Marcus

I got into engineering leadership early and learned most of what I know by doing it wrong first.

I've worked across forensics, consulting, and non-profits — from early-stage startups finding product-market fit to large firms like EY. The common thread is that I'm usually the person figuring out what the actual problem is, and then building the thing that solves it.

Outside of work, I build small apps and games religiously — things that add to how people naturally interact with the world, not the kind designed to keep you staring at a screen. Mostly I just like understanding how things work and whether there's a better way.

To me, a full-stack developer is someone who can take something from concept to deployment - not just the code, but the product thinking, the marketing, the infrastructure, all of it. That's what I've always aimed for.

The quality I care about most is clarity. The real world is complicated enough. There's no reason to make our software more complicated than it needs to be.

I also believe that everything in your life is either growing or rotting - your skills, your relationships, the groups you belong to. Choosing what to cultivate is most of the game. That's probably why I always have a few things going at once.