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I am a seasoned technical leader with 25 years experience that spans founding my own venture-backed startups to architecting the Infrastructure as Code platform that underpins Salesforce's Hyperforce cloud platform. At Marqeta I oversee the technical strategy of our S-SDLC, managed compute platform, and developer tooling.
I'm passionate about development processes, iterative product development, and building scalable web infrastructure. I've worked on everything from small prototypes with startups to running large programs to remediate a material weakness at a publicly traded company.
I have authored pieces for O'Reilly's ONLAMP.com and have spoken at Web 2.0 Expo, Future of Web Apps, Future of Web Design, Kings of Code, The Next Web, Q-Con, SXSW, MySQL Conference, DjangoCon, and PHP-Con, to name a few. 
I’m a senior iOS Engineer and Product Owner with 10+ years of experience building intuitive, performant, and user-centered applications. My sweet spot is working with early-stage or mission-driven teams—taking products from zero to one with velocity, clarity, and care.
I’ve led Agile teams, shipped native apps in healthcare, civic tech, and insurance, and co-founded a startup where I owned both product vision and technical architecture. Whether I’m deep in SwiftUI or driving cross-functional planning, I bring a builder’s mindset grounded in UX, strategy, and iterative delivery.
At Cognizant Accelerator, I acted as both engineer and product owner—launching products across complex domains while ensuring user needs drove feature development. Across my career, I’ve been known for high collaboration, product intuition, and seeing around corners to ship what matters.
I’m currently open to iOS Engineering and Product Owner roles—especially with teams creating tools for learning, wellness, or collective impact.
At ReCommon, I co-founded a mapping platform to support land stewardship, integrating QGIS, Indigenous knowledge, and regenerative design.
Now back in hands-on iOS engineering, I bring a sharpened eye for UX, cross-functional collaboration, and real-world impact. I love building mobile experiences that are both technically excellent and deeply meaningful.
On the side, I design cooperative card games that explore systems thinking and story. Whether coding, mapping, or playing—I build with purpose.
I’m currently open to iOS Engineering and Product Owner roles—especially with teams creating tools for learning, wellness, or collective impact. 
I have over 18 years of experience working in tech. As a Product and Design leader I have a strong expertise in user experience design and product strategy. I have been a Player/Coach at six tech startups and counting. I’ve also assembled Product and Design teams from scratch. I’ve worked at both B2B and B2C companies. I’ve built many products spanning all the way from the CRM, Sales, and Marketing space to more technical APIs/Developer Tools.
I collaborate with senior leadership, engineers, marketers, and customers to define, create, and ship our most important product experiences. I manage the business of our product, craft and execute strategic product planning, and nurture and retain high-performing product managers and designers. I also plan, shape, and execute with agile methodologies and sprints, ensuring that we deliver quality products that meet user needs and provide a seamless and engaging experience. I believe in using the right tool for the job, even if I have to learn how to use a tool I've never heard of before. In some cases, the tool does not exist and I have to invent it.
If I had to pick one skill that I believe I do better than most other developers, I'd say that I excel at being thrown in the weeds without a map or much hope of success. I've been the person who gets told to "go over there and figure out what's going on" on practically every team of which I've been a part. I've often been the difference between a problem happening because of "magic", and full knowledge of the root cause and a solution.
And while such things as "Agile" and "RESTful" definitely has their merits, I've been doing this long enough to know that some "old-and-busted" ways of doing things (Waterfall and SOAP APIs come to mind) have their place as well. At the very least, I can explain why some the "new" stuff is better, besides it just being "new".
I've been a developer for a long time. And, while I might not have have 25+ years experience in one specific niche, I believe the breadth of what I have done shows that I can pick up anything I don't already know very quickly.
- Over 24 years of software development experience.
- Extreme emphasis on refactoring code. “If it compiles, good enough” is **not** something I agree with.
- Believer of Test Driven Development.
- Proficient in troubleshooting/configuring almost any piece of the technology stack. All the way from the “bare metal” server level to the customer facing “front end”.
- Willing and able to try new and scary ways of doing things, but will use the right tool for the job. Even if it is old and boring.
- Key resource in multiple major merger/separations at practically every level in the IT spectrum.
- Superior troubleshooting and technical support abilities at the application, operation system, and hardware level. 
►C-Suite Leader, Visionary, Strategist, Marketing Expert, & Startup Founder of Multiple Companies
· Founder and CEO, full-time CMO, and fractional CMO for both $B and $M businesses in B2B and DTC software, infrastructure, apparel, outdoor, beauty, CPG, healthcare and media in both mature to high-growth companies.
· Proven track record of actualizing strategies for $MM results, galvanizing boards, getting executive buy-in, and engaging workforce through confident communication, data literacy, and an agile mindset.
· Experience with R&D, HR, Finance, Operations, Long-Range Innovation, Sales, Product, Development and Design, and mastery of Marketing and Communication functions.
►Results-Driven Sales & Marketing Leader
· Successful marketing/sales leader with companies of varying stages (startups, mid-stage, and Fortune 100).
· Trained in/active practitioner of Customer-Centric Selling, Challenger Method, Inbound Marketing Methodologies, SEM and Digital Marketing Growth Strategies, Agile Marketing.
· Generated 100M+ deals/sales from startup to enterprise.
►Operational Transformation via Program and Product Development
· Transforms products and services companies through developing new offerings, uncovering underserved markets, and leveraging disruptive innovation to win new customer segments across multiple industries and business models.
· Known for successful turnarounds, rebrand strategies, and building well-oiled machines.
· Involved in multiple Mergers & Acquisitions including financial due diligence, board presentations, and external communications including managing analyst relations.
· Trained up to 1000s on process efficiency and marketing innovation methodologies across organizations (Kanban, Lean, Agile, Scaled Agile (SAFe), Jobs to Be Done (JTBD), Process Mapping, Customer Journey Mapping, FIRE (Focus, Ideation, Ranking, Execution), Design Thinking, DevOps deployment methodology, Design Sprint, etc).
►High-Impact Teams, Coaching, & Mentorship
· Able to build highly skilled, diverse global teams and incorporate processes in new ways that provide a competitive edge enabling companies and teams to win.
· Former pro athlete. Understands the importance of teams. Creates a reliable and robust culture of trust within the organization, powerfully impacting morale and productivity.
· Motived by helping others find their power, become future leaders and reach their potential.
· Highly skilled at recruiting the right people at all levels for the organization. Knows when to build versus buy; hire versus augment. 
