Bio

A curious generalist, strategic, relentlessly efficient, with first principles thinking. ENTJ. Currently head of storage at Chia, where I'm working on developing a sustainable cryptocurrency to power global finance Author of Chiapower.org, showing that Chia is the real solution to proof of work energy consumption co-owner of Chiadecentral.com, where I get to tinker with high end desktop and servers for Chia plotting and farming Previously at Intel managing Intel data center SSD product line, Leading the marketing efforts for NVMe (NVM Express, Inc.) SNIA, and Open Compute Storage. At Intel I had roles of strategic planner, product manager, product marketing management and technical program management. Strategic planning – validating market requirements, creating product landing zones, getting feedback from top data center and enterprise customers, driving programs through planning and development, prioritizing product portfolio. Proven experience influencing stakeholders, communicating cross-functionally, and driving resolution. Outstanding strategic relationships with partners, customers, and business teams. Managing the entire product life cycle from strategic planning to tactical execution. Defined product requirements documents based on an intimate knowledge of the specific market segments, target customers, and product. Marketing management – growing, creating, and retaining customer value, choosing target market segments, positioning against the competition, and creating new segments and positioning. Key product decision maker: judgment, critical thinking and risk-taking. Leading market assessment/sizing through quantitative analysis and feedback and represent the voice of the consumer internally with product teams. Interests outside of storage hanging out with my 3 and 5 year old kids Cryptocurrencies Gaming of all sorts & PC enthusiast / builder Reading copious amounts of non-fiction, stoic philosophy, productivity, and health/longevity