Elena spent six years running release engineering for a European payments company, where she learned that most outages are not bugs but bad timing. Rheostat started as a spreadsheet of rollout rules she kept on her desk.
How Elena works
Mornings are for deep work, afternoons for people. Every decision gets written down before it gets made, and every write-up gets a reply within a day.
Outside work
Usually somewhere without a signal: on a trail, on a bike or in the kitchen. Ask about the sourdough.