Career Highlights

Scaling Teams 1200%

Scaled development teams 1200% to meet organizational needs and sales obligations. Recruited and onboarded top talent, continuously refining hiring processes to ensure cultural and technical fit.

100% On-Time Delivery Rate

Led cross-functional teams in dozens of large scale implementation projects resulting in 100% on-time delivery rate.

Support 6 Million Users

Architected and scaled multiple products to support 6 million utility accounts across North America.

95% Employee Satisfaction

Created high performing management and engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement resulting in a 95% employee satisfaction rate and 50% improvement in retention.

Delivered 42 Products in Past 2 Years

Delivered 42 products and features to market in the past 2 years. Collaborating with product teams globally through the entire product life cycle from ideation through to launch. 

75% Increased Efficiency

Planned and led digital transformation resulting in 75% decrease in implementation time for maximum business scalability.

300% Decrease in deployment Time.

Led initiative to upgrade to upgrade code repository and deployment processes. Resulted in over 300% decrease in deployment time.

Increase Company-Wide Innovation

Promote collaboration and innovation company wide by leading the organization hackathon.  This past year's event uncovered 10 new product innovations, as well as process improvements that have resulted in thousands of hours in efficiency savings.

Core Strengths

  • Technical Leadership

    ·        I started my career as an engineer building multi-tier systems for government, education and the utility industry. Coming from this technical background has made me very effective working with technical leaders, engineers, business analysts, QA and Product Managers to create high functioning teams designing exceptional customer experiences.

    ·        Set goals, prioritize and regularly measure KPIs to ensure the team is on track and delivering in a timely manner.

  • Product Management

    ·        Collaboration with product, development, sales, marketing, partners and all stakeholders throughout the entire product development life cycle from ideation, research, requirements, UI/UX design all the way to launch.

    ·        Create and maintain the product roadmap collaborating with stakeholders to prioritize and schedule release dates.

    ·        Solicit market feedback using numerous tools and techniques including surveys, data analysis, user groups and outreach programs.

  • Communication

    ·        Act as a liaison between stakeholders, management, executive leaders and business partners sharing progress, opportunities, and challenges.

    ·        Present to a wide variety of audiences on numerous topics from product demonstrations, technical design, strategy and business challenges.

  • Strategy

    ·        Research industry trends, competitors, customer feedback and market conditions and use findings to create a vision and strategy.

    ·        Quantify our success through a series of metrics to determine ROI, customer satisfaction, and revenue generation.

  • Design

    ·        Drive exceptional UI/UX design by applying industry best practices and continuous usability testing.

    ·        Guide the architectural design and documenting of multi-tier solutions including integrations to APIs and third party solutions .

  • Coaching

    ·        Provide mentoring and coaching, setting clear goals and career path for continuous growth.

    ·        Establish and enforce best practices in software engineering, actively involvement in code review and leading to consistent delivery of high-quality web solutions integrated with key industry partners.

Personality

  • Competitive

    ·        Sports has been an important part of my life from an early age. Sports has taught me a great deal about overcoming challenges, teamwork and sacrifice.

  • Problem Solver

    ·        Its never been question of whether a problem will be solved, just how. I love working with teams on large complex problems and exploring out of the box thinking.

  • Analytical

    ·        I am curious in nature and ask questions to understand the problem so we are equipped with the information needed to come up with an effective solution.

  • Preferred Environment

    ·        My personality is best suited for a high-paced environment that is constantly challenging me to learn and grow. I am very focused and driven to be successful when working in fast-paced environment.

  • Calm Under Pressure

    ·        I am calm and focused when presented with stressful situations. You won’t find me yelling or pointing fingers. Instead, I prefer to focus on the problem at hand, work quickly and methodically to find a solution. Once we have resolved the issue we can revisit the issue as a group and discuss lessons learned.

  • Leadership Style

    ·       My leadership approach is based on a foundation of trust and teamwork. I value collaboration and the importance of forming relationships using transparency and authenticity. I ask thought provoking questions to coach and empower my teams to grow and learn. I set clear expectations and hold my teams accountable.

Hobbies

  • Books and Podcasts

    I am always looking to learn, grow and hone my craft as a leader. I love to read books and listen to podcasts on leadership, product management, development and user experience.

  • Sports and Nutrition

    Sports and nutrition are a very important part of my daily routine to stay healthy in body and mind. I love to get out for a walk, lift weights or do some kickboxing. I also participate in team sports including baseball and volleyball.

  • Real Estate

    Over the past 20 years I have been passionate about buying and renovating homes to create short and long term rental properties. I love seeing the potential in a property and using my creativity to make it beautiful again. I am currently on my 7th project.