Building the open web with WordPress.com at Automattic.

Former educator, proud 8th-generation Texan, wannabe musician, and math nerd.

A bit more:

• wife and 3 kids keep me happy and busy
• living in Austin, Texas
• lived a year each in Durango, Mexico and Madrid, Spain
• worked on growing Gravatar – powering 1.5 billion avatars a month
• joined Automattic in 2021 to lead Sensei LMS
• worked 11 years growing Edublogs, CampusPress, and WPMU DEV
• taught Algebra and Geometry at Henry Middle School for 5 years
• taught Calculus/Math for 1 year at El Colegio Americano de Durango
• taught Critical Thinking online to undergrads for 3 years, but no more
• earned Texas school Principal certification
• graduated with an MBA from LeTourneau University
• earned Texas secondary math teaching certification from UTeach
• graduated with a BA in Mathematics at The University of Texas
• played french horn in the Longhorn Band (’00-’03)
• interned for 4 years at UT Austin’s Web Accessibility Institute
• from Huntsville, Texas, prison capital of the world

Get new posts by email