DRAGGON Lab
October 2026 – Present
University of Bristol
I've been building large-scale, high-performance data and machine learning systems for 15 years, with a focus on deep learning research and engineering for the last 8 years. At Moonfire, I architect and build the software, data infrastructure, and machine learning systems we use to identify and evaluate investment opportunities. Previously, at Workday, I worked on the architecture, implementation, and productionalization of distributed embedding-based search and recommendation systems.
Before that, I co-founded Kolide and worked as the lead architect and developer for our backend, infrastructure, and operating system software. At Facebook, I created and open-sourced osquery and worked on realtime analytics infrastructure. My earlier work at Etsy focused on distributed data analytics and sharded MySQL, and I later contributed to Kubernetes release automation and multi-tenancy.
My research interests include genomic foundation models and computational approaches to biological design. I work with Gonzalo Vidal at DRAGGON Lab on genomic sequence modeling, and I'm developing open-source tools for learning from biological designs and generating candidate genetic circuits. Earlier, at Mila, I worked on machine learning research and engineering for a project exploring how AI can help people understand the effects of climate change.
Managing Partner & CTO · June 2020 – Present
At Moonfire, I'm responsible for defining and executing the firm's AI-focused technical strategy. My work includes architecting and engineering our software systems, sourcing and modeling complex datasets, and building machine learning solutions to improve how we identify and evaluate opportunities. I also work closely with founders on technical and machine learning architectures and scalable data infrastructure.
Machine Learning Architect · April 2020 – November 2020
Principal Machine Learning Engineer · March 2019 – April 2020
At Workday, I worked on the architecture and implementation of a distributed embedding-based search and multi-document matching engine. We launched and scaled the system to support products across Recruiting, Learning, and Talent. As Machine Learning Architect, I also worked on the wider data science and engineering architecture, supporting research and the long-term scalability and stability of the platform.
Co-Founder & CTO · July 2016 – January 2019
As Co-Founder and CTO of Kolide, I worked as the lead architect and developer for almost all of our backend, infrastructure, and operating system software. I also built and led a fully remote engineering team with engineers in every US timezone.
Engineering Manager · October 2015 – June 2016
Staff Software Engineer (E6) · February 2014 – October 2015
At Facebook, I created and open-sourced osquery to improve operating system analytics on Linux and macOS, and worked with the team to deploy it across our corporate and production infrastructure. I later became Engineering Manager of the Intrusion Detection Infrastructure team, where we built realtime analytics systems to understand and react to activity across Facebook's infrastructure.
Senior Software Engineer · July 2013 – February 2014
Software Engineer · October 2012 – July 2013
At Etsy, I worked at the intersection of data science and distributed data systems, including distributed analytics infrastructure and sharded MySQL. I also built a custom host intrusion detection system to generate operating system telemetry and worked on infrastructure and application security.
October 2026 – Present
University of Bristol
May 2019 – May 2020
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Artificial Intelligence Advisor · July 2022 – February 2023
I helped with the Artificial Intelligence Rapid Technology Assessment throughout 2022 and 2023. During that time, I worked with the Technology and Science Insights team to map and taxonomize the modern AI and ML landscape and participated in the final presentation to over 150 people across the UK government.
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Project Lead & Founder
Release Team Member