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Add weeknote for April 25-May 1, 2026; update now and upcoming pages

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[locallygrown]: /posts/locallygrown-origin-story/
[randomrecipe]: https://www.youtube.com/@RandomRecipeProject
This page is all about what I am doing *now*. It was last updated on April 21, 2026, and will be edited as things change.
This page is all about what I am doing *now*. It was last updated on May 2, 2026, and will be edited as things change.
## Where I am now
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## What I am doing now
I'm a Staff Software Engineer at [Natera](https://www.natera.com), working on lab management software for their histology labs. We just completed a successful production deployment in San Carlos — real scientists, real equipment, real samples. Now I'm building out observability tooling, monitoring dashboards, and support runbooks for when the inevitable fires come. The travel schedule over the next couple months is intense: trips to San Carlos and Austin as we roll out across labs.
I'm a Staff Software Engineer at [Natera](https://www.natera.com), working on lab management software for their histology labs. We just launched our new platform in the San Carlos lab — a real, live, twenty-four-hour-coverage cutover that landed boring, which is the best possible outcome a software launch can have. Now I'm deep in Datadog, expanding observability based on what real production users actually do, and gearing up for the Austin lab rollout next. The longer game: pushing into the broader oncology workflow as we replace the legacy system one lab and one workflow at a time.
[LocallyGrown.net][locallygrown] has settled into a rhythm of steady improvements after the massive six-month migration from Rails 3 to SvelteKit. The infrastructure work is behind us; now it's about new features, better tools for market managers, and growing the platform that serves 70+ farmers markets.
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### Upcoming Events
- **Natera Austin trip** — First visit to Austin happening this week, with more San Carlos and Austin trips to follow.
- **Man or Astro-man? at the 40 Watt** — Headlining the first day of a local-label music festival next weekend. My all-time favorite live band, and a rare treat these days.
- **Vivian's graduation** — Georgia State University, closing in fast.
- **Georgia Renaissance Festival** — Spring season starts soon.
- **More Natera travel** — Austin lab rollout next, with more trips to San Carlos and Austin ahead.
- **Georgia Renaissance Festival** — Spring season in full swing.
## Where my head is
The San Carlos deployment went flawlessly. I met my team in person for the first time, watched real scientists use the software we built together, and ate better than I have in years. The travel ahead is intense but I'm looking forward to it — Austin is shaping up as my home away from home. Life is good.
We launched. After two months of high stakes and adversarial gatekeepers, our team threw a switch and the new platform went live. It was beautifully boring — quality-of-life issues to patch, not fires to fight. I shared a 3 a.m. overnight shift with our Director and got to slip away on a quiet Monday to make my own pilgrimage to Apple Park. The launch validated everything still to come, and I can see clearly how to grow into the role I want from here. Life is good.
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