Shane Haynes

Philosopher Builder

After Titcomb Basin · AI-generated43.17°N 109.65°W · 3200 M

PhilosophyDostoevsky · Herbert · Kierkegaard · Camus

Reasons made under pressure serve the pressure

I read to decide what I believe before anything depends on it. One conclusion so far: a result is evidence about the work, not a verdict on me.

A stack of books: Dune, The Brothers Karamazov, Fear and Trembling, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air
  • DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov
  • HerbertDune
  • KierkegaardFear and Trembling
  • CamusThe Myth of Sisyphus
  • KierkegaardThe Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air
WorkSalt Lake City → New Haven · 2020 → 2028

Owning a thing means staying for the answer

I want the whole arc of a problem: finding it, building for it, and answering for what happens next.

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Shane Haynes standing with a hand on the Yale School of Management sign, in front of the school's glass building
Yale School of Management · 41.32°N 72.92°W · 20 MMe, at 165 Whitney Ave
2026 →MBA, Yale School of ManagementDean's Scholarship
Shane Haynes in a dark suit and navy tie, looking straight at the camera
New Haven41.31°N 72.93°W · 20 M
2026 →Apex TrainingCalendar with an AI coach
2025Intelligent Automations Developer, Eide BaillyExpense reimbursement automation
2024Integrations Developer, Eide BaillyCRM and ERP integration platform
2024Econometrics and Philosophy, University of UtahPresidential Scholar · Goff Strategic Leader
Shane Haynes in cap and gown crouching in front of the block U fountain, making the U sign
University of Utah40.76°N 111.85°W · 1480 M
2023Future Consultant in Cybersecurity Automation, Eide BaillyAgentic prototype for bank security operations
2022Teaching Assistant, Goff Strategic Leadership InstituteGuest lecturer on leadership and AI
2021Data Science Intern, MaverikSales forecasting from weather
MountainsZion · Wasatch · Stansbury · Wind River

No cathedral more sublime, no crucible more stern

I keep going back to places that would not notice if I stopped, and to the people who go with me.

Jordan climbing the 5.7 hand crack high on Cowboy Ridge, Mount Kinesava, in Zion
Cowboy Ridge, Mount Kinesava · 37.20°N 113.03°W · 2100 MJordan, the 5.7 pitch, 2000 ft above the canyon floor
Jordan skiing deep snow in a whiteout in Heaven's Half Pipe below Lone Peak
Heaven's Half Pipe, Lone Peak · 40.52°N 111.75°W · 3350 MJordan, deep snow in a whiteout
Cooper setting the boot pack up the Twin Couloirs on Deseret Peak in the Stansbury Range
Twin Couloirs, Deseret Peak · 40.46°N 112.62°W · 3000 MCooper, graciously setting the boot pack
Writingshanehaynes.substack.com

Writing is thinking tested publicly

An argument that feels whole in my head usually has a hole in it. Writing is how I find it.

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