Two friends.
One big adventure.

I've been a technology executive for most of my career, starting with twenty years in entertainment and then consulting at Accenture. Now I build healthcare AI at OutcomesAI, software that reads clinical notes and helps doctors make better decisions faster. I've spent my whole career taking something complicated and making it work. The desert is just a different kind of complicated.

UCLA, Economics. MBA from USC.

I hold two ham radio licenses, own more telescopes than cars, and I'm working toward my captain's license. I also have a terrible sense of direction, which the Coast Guard has not yet asked about.

I cycle through hobbies and I'm always looking for the next adventure. I found the Rebelle in exactly that mood: restless, just back from a great vacation that was supposed to settle me down, hunting for the next challenge. What hooked me wasn't the trucks or the scenery. It was the challenge itself. Eight days, no GPS, a scorecard that doesn't care how old you are, and a teammate I'd follow anywhere, as long as she's the one reading the map. I should add that I grew up camping and swore I'd never do it again. I kept that promise for decades. Then this came along, and apparently the desert is the exception.

Whatever I'm building. Right now that's the truck, but on any given week it might be software that analyzes the options market or my fantasy football moves, a radio, a telescope, a Raspberry Pi, or something on the workbench in a garage with more tools than any reasonable person needs. I built my own computers when I was younger and never really stopped. I own a boat and I'm logging hours toward my captain's license. I love craps and baccarat, which I'd argue are also navigation under uncertainty. I work out, I travel constantly, and I've been the driver on plenty of 4x4 trips, so the seat feels familiar. The rally is the first time I'll be scored for it.

My dad raced at local tracks on weekends, and I spent many years holding the flashlight while he worked on the car. I've understood how engines work since I was a kid, mostly from watching, listening, and being yelled at for pointing the light the wrong way. I've also been to the Indy 500 a few times, and I follow F1. I've driven 4x4 across a lot of terrain since, mostly for the fun of it. This is the first time there's a clock and a route book.

I've been keeping score my whole life. In high school I was all-league in basketball and softball, team captain in both, and I ran cross country and played tennis on the side. At UCLA I quarterbacked an intramural flag football team to two championships. We were the only independent team in a league full of sororities, the UCLA football players coached us, and we beat everyone. So my objective for the Rebelle in year one is to get on the rookie podium and finish in the top 20. Watch out, year two.

My first car was a 1967 Chevelle, jacked up on big tires, and it's still one of my favorites. I've owned more since than I can count. Most of them I enjoyed; the Bronco Raptor is the first one in years that actually excited me. It's a desert racing platform you can buy at a dealership, and it opens up terrain that none of my previous 4x4s could touch.