My childhood curiosity led me to a career in software. Here are my thoughts on the work I do and technology in general.
Presentations/Appearances
Intel® AVX-512 Accelerates PostgreSQL 18 CRC32C Checksums

Accepted presentation at Postgres Conference 2026 on Real-World Performance Gains and Cost Savings from Hardware-Accelerated Checksums.
HER Stories: Adventures in STEM (Society of Women Engineers)
Tech, Power, Equity: Innovative Leadership for the AI Era

Invited speaker for the inaugural Voice4Equity’s Tech, Power, Equity Conference in Phoenix, AZ. January 23, 2025.
Beyond Skynet: Embracing AI as a Collaborative Tool

Presented October 22, 2024, at the Arizona SciTech Institutes STEM & Innovation Summit
Podcast Conversation on “To the Edge and Beyond”

Edge Cloudification Transforming Retail – Podcast
Maintaining Cloud Infrastructure Health
Best practices for monitoring and event resolution in an enterprise cloud environment. Cloud Security Alliance, 2018.

Slowing Down to Speed Up: The Business Case for Automation
Workshop presented at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Conference, 2016

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oh yeah, i’m a nerd
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Things that interest me
- Open Data
- Tech in Government
- The Technology Divide