Hello, I’m Joel.
I love tech. I love helping people with it.
I solve practical problems with technology and share what I learn. I also write about faith, travel, and everyday life. Welcome to my own little corner of the internet.
A few parts of my life
Technology
Practical fixes, tools I find useful, and experiments that make life a little easier.
Faith
I’m Catholic. Faith is part of how I make sense of life, and it finds its way into my writing.
Everyday life
Life updates, small observations, and whatever I’m trying to figure out.
How I work
I enjoy exploring what technology makes possible, then helping people put it to use. I like sharing that through talks and writing, and connecting technical ideas to practical needs.
A note on being a technical PM
I’ve found that knowing the technology helps a PM ask better questions. It can also be a trap: it’s easy to jump into solving the problem yourself when your job is to help the team solve it.
To me, a PM should bring in the right technical experts to work through the problem, build the plan, and test the scenarios. That leaves the PM room to see the big picture, listen to people, and keep the work moving.