About me
I’m currently on an intentional career break, and I made a post about that on LinkedIn. If you get value out of my posts or would like to support my journey, feel free to Buy Me a Coffee.
Previously, I was a Senior Technical Program Manager at Twitch, where I worked on Safety ML, the systems that detect and respond to harm on a livestreaming platform.
Before TPM life, I was a front-end dev (Anthropologie/URBN) and that means I can speak both technical and non-technical since I’ve lived on both sides of that wall. I hold a Certificate in Predictive Analytics from UCI and have been a hands-on AI practitioner before “AI” was something you put in your job title.
I’m also conflicted about AI and its impact... and that’s a post in and of itself. I build things with AI in my spare time, and I write here to help others think practically about what this technology actually means for how we work and live.
Links
LinkedIn — I’m pretty active there
x.com/earlyspark — not as active, used for memes
buymeacoffee.com/earlyspark — consider buying me a coffee, which goes a long way during my career break
tldr.tech/ai/ — one of the ways I keep on top of AI news is through this newsletter (it’s a referral link) so if my blog isn’t your cup of tea, this other resource might be of interest to you
Why subscribe?
If you want takes on AI from someone who builds things and isn’t trying to sell you a course, this is the blog for you. I write about AI in practice, TPM work, and the gap between what AI promises and what it actually does. An example of my writing is below.
Before You Hire (or Become) an AI TPM
I’ve seen AI Technical Program Managers (TPMs) and enablement roles proliferate across LinkedIn. Companies are looking to hire “the AI person” who will drive adoption and transformation across their organizations. But this kind of role can mean a dozen different things – some expect one person to handle advocacy, implementation, vendor management, train…
