About Me
Origin: The “Mas Wild Labs” Identity
From the Track to the Dashboard
The name Mas Wild Labs wasn’t cooked up in a corporate brainstorming session—it was forged in the high-octane environment of flat-track roller derby.
In roller derby, your “Derby Name” is a badge of honor rarely self-appointed. My name, Mas Wild, was given to me by a friend as a play on my last name, Wilder. While I might not actually be “more wild,” the identity stuck across 16 seasons of serving as a Non-Skating Official (NSO) for both junior and adult leagues.
The Evolution into “Labs”
So, how does a derby name become a technical practice? Because officiating roller derby is data engineering under pressure.
As an NSO, I am responsible for managing a chaotic flow of real-time data using a specialized tech stack:
- CRG Scoreboard running on laptops to manage official game time and logic.
- Tablets for ePLT (Electronic Penalty Lineup Tracking) to stream live penalty data.
- Analog backups: The precise orchestration of stopwatches, whistles, clipboard track maps, and pencils.
When I transitioned deeply into infrastructure modernization, Mas Wild Labs became the natural name for my professional sandbox. It represents the intersection of that gritty, real-time officiating mindset with modern technical operations.
Performance Milestones
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300+ Games Officiated: Earning the “300 Games Cape” is a testament to long-term operational reliability and commitment to the sport.
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NSO of the Year Nomination: A peer-driven nomination recognizing excellence in rules application, tournament leadership, and administrative accuracy.
Precision Under Pressure
In roller derby, NSOs are the “Engine Room” of the game. My tenure as an official taught me that systems only work if the documentation and the people running them are in total alignment.
This “officiating mindset” is exactly what I bring to technical operations:
- Neutrality: Evaluating infrastructure based on hard data and system metrics rather than bias.
- Speed: High-urgency troubleshooting to resolve bottlenecks before they impact production.
- Clarity: Translating complex technical rules and system architecture into clear documentation for diverse stakeholders.
Current Service
I continue to volunteer my time to support the growth of the sport, ensuring that both local adult leagues and the next generation of junior skaters have the structured, fair, and logically sound environment they need to compete.
“In derby, if the NSOs are doing their job perfectly, you barely notice we’re there. Technical operations is exactly the same.”