Hi, I'm TC.

  • 💻 Engineering Leader | Technical Architect | Founding Engineer
  • ☘️ Driven by curiosity and a love for learning
  • 📚 Lifelong learner | 🎲 Systems thinker | 🌱 Gardener | 🥧 Baker

I am a versatile engineering professional with a strong track record of driving efficiency, collaboration, and technical excellence. Whether leading teams or contributing as an individual contributor, I focus on streamlining processes, optimizing resources, and delivering results. My approach combines technical expertise with a commitment to fostering growth, trust, and innovation within teams.

With hands-on experience in backend engineering, cloud architecture, and systems design, I bring proficiency in Python, Java, Kotlin, and AWS. I thrive on solving complex technical challenges and am passionate about mentoring others, shaping strategies, and building sustainable systems that drive impact.

Curiosity and growth fuel my work.

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About me

I’m eager to contribute—whether as a leader or individual contributor— to create meaningful solutions.

Let’s build something extraordinary, focused on people, purpose and progress.


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Journal reflections on my recent experiences and resume are here.

Projects

dragon & bao ecommerce site

prototype site for extending astro

May 06, 2025

Astro Website

Developing an astro website

Mar 16, 2025

stable diffusion image generation pipeline

Extending the tech from ManaBurn.

Mar 01, 2025

Blog Posts

setting up tmux: custom

tmux playtime

May 15, 2025

revisiting Astro

astro ecommerce site - from scratch

May 07, 2025

Chunking Strategies

Chunking Strategies

May 03, 2025

Speed Runs Algo

Speed Runs Algo

Apr 30, 2025

Experiences

Founding Engineer

ManaBurn

Jun 11, 2023 - Oct 01, 2024

Technical Architect/Founding Engineer

Myndsens - wellness startup

Jun 01, 2022 - Apr 10, 2024

Software Engineer

Wells Fargo & Co

Jul 01, 2004 - Apr 10, 2021

Get in touch

My time

Now

“Playing with astro - round 2”

Learn more about "now"

Daily Quote

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows!

- Epictetus

Build Status

Books I am reading

Where my head is at these days: