Editorial leadership and hands-on testing for mobile technology
My role at Android Authority encompasses everything from in-depth analysis and hands-on reviews to the internal systems that power our testing workflow.
It started with flinging ROMs at a Sony Xperia X10, now that same curiosity drives everything
from deep-dive articles on mobile processors to the custom tools I build to make our editorial and testing processes run smoother.
Since starting in 2013, I've attended the major conferences (IFA, MWC, Snapdragon Tech Summit),
interviewed industry experts, and developed deep knowledge of the industry's technical subjects — from chipsets and AI to camera and 5G hardware.
Recent Work
Custom Tools & Systems
Editorial News Dashboard
A real-time monitoring system tracking industry conversation across RSS feeds, social
platforms (X, Reddit), and GitHub for app updates. Alerts pump directly into Slack so
the team sees breaking news without opening another app. Built to stop wasting time on
manual monitoring so writers can focus on quality research.
Device Testing Framework
Modern smartphones are powerful computers running everything from messaging to AI models.
Testing these capabilities meaningfully - especially real-world performance, battery,
and charging - is genuinely difficult. I've developed and continuously refine methodology
so reviewers can run consistent, reproducible tests with minimal training.
All that testing data sitting in spreadsheets isn't useful to a distributed team.
This system compiles device data into benchmark scores, temperature readings, and
extrapolated battery life. A secured web interface lets writers and reviewers
compare devices and generate properly formatted graphs with watermarks - no database queries required.
OPPO Find X9 Ultra review: Redefining the camera phone
A no-holds-barred flagship pushing smartphone photography to the forefront,
with the most versatile and capable camera system available today —
especially for zoom and portrait work.
Android's sideloading changes made me build an APK installer
How Android's controversial sideloading changes led to building a compact,
cross-platform TUI for pushing APKs over ADB — written in Go with
AI-assisted development.
Apple's MacBook Neo is the laptop Google can't build
An editorial analysis of why Apple's low-cost Arm laptop strategy works today,
and why Google's Tensor roadmap and hardware ecosystem are not yet positioned
to match it.