Hi, I'm Joel. This is my personal website, which I mostly use as a short, custom domain for my email address and tools that are not publicly accessible. ;)

I currently work as a senior software engineer for Unreasonable Group, a Colorado-based, international company that builds trust across growth-stage entrepreneurs, institutions, and investors to solve pressing global challenges. Before that, I worked at a legal tech startup in Seattle that was acquired by Deel in 2022. And before that, I worked for 12 years as a lawyer in private practice in Portland, Oregon, handling employment and immigration matters (still licensed, not practicing).

I'm a technical generalist with a strategic mindset, action bias, and design sensibility. I want to make things that are useful, lasting, and joy-filled. My career naturally evolved from law to tech and business as I gravitated toward my passions: building, learning, and iterating on compelling projects in deeply collaborative settings.

I am based in Vancouver, Washington, where I live with my partner and our two dogs, Namgil and Gus. I was born in California, grew up in Wisconsin, and have lived in the Pacific Northwest for the last 18 years (Portland, Walla Walla, Bellingham, and Vancouver). Away from work, I have many hobbies, including plants, hiking, and music. I strongly prefer riding a bicycle over driving a car.