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alexhacks

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The day job

The other half of the story: 13+ years building hardware-software systems, leading engineering teams, and shipping products that ended up in a lot of trucks, tents, and backyards. If the personal stuff is the play, this is the proof I can build things that last.

$ products --shipped

Products I've shipped

Firmware, cloud, or mobile — devices I helped take to market across 12 years at Goal Zero and BioLite:

Goal Zero Power app (4.4★, 1.2K+ ratings)Yeti 1500X / 3000X / 6000XYeti PRO 4000Yeti 400 LithiumAlta 50 / 80 fridgesBackup by BioLite

BioLite / Goal Zero

2025 — Present

Software Engineering Manager · Applied AI & Cloud

Leading applied-AI adoption across the combined BioLite / Goal Zero engineering org post-acquisition.

Applied AIAWSEngineering LeadershipIoT

Goal Zero

2013 — 2016, 2018 — 2025

Engineering Manager → Sr. Software/Firmware (IoT)

Architected event-driven IoT infrastructure handling millions of device events and led the team behind the connected portable-power product line.

IoTFirmwareAWSReact NativeEngineering Leadership

SilverVue

2016 — 2018

Full-Stack & DevOps Engineer

Built and modernized SilverSearch — a tablet app used by hospital discharge teams to help patients choose post-acute care providers.

Node.jsReact NativeAWS LambdaTerraform

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