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Deep dives on platform scale, org building, and practical AI — written for founders and engineering leaders.

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Zero to exit — nationwide platform scale

Co-founded and led engineering for 12 years. 200K+ users, async tournaments, realtime stats, board seat through acquisition.

200K+ users5K+ schools10yr tenure
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Blueprint.study — LMS shipped under deadline pressure

Next.js/Vercel LMS deployed in major districts including LAUSD. $3M+ ARR and a key driver of the PlayVS acquisition.

$3M+ ARRNext.jsLAUSD
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Prototyping AI workflows at PlayVS

Rapid prototypes for ops automation and engineering tooling — contributing to measurable gains in operational efficiency and developer velocity.

−60% ops toil+30% velocityPrototypes
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AWS → GCP — 66% cost reduction

Full infrastructure migration with Google Cloud engineering support. Improved performance while cutting monthly spend.

−66% costGCPK8s

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