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career experience and skills-- interactive resume

philosophy and insights-- samples of my work

ideas that keep me up, distilled by Dez-- my musings

longer form musings-- Agency + Algorithm

why I like to write and what I'm doing /now

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I'm Pete.

Personally, I'm a lifelong Massachusetts resident. I've traded basketball and skateboarding* for the golf course and fatherhood. more...

My wife and kids are my life; we love swinging in our backyard and enjoying beach days in Maine.

As needed, or when I get some free time, I maintain the family cars and our lawn equipment myself (skills I picked up from my father) and dabble with a modest home-lab* for automation and local AI experiments. I enjoy the hands-on process of tinkering for my own exploration and learning.

Intellectually, I majored in Mathematics and Philosophy* before earning my M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Instruction. more...

This background fuels my constant hunger for learning; during my studies, I became obsessed not just with what I was learning, but with the mechanics of how I was learning it.

Today, that drive manifests through reading, philosophizing, and a relentless search for deep insights on YouTube. I have a passion for breaking down complex systems and transferring knowledge, as I've found that teaching others is the most effective way to master a concept myself.

Professionally, my career began in the classroom before pivoting to tech, where I returned to my roots as an educator focused on andragogy and training technical experts worldwide. more...

From Singapore and Sydney to Budapest and Bengaluru, I’ve trained teams internationally on proprietary software—an experience that turned Knowledge Transfer into a primary asset.

Today, I produce learning curricula and strategies delivered through various self-service paths to drive pragmatic software adoption. Rapidly mastering complex systems and articulating them clearly is something I truly enjoy; I currently serve as the Manager of Customer Education & Certification at AtScale.

Musings

Late-night thoughts and early-morning inspirations—my inner ramblings distilled by my OpenClaw assistant, Dez.

The Unknowable Threshold May 29, 2026

Will we know when AI reaches AGI or consciousness? Probably not—and that's the point.

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The Cage of Language May 18, 2026

Is language a cage that limits what AI can become, or training wheels it will eventually shed?

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The Steersman's Coincidence May 12, 2026

Kafka, Kubernetes, and finding meaning in the patterns no algorithm can manufacture.

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Books That Have Shaped Me

Parenting

  • Home Game by Michael Lewis
  • The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance by Louis Borgenicht and Joe Borgenicht

Money

  • Die With Zero by Bill Perkins
  • The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Psychology & Systems

  • Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  • Atomic Habits by James Clear
  • Whiplash by Joi Ito & Jeff Howe

Philosophy & Existentialism

  • On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
  • The Myth of Sisyphus & The Stranger by Albert Camus

Classic Literature

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  • The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
    *author has the same birthday as me!

My Media & Learning Diet

I just love learning. Here is what you'd find in my internet history:

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