About Me

TL;DR

I'm a do-er. I'm a learner. I'm a CliftonStrengths Advocate. Meyers Briggs is an INJT. I'm also a bit of a coffee fanatic.
I'm also on LinkedIn and github.

A Do-er

I am usually a little restless if I'm not getting something done: roasting coffee, learning something new, trying a new recipe... meditating, reading...

A Learner

I feel like I love the journey of traversing from casual interest to mastery. I find it exciting to learn a brand new thing as well as diving in to nuanced details of well-trodded territory.

My blog has links to some writings on topics I've found interesting: node, mongodb, scrum, kubernetes,life in general,...

Lately I've been dabbling with some python for data-science & Machine-Learning.

A CliftonStrengths Advocate

I've been enjoying the principles of a strengths-first way of being, both in my own life and when working with others. When conflict arises, we can learn to leverage one anothers' personality tendencies for the best, and take steps toward conflict resolution by pulling out the best in one another. (quotes below from gallups site)

• Learner ...a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. The process of learning, rather than the outcome... is exciting to me!
• Input ...have a need to collect and archive... information, ideas, artifacts...
• Deliberative ...described by the serious care (I) take in making decisions or choices. (I) anticipate obstacles.
• Command ...have presence. (I) can take control of a situation and make decisions.
• Achiever ...work hard to possess a great deal of stamina... take immense satisfactioin in being busy and productive.

An INTJ

Per The MeyersBriggs personality assessment, I'm an INTJ.

Check out the 16 personalities site for a more friendly breakdown of the assessment.

Solitude is Exciting - Introversion over Extroversion

The Past & The Future more than the present - Intuition over Sensing

How more than Who - Thinking over Feeling

Planning Over Spontaneity - Judging over Perceiving

A Coffee Fanatic

I love my morning ritual of grinding & brewing coffee. I love finding raw beans a roasting them, playing around with nuances of the roast and of the brew.

Raw Beans

I'm on an anaerobic, long fermentation, & co-fermented kick, on the lookout for beans by growers & farms that I know the names of: the arcila family, wilton benitez, edwin norena, the lassos, julio madrid, elkin guzman, and a few other recommendations.

Roasting

I roast on a FreshRoast SR700 & an extended chamber. I've recently been "resting" the coffee for 10-15 days before drinking.

Grinding & Brewing

I grind with a Fellow Ode Gen2. I brew with a V60 01 (1-cup) porcelain brewer into a v60 1-cup carafe (just got the carafe, love the thing!).