I’m Joshua, I try to help people, and I enjoy hanging out on this planet

I’m the cofounder and CTO at Recidiviz. We partner with state governments across the USA to help drive a smaller, fairer, safer justice system. Our products and analyses help corrections leaders understand how their systems are performing and drive changes in policy and implementation that improve outcomes. Reach out on LinkedIn if you’re interested in our work.

Previously, I worked for 8 years at Opower (acquired by Oracle). We partnered with utility companies to help families across the world reduce their energy consumption. Opower has saved over 30 terrawatt hours of energy, put billions of dollars back in folks’ pockets, and avoided over 15 million metric tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

I also advise startups and organizations that do hard things, especially if they are about ensuring institutions serve people well. Reach out if you want to chat.

I’m an engineer by trade. I started with distributed systems, gradually moved up the stack, then branched out towards security and compliance, data engineering, and analytics.

But I work on whatever the organization needs. These days that is anything and everything from coaching engineering managers and business development to policy work and further flung R&D.

I’m interested in justice and economic mobility, and generally in making sure that public institutions are focused on helping people flourish.

I also care about energy, and land and water use, and making sure that people have an opportunity to carve out their own healthy corner of earth.

I live in Utah, a beautiful place filled with good people trying their best. We live on a steep granite mountain covered with oak, aspen, and elm, next to a canyon filled with big horn and big rocks.

Our second home is Sydney, another beautiful place filled with good people trying their best. No big horn, but plenty of big waves.

Here’s some stuff I enjoy:

  • Watching my wife perform as an aerialist

  • Surfing, wake surfing, snowboarding, skating

  • Reading, meditating, taking in the views

  • Gardening, fishing, cooking, baking, pickling

  • Driving anything fast, from wake boats to 4-wheelers to snowmobiles

  • Hiking, trail running, kayaking, swimming, snorkeling, diving

Here’s some stuff I’m proud of:

  • My wife, family, friends, and neighbors

  • Recidiviz and Opower

  • Our vegetable garden, berry patch, and stone fruit micro-orchard

  • Running a succulent nursery for a season

  • Shooting ~85% on free throws

  • Getting onto Ikea Hackers