Experience & Leadership

I’ve spent more than 25 years building software and the last 15 years leading engineering organizations across startups, SaaS platforms, IoT ecosystems, and enterprise technology companies. While much of my recent experience has been in engineering leadership, I’ve remained deeply involved in architecture, software development, and technical strategy throughout my career.

Below is a summary of my background. If you’d prefer a traditional résumé, you can download a PDF version.

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Where I Add Value

  • Engineering leadership and team development
  • Hands-on architecture and software delivery
  • Cloud platforms, APIs, and operational reliability
  • Developer experience and engineering quality
  • AI-assisted workflows and automation
  • Product-minded technical strategy

Expertise

Leadership & Organizations

  • Engineering leadership
  • Remote-first team leadership
  • Technical mentorship
  • Organizational scaling
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Performance management
  • Engineering culture
  • Psychological safety

Systems & Architecture

  • Cloud-native architecture
  • Serverless systems
  • SaaS platforms
  • Platform engineering
  • Developer tooling
  • Observability
  • CI/CD workflows
  • Operational maturity

Technologies

  • TypeScript
  • React Native
  • Firebase
  • APIs & integrations
  • AI-assisted development
  • Cloud infrastructure
  • Platform modernization
  • Scalable distributed systems

Professional Experience

Allegion / Yonomi

Manager of Software Engineering II | 2019–2026

  • Led distributed engineering teams responsible for APIs, platform services, integrations, developer tooling, and cloud SaaS infrastructure. Focus areas included platform modernization, operational maturity, scalability, observability, and engineering leadership across distributed teams.
  • Worked closely with Product, QA, Security, and leadership stakeholders to align engineering execution with organizational priorities while helping teams navigate rapid organizational change.

TattooSnap

Founder & Product Developer | 2025–Present

  • Designing and building an AI-assisted mobile application using React Native, TypeScript, Firebase, and serverless cloud architecture.
  • Applying modern engineering practices including CI validation, automated testing, and AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery while maintaining code quality.
  • Leading all aspects of product development, including architecture, implementation, infrastructure, and product direction

Wink

Sr. Manager of Engineering / Backend Software Engineer | 2016–2018

Led remote engineering teams supporting smart home and IoT platforms serving nearly one million users and millions of connected devices.

Contributed across backend services, scalable cloud infrastructure, connected device systems, and payment integrations while helping teams navigate acquisition-related organizational transition and uncertainty.

SendGrid

Manager of Software Development | 2012–2015

Led multiple backend and full stack engineering teams during a period of rapid organizational growth, including distributed collaboration with engineers in Romania.

Contributed to high-scale email infrastructure supporting billions of messages and hundreds of millions of customer contacts while helping modernize internal billing and enablement systems.

Earlier Experience

  • TapInfluence
  • Oracle
  • RightNow Technologies
  • HiveLive
  • Cabela’s

Additional experience includes scalable SaaS systems, enterprise integrations, internationalization platforms supporting 30+ languages, infrastructure administration, and full stack application development.

Independent Projects

Men Beyond Myths

Founder & Writer

Creator of a blog and community exploring modern masculinity, emotional well-being, authentic communication, psychological safety, and sustainable personal growth.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Colorado Technical University

Contact

Open to engineering leadership, technical advisory, consulting, startup, and fractional opportunities.