About

I build software systems in uncertain environments.

Today, I work on the quantum firmware team at eleQtron, building control software for trapped-ion quantum computers.

Before that, I was a team lead and software engineer at freiheit.com technologies, working on large-scale systems for multi-billion-dollar clients. Freiheit focuses on delivering projects others have deemed impossible or failed to complete.

Earlier, I worked on the firmware team at IBM Quantum.

I approach software engineering from a background where action under uncertainty was the norm.

After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, I became an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. I led Marines in the U.S., Afghanistan, and in protecting U.S. embassies and consulates in South America.

After leaving active duty, I continued working in national security as a government civilian, before eventually leaving to open a brewery in Texas.

After walking the Camino de Santiago, I decided to move to Europe.

I returned to university in Hamburg, where I met my wife. I’m Portuguese by nationality, and Europe is now home.

If you’d like to get in touch, the best way is through LinkedIn.