About Me

Hi, I’m Willard (they/them)

Computer Engineer, Linux Fanatic, DevOps goblin, and Shiny Object Enthusiast.

I write a lot of code, stare at Datadog, swear at the command line, and put circuits on boards. I work on all kinds of stuff, because being absurdly busy is the key to happiness for me.

What I’m working on

I’m currently employed as a backend programmer at Datadog, working on the microservices that power the host metadata pipeline in Python and Go.

In my spare time, I work on some software and infrastructure for NYC Mesh. I am one of the original authors of MeshDB which we use to track member and node information to help our volunteers connect new members. I also have a work-in-progress API for accessing our panorama database.