Delivered 30+ Products | Global Teams - Europe, Asia, and South America
Accomplished software engineering leader with a proven track record of driving complex programs and leading high-performing teams. Experienced in building strategic partnerships, launching new products, and aligning initiatives. Exceptional technical proficiency, strong relationship-building skills, and outstanding communication abilities.
I strive to elevate the team to do our best work, always with a focus on user experience. There is a balance between perfection and getting work out the door. My life's work is maximizing both.
In my off time, I spend it with my family, preferably at our second home, Disney World.
Watch my webinar on engineering accountability, Sep 11, 2020.
Here's me speaking at Capital Factory Jul 29, 2019.
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Built 10+ products with integration to systems like SAP and cloud applications
Led and built remote teams in 8 countries
Reduced budget by half ($2M+), while improving company tools and services
I'm driven to give products and the company a competitive advantage by providing creative strategies and implementing solutions through secure, high-performing business applications. I'm keen on creating higher competitive barriers, leading to greater returns which give us greater strategic flexibility in engineering, distinction and influence.
Inspired by design and customer needs, I work with the CEO, Sales, and Operations to bring to life the most competitive products.
Having worked with the world's best creative talent gives me a unique perspective into problem solving.
What are the tools like at Stark Industries? This idea drives me to innovate simple and complex solutions alike.
Don't take my word for it, here are some wonderful people I loved working with.
"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." - Paulo Coelho
The Beginning of Times
From UI engineer to business owner and from technical architect to global director, my experience in the technology industry allows me to drive the best solutions possible. I'm efficient, shifting spend for the most impact. I build teams, structuring them to best support the company's goals, providing levers for the leaders to nimbly stear the company.
Leading a team of 25 software engineers, overseeing product development and strategic initiatives including AI/ML LLMs. Driving innovation and collaboration across the org, resulting in the successful launch of new products and features on an AI-first platform. Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with key industry players to drive growth and expand market presence. Navigating compliance challenges by working closely with policy, privacy, and security teams, ensuring compliance and minimizing risks. Foster a culture of continuous learning and development, supporting team members in significant high-visibility roles.
2022 - present
sticky.io
Planned and executed three new revenue centers, delivered successful new products. Rebuilding monolithic platform into robust and scalable event-driven services. Worked with other departments to turnaround and land new clients.
2020 - 2022
TeleVet
Defined and led the implementation of our long-term technology roadmap. Created foundational engineering team, process, and infrastructure supporting explosive 20x growth. Led architecture design of system that enabled series A funding.
2019 - 2020
OwnLocal
Responsible for 180° change in Engineering. Implemented agile methods producing measurable results and trackable quality. Increased sprint completion from 20% to over 90% within 3 months, while reducing costs by 75%. Improved product-engineering-sales relationships and accountability. Serving on average 82M requests per day, per app.
2018 - 2019
YouScience
End to end responsibility for application product. Grew user base by 50% with ~15% accessing YouScience app on mobile devices. Launched College directory product, and future of product vision - Analytics platform (patents filed). Implemented Agile sprint process and increased frequency of releases from months to days (soon will be many times per day (CI/CD)). Member of executive team, contributing strategic product direction (Please ask me about this!). Built software engineering division with key hires from Wash. Post, RetailMeNot, and Stanford.
2017 - 2018
frog
Implemented technical vision of cohesive toolset through design, engineering, and deployment with agile methodologies working across multiple countries. Forecasting and planning development became more predictable when rooted in automation and testing. The flow of work through IT (infrastructure and end-user support) improved queue times with weekly Kanban meetings and a supply chain management approach. Reduced IT spend by nearly half while greatly improving network bandwidth and workforce collaboration. Developed Risk Management, Directory Services/Access Management, Information Security and Privacy, and Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Plans.
2007 - 2016
D2P
D2P's focus was threefold: 1. Strategic consulting focused on client feature enhancements, 2. Software Development - mobile, web, desktop applications and 3. Devops - guiding teams to work together to improve feedback loops.
2000 - 2007
Deja.com
Implemented core features to Deja's Buyer's Portal and Usenet engine until eBay and Google purchase. Led development for incorporating LinkShare into Deja's offerings.
1999 - 2000
I live in Austin
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