A now page. What has my attention at the moment, updated when it changes rather than on a schedule. Last updated August 2026.
Consulting
Bits in Flight
Advisory and retainer work with operators and the businesses that depend on them. Connectivity strategy, automation, technical due diligence and help with the contracts nobody wants to read. Currently taking on a small number of new engagements.
Advisory
Gabriel Advisors
Managing Director, since September 2026. A telecom and digital infrastructure advisory firm working with fiber, wireless, broadband and data center companies on strategy, corporate development and board-level decisions. I bring the operator’s view to that work.
Community
US Networking User Association
Bringing together the network engineering community across the country, acting as a vendor-neutral place for practitioners to talk about networks.
Governance
Ohio IX
Vice Chairman of the board of Ohio’s neutral internet exchange. Keeping Ohio traffic in Ohio, and making the economics work for the operators who depend on it.
Writing
Automation, AI and where the industry is heading
Working through what practical AI adoption looks like inside network engineering and operations.
Learning
Things I am chewing on
How internet exchanges sustain themselves as content moves to the edge, what LLM-driven referral traffic does to technical publishing and whether the operator playbook still holds.
Open to
Conversations
New engagements, podcast appearances, conference sessions and introductions to operators solving interesting problems.
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