about me

Robert is a technologist, software engineer, and engineering leader. He lives in Issaquah, WA, with his wife and two children.

Professionally, Robert has grown into a software engineering manager focusing on infrastructure. He started his career in software testing, quickly becoming a lead for a small test team. After working in core operating system APIs, Robert moved his career towards focusing on hardware/software interactions and shifted to focus more on leading development teams. He spent the first part of his career at Microsoft for nearly ten years. After Microsoft, he joined Amazon to work on the Echo before its original release before moving out of the Pacific Northwest to join SpaceX. After realizing a dream and several life changes, Robert returned to the Pacific Northwest to join Impinj. He later moved to work in AWS EC2 and switched to focus on cloud-native engineering at Providence Health and Services’ Digital Innovation Group. During his time at Providence, he saw the successful spin-out of DexCare as an independent startup, where he led the infrastructure, security, and test efforts as VP. Robert is currently at Xealth as the VP of Software Operations, focusing on infrastructure, security, and software operations.

This blog contains Robert’s personal opinions and a record of his hobbies. It does not necessarily reflect the views of his current or past employers.