Professional Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Farmshare | Denver, CO | Mar 2023 - Sep 2024
Led the technical vision and execution for a B2B AgTech platform, managing cross-functional teams while scaling engineering processes and infrastructure to support rapid business growth.
Key Achievements:
- Built and scaled a high-performing engineering organization from the ground up, implementing Agile methodologies and DevOps practices that reduced time-to-market by 40% while maintaining code quality
- Developed and refined engineering processes that enabled seamless collaboration between product, design, and operations teams, resulting in more cohesive product development
- Hired diverse engineering talent across multiple specialties, growing the team strategically to support business objectives while fostering an inclusive culture
- Drove strategic technology decisions, continually evaluating and optimizing the tech stack to ensure scalability and reliability while staying ahead of industry trends
- Collaborated closely with the executive team to align engineering initiatives with overall business strategy, translating business requirements into actionable technical roadmaps
- Integrated AI-powered analytics capabilities into the platform, creating a competitive advantage in the marketplace while improving user experience
- Established a hybrid work culture that maintained high productivity and team cohesion across remote and in-office team members
Professional Development
Independent Study & Project Development | Denver, CO | Sep 2021 - Mar 2023
Executed a strategic career pivot to develop expertise in AI/ML technologies through hands-on application development and leadership skill enhancement.
Key Achievements:
- Developed a social media analytics platform utilizing natural language processing and vector embeddings to transform unstructured data into actionable content strategy insights
- Created a financial analysis application implementing algorithmic trading models to optimize portfolio risk management
- Gained practical expertise in machine learning frameworks, LLMs, and their enterprise applications
- Studied advanced engineering management methodologies and organizational scaling strategies applicable to high-growth technology companies
- Explored best practices for remote and hybrid team management, focusing on maintaining productivity and team cohesion in distributed environments
Senior Technical Consultant - Box Consulting
Box | Redwood City, CA | Sep 2019 - Sep 2021
Delivered enterprise-level technical solutions for Fortune 500 clients, leading technical teams while serving as a strategic advisor to executive stakeholders.
Key Achievements:
- Led cross-functional technical teams to deliver high-impact enterprise solutions, consistently exceeding client expectations and driving adoption across diverse industries
- Engineered scalable web applications using modern technologies (React, Node) that significantly improved performance while reducing development time and maintenance costs
- Architected complex technical solutions that addressed stringent security and compliance requirements while enhancing collaboration and accessibility for enterprise users
- Served as technical liaison between C-level executives and product teams, gathering and communicating requirements that influenced product roadmap decisions
- Contributed to the development of internal best practices and solution accelerators that improved the efficiency of delivery processes across the consulting organization
- Mentored junior and mid-level consultants, significantly reducing onboarding time while fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
- Managed client relationships at the executive level, aligning technical solutions with business objectives and ensuring successful project outcomes
- Collaborated effectively in a hybrid work environment, maintaining high productivity and team cohesion across distributed teams
Vice President, Engineering Manager
Bank of America | Charlotte, NC | Jul 2017 - Sep 2019
Directed engineering teams responsible for modernizing critical internal applications, managing both engineering managers and individual contributors while implementing scalable development processes.
Key Achievements:
- Led multiple engineering teams through a major technical transformation, modernizing legacy applications to a decoupled architecture that improved performance by 40% and significantly enhanced user satisfaction
- Managed engineering managers and senior developers, providing mentorship and guidance while establishing clear performance expectations and career development opportunities
- Implemented Agile methodologies and DevOps practices that streamlined development processes and reduced deployment times by 60%, improving team velocity and product quality
- Collaborated extensively with cross-functional stakeholders to align engineering initiatives with business objectives, ensuring technology investments delivered measurable business value
- Orchestrated the migration to cloud-based infrastructure, enhancing scalability and reducing costs by 25% while maintaining stringent security and compliance standards
- Established robust CI/CD pipelines and quality assurance processes that significantly improved code quality and reduced production incidents
- Balanced maintaining system reliability (99.9% uptime) with driving innovation, creating a sustainable pace of technical advancement
- Developed a team culture that emphasized collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement, resulting in high team engagement and retention
Staff Web Engineer
Bank of America | Charlotte, NC | Sep 2016 - Jul 2017
Senior Web Engineer
BFG Agency | Hilton Head Island, SC | Apr 2015 - Sep 2016
Junior Engineer
EDENS | Columbia, SC | Feb 2012 - Apr 2015
Operations Auditor and Analyst
Resurgent Capital Services | Greenville, SC | Nov 2010 - Feb 2012