About.

I started programming when I was around fourteen, in Georgia. I tried competitive programming for a while, but it never clicked — what I actually enjoyed was making things that worked for real people. Back then it was websites. I couldn't have articulated it at the time, but the pull was always toward shipping, not solving puzzles in isolation.

In my early twenties I co-founded Omedia, which grew into one of the leading software consultancies in Georgia. I'm proud of that, and still close with the other founders. From there I moved through different roles — team lead, engineering manager, head of department — figuring out where I fit in the space between technology and people.

Somewhere in my mid-to-late twenties I discovered remote work and started collaborating with companies around the world. That shift changed everything — different teams, different cultures, different scales of problem. I also co-founded Nesolab around that time. It didn't work out. It failed. But I learned a lot from that experience, and I don't regret the time I put into it.

I moved to the Netherlands in 2019. I still write code, but the work I keep coming back to is the kind that sits between the system and the team — figuring out where the real friction is and removing it.

Some of the most meaningful work I've done has been with teams that were stuck. Demotivated, under-delivering, caught between unclear expectations and too many priorities. In those situations, the fix is usually not technical. It's about setting boundaries, giving people ownership, and being honest about what's actually worth building. Once a team has that clarity, the pace picks up on its own.

I'm writing about some of this on Software Generalist — a blog about software engineering, systems thinking, and lessons from building things that last. It's early days, but the ideas have been developing for a while.

Outside of work, I produce electronic music and occasionally DJ. I read plenty of fiction and non-fiction, swim whenever I can, and love traveling and talking to strangers. I still have family and friends in Georgia and help the occasional Georgian company or developer when it makes sense.

For the full professional timeline, there's LinkedIn.