--- title: "Discussion on \"Part 3: Tracing and Chaos\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"Part 3: Tracing and Chaos\". A System You Can Trust" url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/part-3-tracing-and-chaos/696a75ad07f0404625893a7d" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [Part 3: Tracing and Chaos](https://jvertrees.hashnode.dev/part-3-tracing-and-chaos?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A System You Can Trust Jan 16 · 4 min read · jvertrees.hashnode.dev Read the article - [#scalability](https://hashnode.com/tag/scalability) - [#asyncprogramming](https://hashnode.com/tag/asyncprogramming) - [#system-design](https://hashnode.com/tag/system-design) - [#devops](https://hashnode.com/tag/devops) - [#backend-engineering](https://hashnode.com/tag/backend-engineering) ## Written by [Jason Vertrees](https://hashnode.com/@jvertrees) @jvertrees · Austin, TX [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@jvertrees) Founder and CTO I'm a CTO and founder with nearly two decades of experience driving growth and transformation through technology. At Stronghold Investment Management, I led the development of a systematic real asset trading platform and modernized everything from Salesforce strategy to custom cloud-native infrastructure. My background spans commercial real estate, e-commerce, and private markets — always focused on delivering innovation, velocity, and meaningful business outcomes. I hold a PhD in Theoretical & Computational Biophysics and was recognized as a Google Developer Expert in Cloud. I build high-trust, high-output teams. I’ve rebuilt broken cultures, hired top-tier engineers, and helped early-stage and PE-backed companies scale with confidence. System modernization is my specialty — not just upgrading software, but aligning teams and infrastructure with what the business actually needs. Currently, I lead client engagements through Heavy Chain Engineering and am building Newroots.ai, an AI-driven relocation advisory platform. ## Responses Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post No responses yet.