Software engineering & operations · structural mechanics researcher
Building Reliable Systems with Research-Grade Curiosity
I lead software engineering and operations at BrightOps, with a doctorate in structural engineering and mechanics from Tufts University. The through-line is diagnosing messy problems early, making trade-offs explicit, and shipping outcomes that stay healthy in production.
At a Glance
- Leadership Director of Software Development & Operations — scaling delivery practices, mentorship, roadmap alignment, and hands-on contribution on critical paths.
- Trajectory Contract software engineer at BrightOps (2021–2022), then Engineer → Manager → Director since full-time hire (2022).
- Research credibility Ph.D. and peer-reviewed seismic design work bridging full-scale experimentation, nonlinear simulation, and codified guidance for low-ductility braced frames.
- Operational judgment Comfortable owning reliability trade-offs and explaining complex models without specialist jargon.
Career
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August 2025 — present
BrightOps — Director of Software Development & Operations
Architected internal platform consolidation into one operations monorepo; leads software engineering and operations (six direct reports at peak) with absorbed DevOps scope; rolling out resilient in-app photo uploads for funding-milestone evidence from field crews.
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October 2023 — August 2025
BrightOps — Software Engineering Manager
Led the dev function within IT; created development-team standards from scratch (PR review, CI, Docker dev env, security gates) and Python 3.12 migration; built internal reporting (QA and rollout in progress); hired engineers; de facto on-call for business-critical systems.
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September 2022 — October 2023
BrightOps — Software Engineer
Internal operations web app—field forms and reliable data capture; introduced modular shared Python libraries across BrightOps' internal platform services; Alembic migrations; began standards tooling later institutionalized as manager.
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November 2021 — September 2022
BrightOps — Software Engineering Contractor
Rebuilt BrightOps' core internal web platform on contract; hire and two promotions followed as proof of execution in a new domain.
Education
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2019
Tufts University — Ph.D., Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Dissertation on reserve capacity and collapse performance of low-ductility steel concentrically braced frames in moderate seismic regions (experimentation and nonlinear analysis).
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2016
Tufts University — M.S., Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Coursework emphasized large-scale structural testing, advanced steel behavior, structural reliability, and probabilistic methods; included graduate visiting enrollment at Northeastern University and Lehigh University with credit applied toward the Tufts M.S.
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2012
Tufts University — B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering
About Me
Off the clock I aim for balance that keeps me curious: time outside, projects that use my hands as well as my keyboard, and low-key weekends in Connecticut with family. I tinker on personal finance tracking tools, read engineering history, and listen to podcasts on tech, AI, spaceflight, and curiosity-driven science that rewards digging into how things work.
If you share a corner of this Venn diagram — software leadership with a taste for experimental method, or structural dynamics with an interest in modern delivery — I am always glad to connect.