A technical product leader writing developer-first software for the payments stack.
For more than a decade I’ve worked at the intersection of financial technology and developer tooling, helping companies build and scale the payment infrastructure that quietly moves billions of dollars. The through-line is the same everywhere: the interface someone else has to build against is the product.
areas of expertise
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Payment systems
Designing scalable payment processing infrastructure with reliability, security, and compliance as first-class concerns.
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Developer platforms
Building APIs and SDKs that prioritize developer experience: clear contracts, honest errors, and short paths to first success.
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Product leadership
Translating complex financial capabilities into developer platforms that drive adoption and durable revenue.
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Technical leadership
Leading engineering teams, setting architecture direction, and bridging business strategy with implementation.
I also run a small web presence practice for local business owners, which is where most of what I know about being found gets tested against someone else’s revenue.
currently
I’m building LeadSurface, which turns forum noise into qualified pipeline. Before that I spent eleven years building developer platforms at Global Payments. I also advise and write about developer-first payment products. Most days that means thinking about API ergonomics, integration journeys, and what it takes to make complex financial primitives feel inevitable to the engineers using them.
I build tools in the open, too. Two recent ones are Loop & Gate, an agentic build system, and Hermes Dispatch, a local-first agent dispatcher. I’m using that same Loop & Gate workflow to build LeadSurface, with a few older projects collected in Work.
I keep a small but steady stream of writing in Articles and notes from talks in Speaking.
Louisville, Kentucky · get in touch · 44 pieces on file
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let's talk
Open to conversations on payments, platforms, product, and local web presence.
I enjoy comparing notes with operators building serious developer products. The best place to start a conversation is LinkedIn.