* Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer; responsible for the overall technical strategy and engineering execution around data, supporting systems and infrastructure, product and business analytics, and various core software services supporting the XO Group brands (TheKnot, TheBump, TheNest, GigMasters, TwoBrightLights).* Leadership of engineering, analyst teams, and QA in multiple geographic regions (Austin, New York, offshore, domestic remote) … 40+ employees globally.* Built data science and supporting data teams from scratch. We utilize state of the art techniques in artificial intelligence and machine learning to implement personalization services, customer acquisition, and predictive analytics for inclusion in our software product offerings and in support of the product management organization, marketing, and various lines of business. Software services include recommender systems, entity resolution (fuzzy matching), wedding vendor auto-classification, image classification, marketing LTV prediction, and user behavioral analysis/prediction.* Core software services include our media (image), geo, enterprise taxonomy, venue pricing, lead prospecting and data cleansing, user behavioral event tracking, and enterprise data bus services. These are all critical back-end services supporting TheKnot and other brands in our portfolio.* Leadership of the analytics platform (data lake and supporting data warehouse/data marts), business analytics, and product/marketing analytics teams. These teams provide the data platforms, reporting/visualization, and analysis in support of product management, marketing, finance, and the various lines of business.* XO Group is a premier life-stage media technology company that is the leader in helping couples navigate and enjoy life’s biggest moments together. Our industry-leading websites, apps, and supporting technology provide the most sought-after information, connections, and services to our users across the globe.

Permeo Systems (October 2004 -> March 2006), purchased by Blue Coat in March 2006.

Acquired by Blue Coat Systems in March 2006.