containers for data analysis. I plan to package and release these in a standard Docker container for cloud-agnostic deployment.