Subject B.D. completed dual degrees (B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Philosophy) at Saint Norbert College (2000–2004), establishing a baseline of both technical competence and an unusual capacity for calm during high-severity incidents.
Data collected via direct observation across seven engagements. Subject was tracked across multiple technology stacks (.NET, Node.js, React Native, Kotlin) and one geographic excursion of significant magnitude.
| 2003–04 | White Clover Dairy CRM (.NET), Green Bay, WI |
| 2007–10 | Univ. of Phoenix platform, 400,000 students |
| 2010–11 | Field expedition (see §4) |
| 2016–17 | DAT Solutions — Load Board (Android, Node.js) |
| 2017–19 | Cvent — React Native pilot, Tech Lead |
| 2019–24 | New Relic — Kotlin/Compose migration |
| 2024– | eBay — item discovery & offer mgmt |
The 2019–2024 migration interval (New Relic) showed the highest measured throughput: 50+ screens converted from Java/XML to Kotlin/Jetpack Compose, with a corresponding decrease in CI pipeline volatility (subjectively reported as "calmer").
The promotion event at Cvent (2017–2019), wherein subject achieved Tech Lead status within six months, fell outside the 95% confidence interval for typical promotion timelines and warrants further study.
Subject departed all known technology stacks for eight months, traveling 20,000 miles solo by motorcycle from Arizona to Argentina. Rather than representing a gap, this interval produced a published memoir, "Anxiety Across the Americas," and appears positively correlated with subsequent leadership outcomes.
Current observation (2024–present, eBay) indicates the subject has begun integrating large language model tooling (GitHub Copilot, Cline, Claude Code) into daily workflow, an area recommended for future longitudinal study.
Subject B.D. demonstrates sustained, varied technical contribution across two decades, remains "actively shipping," and replies to recruiter correspondence within one hour — a finding the authors describe as "also unusual."