I spent 11 years leading engineering teams at Asana, Lyft, and PagerDuty, and stepped in to lead a product org at Asana. Now I advise founders, CTOs, and product leaders, and coach the managers building their teams.
I've spent my career in engineering leadership, running organizations of up to ~120 people, most recently as Head of Engineering at Asana, where I also led a product org on an interim basis for several months.
The biggest lesson from my career is that strong engineering leaders lean into product. They get to know their customers, have a point of view on product strategy, and treat business results as part of their job rather than something product hands them. That's a big part of what I help leaders build.
Across all of it, the work I cared about most was growing managers into leaders, building strong and diverse teams, and making hard calls with honesty and care.
Now I advise founders and CTOs as they build their teams, and coach engineering leaders at every level, from first-time managers to heads of engineering.
A sounding board for founders, CTOs, and CPOs who've taken on engineering, as they build their teams: org design, hiring your first managers, how engineering and product plan and work together, and growing from a handful of people to a hundred or more.
One-on-one coaching for engineering leaders at every level, from first-time managers to heads of engineering. Along with the people side of the job, we'll work on the parts engineering leaders often skip: product strategy, understanding your customers, and owning business outcomes.
Focused support built around a specific moment, usually over about 90 days. I'll put together a package that fits what you're facing, such as:
The best first step is a short conversation about where you are and what you're looking for.