- Managed a team of 5 engineering managers across a range of domains and concurrent workstreams- Provided technical leadership across a variety of engineering domains and initiatives- Collaborated with Product organization to develop and validate roadmap, include gen-ai initiatives- Contributed technically on data visualization, cloud operations, and implementation efforts - Managed and contributed to security initiatives, including policy development and third party audit- Delivered product roadmap on time and on budget

- Managed and motivated inter-disciplinary Platform team to operate and extend the Traverse SaaS platform- Collaborated with peer managers to develop and iterate upon software engineering practices and policies- Collaborated with Product Management organization to develop product roadmap and set technical direction- Supported, oversaw, and contributed technically to multiple Platform Team initiatives to deliver consolidated databases, audit pipelines, reporting infrastructure, and Kubernetes replatforming Developed code-escrow automation, data extraction tooling, and code-quality jobs- Facilitated successful cross-functional collaborations for completion of key projects, fostering strong working relationships among team members.- Founding member of Northwoods Security Team; responsibilities including developing policy, conducting exercises, and maintaining SOC2 certification

- Managed vendor relationships for hardware, software, and services procurement, ensuring quality products at competitive prices- Collaborated with other departments to help meet IT needs and properly integrate and secure systems Developed and implemented measures and procedures to protect IT systems from cyber threats and data breaches- Establish cloud operations infrastructure featuring centralized configuration repositories, Terraform and Ansible automation, and lights-out remote support tooling- Bootstrapped IT department, including ticketing systems, KPIs, identity management tooling, AI workstation provisioning (Ubuntu Desktop), and documented SOPs

- Hired and grew cross-discipline team supporting cloud service implementation/operations and IT/Infrastructural services across the organization, with a focus on supporting R&D- Architected and implemented robust cloud backend for management of and telemetry collection from a geographically distributed deployment of 1000s of customer devices using automation and configuration management, containerization, Golang, and lambda driven serverless technology- Developed integrations between Corelight Cloud Services and Sales Operations tooling for asset management and licensing- Developed systems and processes for onboarding and scaling technical operations team with a focus on DevOps practices- Performed technology selection and deployment of SSO platform and Zero-Trust security strategies.

- Established and recruited for performance testing team for SaaS big data application Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance- Supported Sales Engineering on technical details of the Paxata SaaS offering - Developed and maintained cloud operations including SaaS software delivery, packaged (client- hosted) software delivery, data ingestion, and Hadoop based data processing infrastructure- Contributed to business continuity planning efforts by assessing potential risks to critical systems and implementing backup strategies that ensured minimal downtime during disaster recovery scenarios- Established and lead SOC2 compliance and certification.

- Improved code deployment efficiency by automating processes with CI/CD pipelines- Contributed to creation of a DevOps culture within the organization, leading to increased agility and cross-functional collaboration- Administered 100s of ipsec VPN connections for remote administration (on-prem as a service) and end-user access (SaaS) in a healthcare setting- Consolidated cloud operations tooling from a variety of solutions to idiomatic Ansible; maintaining feature parity and improving reliability- Orchestrated deployment and administration of a heterogenous set of geographically and logically isolated services

Support front-end developers in meeting user-focused goals. Maintain constant website up-time and reliability needs. Interface with various vendor-supplied APIs to enhance internal user workflows. Advise on and implement architecture changes and workflow adaptations to enhance performance and efficiency of digital news delivery.

Develop and maintain interdisciplinary software solutions to various emergent industrial challenges. Serve as first-contact IT resource for Maintenance & Engineering department. Provide guidance for department needs and IT capabilities with respect to provide near 100% uptime for maintenance reporting systems.

Developed and documented an enterprise-class lock-out tag-out system compliant with all relevant industry standards.