About
Highly accomplished Product Engineering & Data Leader with over 15 years of experience scaling high-performing teams and delivering critical infrastructure for SaaS and startup environments. Proven track record in driving innovation, executing strategy, and fostering inclusive engineering culture. Recognized with 3 Leadership Awards and 4 Industry Patents for transformative contributions to AI/ML, data products, and mobile engineering.
Work
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Summary
Led and scaled high-performing engineering teams across Software Engineering, AI/ML, and Data Solutions, delivering critical infrastructure for Zinnia's (~3,000 employees) consumer applications.
Highlights
Launched 3+ major AI-driven data products, enhancing customer analytics and predictive modeling capabilities, resulting in a 30% reduction in client decision-making time.
Spearheaded the re-architecture of data pipelines and core product infrastructure, reducing data processing latency by 20% and improving scalability.
Drove a 30% improvement in engineering efficiency by streamlining tech stack adoption and implementing best practices in CI/CD and observability.
Led NPS improvement initiatives that boosted customer satisfaction scores by 15 points, aligning product and engineering efforts with market demands.
Achieved $300K in annual cost savings by optimizing cloud resource allocation and infrastructure efficiency.
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Directed a division of 6 engineering teams (Senior Engineering Managers, Staff Engineers, Full-Stack & Data Engineers, QA), delivering critical web and mobile solutions for 911 Dispatch and First Responder products.
Highlights
Established the Mobile Engineering practice from inception, delivering a first-of-its-kind solution for law enforcement.
Led the rewrite of a legacy application, improving customer NPS by 25 points and reducing customer issue backlog by 75%.
Scaled engineering processes, reducing feature deployment time by 40% through improved DevOps, monitoring, and streamlined workflows.
Improved telemetry and monitoring systems, resolving critical performance issues that increased system reliability to 99.9% uptime.
Established and led an EM Cohort, empowering 12 front-line managers and fostering professional growth within the engineering organization.
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Led a cross-functional team of 6 engineers and 3 QAs in the Geospatial product division, driving significant revenue growth and productivity improvements.
Highlights
Drove a 25% revenue increase and 40% improvement in team productivity within the Geospatial product division.
Improved code quality by 30% and reduced bug resolution time by 50% through best practices in code reviews and mentoring.
Implemented automation frameworks, increasing test coverage by 75% and significantly reducing deployment risks.
Championed Release Management with CI/CD and effective rollout strategies, enhancing deployment efficiency.
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Managed technical delivery and led microservice deployments, significantly reducing launch times and enhancing system stability for AdTech solutions.
Highlights
Achieved a 90% reduction in launch time for integrating partner changes, reducing lead time from 1 week to 1 day.
Owned technical discovery and successful build of 5 distinct projects with over 100 features, leveraging JavaScript, TypeScript, VueJS, Node.js, and Java.
Led microservice deployments, DevOps strategy, and telemetry improvements using AWS and Kubernetes.
Founded and served as Club President for the Toastmasters Chapter, empowering engineers in streamlined communication and public speaking.
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Developed an automation test suite for railway engine location applications, enhancing testing efficiency.
Highlights
Built a comprehensive automation test suite with 60+ scenarios for railway engine location applications using Selenium and Java.
Streamlined testing processes, significantly improving the efficiency and reliability of software deployments.
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Improved production reliability for customer websites and optimized data warehousing processes.
Highlights
Improved production defect rates by 50%, significantly enhancing the reliability of 7 customer websites.
Led ETL development and SQL-based data warehousing improvements, optimizing data flow and accessibility.
Awards
Top 1% Industry Mentor
Awarded By
ADPList
Acknowledged as a top 1% industry mentor for exceptional guidance and support to mentees.
Top Engineering Director
Awarded By
IAOTP
Recognized as a leading engineering director for outstanding contributions and leadership.
Top 1% Industry Mentor
Awarded By
ADPList
Acknowledged as a top 1% industry mentor for exceptional guidance and support to mentees.
Leader of the Year
Awarded By
CREA
Awarded for exemplary leadership and significant contributions.
10x Manager of the Year
Awarded By
10x Group
Recognized for exceptional managerial performance and impact.
Languages
English
Skills
Data & AI/ML
Data Engineering, AI/ML, Apache Airflow, dbt, AirByte, ETL, Data Warehousing, Customer Analytics, Predictive Modeling.
Product & Engineering Leadership
Engineering Leadership, Technical Leadership, Strategy Execution, Team Scaling, Cross-functional Collaboration, Product Development, Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy, Agile Methodologies, Release Management, NPS Improvement, Cost Optimization, Talent Acquisition, Mentoring, Public Speaking.
Software Development
Full-Stack Development, Front-end Development, Backend Development, Mobile Engineering (Android/iOS), Automation Testing, Selenium, System Reliability, Performance Optimization, Code Quality.
Programming Languages
Python, JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Java, Node.js, VueJS, SQL.
Cloud Platforms & DevOps
GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub, CI/CD, DevOps, Microservices, Telemetry, Observability.
Interests
Industry Engagement & Advisory
Advisor (Nestted, Stay22, Sukhi, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council), Mentor (MentorCruise, ADPList, Plato Inc., First Round Fast Track), Board Member (Dansii, Waterlution), Engineering Leadership Podcasts & Articles.