As Head of Core Platform at Netlify I led a group of 60 engineers with 3 directors and 8 teams reporting to me directly. I also worked closely the SVP of Engineering to help set direction and culture for the larger 120+ person engineering team.

Key Achievements
• I was responsible for creating a culture of personal growth and career opportunities. I revised and built career leveling guidelines along with streamlining our hiring process and alowing us to open up more junior positions.
• Drove a financial engineering program (FinOps) that resulted in millions of dollars in savings through observability, contract negotiation, cloud consolidation and ROI analyis.
• Was integral to the strategic merger and acquistion of Gatsby Inc.

As the Head of Engineering and later the Interim VP of Engineering at Spring I grew the team from less than 10 engineers to 50+. In the process we built an amazing and diverse engineering culture.

Key Achievements
• Scaled the product and engineering teams from less than 10 to 50+.
• Led the efforts to move from a monolithic architecture to a more modern, composable approach. We were able to support 8 million storefronts, billions of products and 100s of thousands of active users.

As the Head of Engineering at Redshift Digital I was the first engineering hire and tasked with building a strong Engineering offering.

Key Achievements
• Designed and executed on building an engineering department.
• Grew the enigineering offering from 0 to more than 30% of the companies gross revenue in less than 2 years.
• Had 100% retention of engineers over a 2.5 year period

At Cisco I was the Brand Exchange Strategist on the Global Brand and Governance team. In this role, I was in charge of strategy and execution for the Cisco Brand Exchange, a platform for sharing approved Cisco brand assets, delivering brand training, and providing guidance to vendors. I led a team of engineers to innovate on the platform, while also acting as Producer for several video series and other platform assets.

Key Achievements
• Designed and developed a digital brand guide to replace the static version
• Produced a video series to educate and highlight key aspects of the Cisco brand
• Led a team of engineers to maintain and innovate on the Brand Exchange Platform

I co-founded ParkMart, a design and development agency focused on building amazing web experiences and products focused on the non-profit and startup space.

Key Achievements
• Led the engineering arm of the agency including server management, cloud infrastructure, and technology consulting
• Managed budgets, proposals, contracting, and sales
• Was the lead architect and engineer on projects for customers such as Make-A-Wish, Cisco, Google, Adobe, Musicians on Call, the MS Foundation and more

In my free time I ride and re-build old motorcycles, restore retro video games, am an avid photographer, and generally love to explore the world.