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Seattle, WA, US

Belmont, CA, US

• Lead technology strategy to transform print publishing into online products for EdTech firm delivering test prep and licensure programs. Manage ecommerce, learning management, content management, and back office.
• Grew annual revenue by delivering subscription-based custom exam simulation LMS platform
• Reduced PCI costs by upgrading Authorize.Net payment processing integration to accept.js hosted-form method
• Increased team feature velocity through Scrum adoption and DevOps tooling including Chef, Terraform, and AWS
• Led transformation into digital services company increasing attractiveness for eventual acquisition by Kaplan
• Delivered gross margin increase through intelligent integration with VitalSource ePub platform—reduced costs through just-in-time product provisioning and on-the-fly product bundling

San Mateo, CA, US

• Led technology and business operations to scale end-to-end service delivery across B2C, reseller, and B2B channels with team of 9 for EdTech digital distributor. Drove roadmap, technical strategy, implementation, and.
• Built analytics dashboards delivering unprecedented insights into student behavior including patent-pending Engagement Index score
• Revamped customer integration and support methodology including cross-functional Salesforce workflows
• Enabled identity and access management integration into 3rd-party platforms including Pearson and Cengage by extending API platform

New York, NY, US

• Directed media and publishing practice of professional services firm to manage all phases of client engagements including presales, post-sales transition, and delivery with teams of up to 24. Led strategy and service.
• Built FoxConnect to consolidate and replatform 20th Century Fox’s content and commerce properties
• Created digital asset management solution for Activision Blizzard to review, approve, and distribute multimedia assets to partners
• Led customer service product management for Walmart as member of outsourced tiger team

New York, New York, US

Hired by CTO to evaluate ecommerce technology infrastructure, customer experience, business processes, and product development strategy for online parenting resource owned by Johnson & Johnson. Delivered findings leading to migration from owned and operated ecommerce strategy to referral-based model.

US

• CTO, 4/2006 – 4/2007SVP, Architecture, 2/2004 – 4/2006VP, Engineering, 1/2002 – 2/2004Led design and implementation of technology strategy as founding member of executive team for joint venture between Sony, MGM.
• Designed and built robust, scalable platform including asset management, ecommerce, DRM, content delivery, and desktop download manager—endured launch day slashdotting without issues
• Launched service within 9 months on time and within budget by leading aggressive cross-departmental program
• Developed and executed 3-prong “Path-to-TV” technology strategy and tactics: TV-attached STB, PC-to-TV streaming, “Burn-to-DVD,” including industry standards approval, integration, optical media format introduction.
• Spearheaded B2B integrations with AT&T Homezone, Thomson Akimbo, and Intel Viiv platforms
• Achieved $1M monthly burn rate reduction by rehosting and selectively reducing contractor pool

Culver City, CA, US

• Recruited by President to launch Movielink for division of Sony Pictures Entertainment delivering consumer online entertainment services. Served as interim Movielink CTO and managed critical life support team of.
• Secured $100M+ investment over 5-year period by negotiating terms and facilitating diligence by studio CTO counterparts

Boston, MA, US

Provide technology expertise and systems implementation services to Fortune 500 as well as top-tier VC-backed start-ups on a fixed-fee basis. Hands-on contribution as well as leadership/oversight throughout project development lifecycle: requirements gathering/analysis, design, development, QA, deployment. Tapped to help open LA office and head region’s.