diff --git a/components/sections/About.test.tsx b/components/sections/About.test.tsx
index 6629b0d..d5ad3af 100644
--- a/components/sections/About.test.tsx
+++ b/components/sections/About.test.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('About', () => {
it('renders pull-quote and personal note', () => {
renderWithLocale();
expect(screen.getByText(/I'm a Technical Product Manager/)).toBeInTheDocument();
- expect(screen.getByText(/Oreo debate/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+ expect(screen.getByText(/strong opinions about Oreos/)).toBeInTheDocument();
});
it('does not use aria-label on non-interactive paragraph elements', () => {
diff --git a/components/sections/Services.test.tsx b/components/sections/Services.test.tsx
index dcef715..62e3e17 100644
--- a/components/sections/Services.test.tsx
+++ b/components/sections/Services.test.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import { renderWithLocale } from '@/lib/test-utils';
import { Services } from './Services';
describe('Services', () => {
- it('renders "What I Bring" heading', () => {
+ it('renders "How I Work" heading', () => {
renderWithLocale();
- expect(screen.getByText('What I Bring')).toBeInTheDocument();
+ expect(screen.getByText('How I Work')).toBeInTheDocument();
});
it('renders all 4 service titles', () => {
diff --git a/data/services.ts b/data/services.ts
index 06c0871..7d3a7ef 100644
--- a/data/services.ts
+++ b/data/services.ts
@@ -11,27 +11,27 @@ export const services: ServiceEntry[] = [
title: 'Technical Product Strategy',
icon: 'compass',
description:
- "I own the roadmap from discovery to delivery, balancing technical constraints with business outcomes. I've consolidated 400+ backlog items into structured projects and built dual roadmaps spanning multiple teams.",
+ 'I own the roadmap from discovery through delivery. At Circadence that meant turning 409 loose backlog items into ten projects a team could actually plan against.',
},
{
id: 'ai-augmented-engineering',
title: 'AI-Augmented Engineering',
icon: 'sparkles',
description:
- 'I embed AI tooling into team workflows — Claude Code in grooming, MCP for roadmap surfacing, shared agent configs — so quality scales without bottlenecking on review.',
+ 'I put AI tooling where the team already works: Claude Code in grooming sessions, MCP for surfacing roadmap context, shared agent configs so nobody starts from scratch.',
},
{
id: 'process-delivery',
title: 'Process & Delivery',
icon: 'users',
description:
- "Certified ScrumMaster who builds the sprint cadence, retros, and cross-functional rhythms that let teams ship reliably. I've designed hiring processes adopted company-wide.",
+ "Certified ScrumMaster. I set up the sprint cadence and retros that make delivery predictable, and I've built hiring processes that got adopted company-wide.",
},
{
id: 'engineering-product-bridge',
title: 'Engineering ↔ Product Bridge',
icon: 'code',
description:
- 'I go deep on React, TypeScript, and system architecture when the work calls for it, so product decisions stay technically grounded.',
+ "When the work calls for it I'm still in React and TypeScript myself, which keeps product decisions honest about what the build actually costs.",
},
];
diff --git a/data/site.ts b/data/site.ts
index 14ac3bc..0b2f444 100644
--- a/data/site.ts
+++ b/data/site.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const siteConfig = {
name: 'Zach Lamb',
title: 'Technical Product Manager',
description:
- 'Technical Product Manager who owns the roadmap, runs the team, and goes deep on the technical decisions that matter. React, TypeScript, and AI-powered product development. Certified ScrumMaster with a Human Centered Computing background.',
+ 'Technical Product Manager and former senior engineer. I own the roadmap and still read the pull requests. React, TypeScript, and AI-assisted delivery.',
url: 'https://zachlamb.io',
ogImage: '/og.png',
availability: 'Open to remote',
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index c443713..d43e201 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
"site": {
"name": "Zach Lamb",
"title": "Technical Product Manager",
- "description": "Technical Product Manager who owns the roadmap, runs the team, and goes deep on the technical decisions that matter. React, TypeScript, and AI-powered product development. Certified ScrumMaster with a Human Centered Computing background."
+ "description": "Technical Product Manager and former senior engineer. I own the roadmap and still read the pull requests. React, TypeScript, and AI-assisted delivery."
},
"nav": {
"trailGuide": "Trail Guide",
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
"title": "Zach Lamb",
"subtitle": "Technical Product Manager",
"taglines": [
- "Technical product lead with an engineering background. I own the roadmap, run the team, and keep both from drifting apart.",
- "React, TypeScript, and LLM apps — I know what to build and how to ship it.",
- "Always up for a conversation about code, AI, the outdoors, or Oreos."
+ "I spent ten years as an engineer before I owned a roadmap. It shows in how I run one.",
+ "React, TypeScript, and LLM apps. I can scope the work and I can build it.",
+ "Happy to talk shop, trade trail recommendations, or argue about Oreos."
],
"getInTouch": "Get in Touch",
"learnMore": "Learn More",
@@ -37,15 +37,27 @@
"about": {
"heading": "Trail Guide",
"body": [
- "I'm a Technical Product Manager with a frontend engineering background, which means I own the roadmap, run the team, and can still go deep on the technical decisions that actually matter."
+ "I'm a Technical Product Manager who came up through frontend engineering. That background is the whole point: I can sit in a roadmap review and a code review on the same afternoon and be useful in both."
],
"stats": [
- { "value": "10+", "label": "Years Building" },
- { "value": "5", "label": "Industries" },
- { "value": "CSM", "label": "Certified" },
- { "value": "IC↔PM", "label": "Dual Track" }
+ {
+ "value": "10+",
+ "label": "Years Building"
+ },
+ {
+ "value": "5",
+ "label": "Industries"
+ },
+ {
+ "value": "CSM",
+ "label": "Certified"
+ },
+ {
+ "value": "IC↔PM",
+ "label": "Dual Track"
+ }
],
- "personalNote": "When I'm not at my desk, I'm teaching yoga, hiking Colorado's trails, or trying to settle the Oreo debate once and for all.",
+ "personalNote": "Outside work I teach yoga and hike as much of Colorado as I can get to. I also have strong opinions about Oreos.",
"focusAreas": "Technical Product Management · Roadmap Ownership · React & TypeScript · AI/LLM Integration · Cross-functional Leadership · Certified ScrumMaster"
},
"footer": {
@@ -57,7 +69,7 @@
},
"contact": {
"heading": "Leave a Note at Camp",
- "intro": "Whether it's about code, the trail ahead, or Oreos — drop a note and I'll get back to you from base camp. I typically reply within a day.",
+ "intro": "Drop a note and I'll usually get back to you within a day. There's no wrong reason to reach out.",
"name": "Name",
"email": "Email",
"message": "Message",
@@ -78,11 +90,11 @@
"projects": "Selected Work",
"endorsements": "Recommendations",
"skills": "Gear",
- "services": "What I Bring",
+ "services": "How I Work",
"education": "Credentials"
},
"projects": {
- "intro": "A handful of projects that show how I think about users, shipping, and where AI earns its keep."
+ "intro": "A few projects worth showing, with notes on what I was solving and what I'd change."
},
"endorsements": {
"intro": "What fellow hikers have said about working with me.",
@@ -103,7 +115,7 @@
"certifications": "Certifications"
},
"skills": {
- "intro": "The tools and practices I reach for — trail-tested and production-ready."
+ "intro": "The tools I've actually shipped with, not the ones I've read about."
},
"privacy": {
"pageTitle": "Privacy Policy",