Reported directly to the CEO, managing all aspects of the engineering division at an account-based marketing and advertising startup. 

Led a distributed team of 10 engineers across four time zones, driving collaboration and productivity in a remote-first environment.

Directed the architecture, design, and product roadmap for Jabmo's next-generation ad tech platform. 

Successfully delivered the next generation-implementation and sunset of the legacy product within just three months, ensuring a seamless transition and alignment with business objectives.

Stack: Java, SpringBoot, Javascript, Python, AWS EC2, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Kinesis, AWS S3, AWS Lambda, AWS EMR, AWS Redshift, AWS RDS Postgres, AWS Cloudfront, AWS Cloudwatch

VP of Software Engineering

Implemented key components of American Family’s vehicle telematics solution, a pioneering "Big Data" initiative for the organization, driving innovation in data-driven insurance services.

Served as the sole technical resource for multiple “Big Data” proof-of-concept projects, exploring new technologies and demonstrating their potential to enhance business outcomes.

Architected and implemented several rating and premium calculation solutions within a Web Services/SOA ecosystem, ensuring scalability, accuracy, and seamless integration with enterprise systems.

Stack: J2EE, Java, CXF, JBoss, MQ Series, Oracle, Hadoop, Map Reduce, Hive, Pig, HBase

Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

VP Architecture

Senior member of the Investment Products Division engineering team, leading the architecture and implementation of the Northwestern Mutual IPS API Store. 

Designed and developed a platform to integrate and aggregate financial data from multiple internal and external vendor sources, ensuring scalability and reliability.

Drove strategic initiatives to identify and address substantial technical debt, improving system performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.

Mentored junior engineers, fostering technical growth and promoting best practices in software design and development.

Stack: NodeJS, Serverless framework, AWS Lambda, GraphQL, AWS EC2, Redis, AWS RDS MySQL, AWS SQS, Gitlab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer - Investment Products API Store

Senior Cloud Engineer - Investment Products API Store

Architected and implemented a streaming IoT telematics solution for the auto insurance industry, delivering a robust and scalable product over a three-year period. 

Designed the system to handle real-time data ingestion and processing, meeting the demands of a rapidly evolving industry.

Collaborated with the CEO on business development initiatives, contributing to pitches, public speaking engagements, sales calls, and strategic planning for seed round fundraising campaigns.

Participated in a three-month residency at an insurtech startup accelerator, gaining valuable insights into industry trends, business strategy, and emerging technologies.

Stack: Java, NodeJS, Android, AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, AWS Cloudwatch, AWS S3, Docker, Kafka, Storm, Cassandra, CentOS

CTO & Co-founder

Architected and developed a highly scalable IP address geolocation API, delivering end-to-end implementation in just six months. 

Designed the system to handle high traffic with optimal performance and reliability.

Oversaw all facets of the business lifecycle, including product development, roadmap planning, customer support, and growth strategies. 

Leveraged SEO, Google Ads, content marketing, and analytics tools like Google Analytics to drive user acquisition and engagement.

Stack: NodeJS, Serverless framework, AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, Redis, AWS RDS Postgres, AWS SNS, AWS Cloudfront, AWS Cloudwatch, AWS S3, AWS Route53, Stripe integration, Postmark integration, Google Analytics

Founder & CTO

Senior member of the Order Middleware team, leading the architecture and implementation of an event-driven digital order processing stack within an AWS "serverless-first" ecosystem. 

Engineered a platform responsible for processing all Taco Bell digital orders (mobile app, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub), supporting $5B in annual revenue.

Spearheaded resiliency improvements by implementing automated AWS multi-region failover for the entire digital order processing stack, eliminating downtime caused by AWS region outages and ensuring uninterrupted service.

Designed and implemented a custom monitoring, alerting, and KPI reporting platform, enhancing stack visibility by 90% and reducing monthly AWS costs by 35%.

Mentored junior engineers, fostering growth and adherence to best practices in serverless architecture and event-driven system design.

Stack: AWS Serverless Services (Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, EventBridge, Route53, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, Cognito, Glue, PySpark ETL jobs,

Founder

Staff-level AWS Serverless Engineer | Mission-critical systems | 99.999% uptime on billion-dollar platforms

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