Karlsgate develops innovative technology to address the modern conflict between consumers' privacy concerns and businesses' need for insights. We see a shift to actively protecting privacy as a re-invention the current data economy and the dawning of the Protected Data Age. Our privacy-as-a-service platform empowers brands to safely exchange consumers insights without ever disclosing identifying information--even if you don't fully trust the trading partner. Our cryptographic algorithms enable individual-level matching while preventing the re-identification risks that plague the industry today.

Founded a world-class software development studio with homegrown platforms supporting the world’s largest brands. Our technical focus areas are analytics, data-driven web applications, and information security.Managed the technology services group that provides product development and technical consulting for Fortune 1000 clients, including Procter & Gamble, Microsoft, Experian, and GEICO.Created the magicVORTEX File Transfer Service, which has a user base of over 11,000 users and has received accolades from PC Magazine, PC World, and eWEEK.Created the Offer Processing Center, a high-performance data capture platform. The system provides a customized offer hosting system, processing over 17 million consumer transactions.Created the Intrevu Secure Interactive Workflow Platform to service Know-Your-Customer operations worldwide. Custom questionnaire rendering and answer management features in multiple languages allow for a complete attestation service while protecting highly sensitive data.

Managed the Engineering and Product teams spanning New Jersey, California, and India. After concluding an acquisition, a structural transformation was needed to integrate multiple platform and cloud resources. The environment included a rich landscape of infrastructure, privacy, security, data operations, and software development concerns.Created a technology strategy based on flexibility and capabilities management. Consolidated multiple development teams into a centrally-orchestrated, agile methodology -- focused on rapid time-to-market solutions.Responsible for the technology aspects of evaluating multiple acquisition targets with activities ranging from initial vetting to due diligence.

Led the product team responsible for data-centric marketing platforms. This range of products encompasses Acxiom’s web applications, APIs, predictive modeling pipelines, and machine learning capabilities.Architected the data engineering effort for building consumer databases across Europe and the Americas.Developed a responsive web application to navigate global data assets, transforming the sales process both internally and within the agency community.

Managed the development and operation of an expansive suite of proprietary applications. Provided expertise in healthcare industry regulations and standards, such as HIPAA, HITECH, X12N, and claims processing. Recruited and trained software developers in industry-specific knowledge as well as Microsoft .NET 4.0 application development.

Managed the development process behind D&B's Market Spectrum product line. The product is a marketing data mart application and was earning $70 million annually. The effort entailed a $3 million budget and a staff of 16. The responsibilities included: technical design and planning of all programming, seminars for the sales channels, periodic sales meetings, and administrative functions. Architected a complete overhaul of the D&B product design. Moved the entire product to a fully-functional web architecture. Some of the new features include: advanced browser-based GUI; zero software maintenance for users; highly scalable, transaction-based engine; sophisticated metadata repository; open database design; XML support; object-based API for all back-end functions.

Designed & developed integrated security system to be used across the enterprise. The system provides full authentication and connection along with multi-tiered permissions using groups and roles. Designed & developed interactive web platform. This toolset can be used for all of Sony's web presence. It allows for user login, tracks activity and implements a newsgroup-like interface for chat rooms. It uses a fast recursive design to allow graphic design changes to cascade to all other pages instantly.

Designed an online marketing database of 96 million households; one of the earliest full search databases of this size available on the Internet.