Engineering leader with 13 years of experience building and growing engineering teams.
I thrive in fast-paced startup environments where I can lead from the front – I enjoy active, close-to-the-code roles where I can build solutions while mentoring and directing other engineers.
I'm drawn to hard problems, fast growth, meaningful work, and creative applications of emerging tech. I've been doing a lot of AI work lately and loving it.
I've worked with a number of stacks over the years, and I'm comfortable jumping into anything. Some languages and technologies I've used so far:
node.js, Python, Go, PHP, C#, C++
Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, React, Vue
AWS: Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, Cognito
Docker, Envoy, Nomad
AI APIs: LLMs (OpenAI GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, Anthropic Claude), vector DB (Qdrant)
Roles
CB Insights
Director of Engineering
December 2019 – Present
Helped transition to a remote-first engineering hiring strategy
Modernized the authentication system and built MFA to drive enterprise sales
Led the engineering org in team job satisfaction, empowerment, work-life balance, alignment, and professional growth
Built and launched the company's second product to create a separate revenue stream
Led the integration of generative AI into the company's offerings
Reported to CEO and CTO
Form.io
Director of Technology
April 2019 – December 2019
Many-hats startup role: architecture updates, future release planning, client demos, enterprise deployments, open source community management, and IC development work
Managed a globally distributed team of contract developers and community contributors
Led development on critical sales enablement and protection systems including enterprise license issuance, validation, and management
Reported to CEO and CTO
EFC Systems
Engineering Manager
October 2013 – April 2019
Directed development for software suite used on 40 million acres of American farmland; 400% growth during my tenure
Introduced agile concepts, version control, coding patterns, roadmapping, ticketing, communication tools, performance feedback, and build/release pipelines
Built up development capacity through staffing, mentoring, and custom-made crash courses and coding challenges
Led the team through an acquisition with 100% retention and grew it to two engineering teams distributed across the US
Reported to CEO and SVP of Engineering
Successful exit in 2022 via merger with Dairy.com and ever.ag
AgIntegrated
Engineering Manager
March 2010 – October 2013
Joined as one of the first engineers and quickly took on more responsibilities; final role was Engineering Manager leading two teams
Architected, built, or managed development on ~20 products for a wide variety of clients
Rapidly iterated technologies and practices to fuel growth and meet aggressive deadlines
Reported to CEO and CTO
Successful exit in 2020 via acquisition by TELUS
Education
Bachelor of Science – Computer Science
Grove City College
Graduated 2009
Extensive training in the theory and practice of building efficient, stable software. Developed in C++, C, C#, Java, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Studied core principles of software architecture, project management, and team dynamics.
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