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Profile
Engineering executive with 20+ years building high-performing global teams that deliver mission-critical platform engineering and SaaS solutions for millions of users. Led 40+ engineers across time zones, modernizing cloud-native architectures and reliability practices for platforms handling billions of weekly requests. Expert in modernizing legacy architectures, implementing disciplined engineering practices, and building inclusive cultures that deliver top-quartile engagement.
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Experience
Senior Director of Engineering
Led a 40+ person, six-team global engineering organization delivering mission-critical SaaS platforms used by millions worldwide. Advanced AI enablement, platform modernization, and post-acquisition operating model integration while sustaining strong delivery performance and 90%+ retention across distributed teams.
- Built a high-performing global culture grounded in trust, accountability, and inclusion, earning top-quartile engagement scores and sustaining 90%+ retention across distributed teams.
- Implemented an applied AI strategy using LLMs for multilingual translation and engineering productivity, including automated code generation and pull request review workflows.
- Unified previously siloed engineering teams and delivery processes to ship critical customer data-integration capabilities that had been out of reach for more than a decade.
- Designed a centralized API gateway and partner integration platform to expand the ecosystem and enable reliable, secure connectivity with customer systems.
- Championed adoption of a company-wide UI framework to unify the user experience and centralize support for institutional accessibility compliance.
Vice President of Engineering
Accelerated engineering velocity for a high-growth SaaS education technology platform processing 2B+ data points weekly. Led full-stack development, data engineering, QA, infrastructure, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) while preparing the organization for acquisition by Instructure.
- Guided the organization through a successful acquisition by Instructure in January 2023, positioning the company as a mature, scalable technology asset.
- Scaled AWS cloud architecture and data pipelines to handle billions of weekly events, improving performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Modernized the SDLC and engineering practices (Agile delivery, cross-team coordination, quality gates) ahead of acquisition, improving execution across three cross-functional teams.
- Executed a three-month technical due diligence effort, supporting an on-time acquisition close.
- Launched LearnPlatform's first iOS mobile application, expanding K-12 reach and cross-platform capabilities.
Vice President of Engineering
Scaled engineering for Reel, an internal SaaS mobile delivery product supporting enterprise media operations. Built platform teams delivering shared frameworks, APIs, and services used by 10+ product development teams globally.
- Expanded a global full-stack engineering organization across four time zones, enabling a 24/7 development and support model for mission-critical operations.
- Rolled out Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and observability tooling, improving service reliability and operational maturity across a server driven UI architecture.
- Established an RFC process and architectural review board to strengthen technical governance, decision-making, and resilient engineering practices.
- Defined engineering roadmaps and strengthened DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code and automated testing, to increase delivery velocity and release reliability.
Principal Engineer
Architected a mission-critical API platform serving 40B+ requests weekly and delivering foundational services for customer-facing products. Built cloud infrastructure for extreme traffic spikes and strengthened engineering practices across the organization.
- Architected a multi-region cloud operations model that sustained near-zero downtime during extreme traffic spikes (10x to 100x normal load).
- Partnered with product teams to implement a GraphQL API and consolidated data schema for 15M+ articles, modernizing access patterns and accelerating development.
- Redesigned CI/CD pipelines to support multiple daily releases, improving release management and reducing lead time for critical features.
Chief Technology Officer
Defined technology strategy and led engineering, DevOps, and QA for an award-winning news site. Delivered platform modernization that supported business growth and 150% user expansion.
- Adopted Agile practices to break down silos and cut time to market by 40%, supporting 150% user growth.
- Delivered a technology overhaul that reduced infrastructure costs by 10% and improved UI performance by 25%.
- Migrated the technology stack to the cloud and strengthened incident response and automation to improve reliability and scalability.
- Created an R&D practice to foster innovation and partner with editorial and product teams on rapid prototyping.
Director of Engineering
Delivered architecture, development, and operations for a next-generation custom content management platform powering content creation and publishing across 20 Condé Nast brands. Led a 20+ person global engineering team and executed modernization across infrastructure, tooling, and engineering practices.
- Replaced a fragmented legacy content management system with a unified platform built for component reuse, accelerating brand launches and standardizing workflows.
- Collaborated with product, design, and editorial leaders to align platform capabilities with evolving digital publishing needs, supporting millions of daily users.
- Delivered a modernization program that migrated from on-premises hosting to cloud-based architecture, improving scalability, uptime, and deployment flexibility.
- Standardized the SDLC by introducing developer tooling, Git-based distributed version control, CI/CD automation, automated testing, and Agile practices to improve workflows and productivity across distributed teams.
Principal Engineer
Consulted as a Principal Engineer and member of the leadership team, delivering custom software solutions for clients in healthcare, legal, and finance. Owned technical execution and delivery across engagements.
- Delivered engagements valued at $750K to $3M annually, owning architecture, technical execution, and client requirements.
- Coached teams on Agile delivery, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and iterative retrospectives, improving transparency and keeping projects on schedule.
- Partnered with client technology leaders to translate business goals into scalable, secure architectures, delivering enterprise multi-tier systems in Java and .NET.