As one of the first 30 employees at Rebellion, played a pivotal role in designing the baseline infrastructure, libraries, and tools to create a cohesive ecosystem throughout the company's products. This included the development of key processes and procedures, such as code reviews, documentation standards, and testing frameworks, that continue to drive high-quality development practices at Rebellion today.• Designed and implemented a cloud code templating framework that effectively manages Rebellion's complex microservice architecture, automating the creation and deployment of hundreds of resources across various environments.• Led the creation of Production Engineering Embedded Teams, implementing standardized productionization processes across all Rebellion product teams. As the lead engineer, successfully established the first set of productionization standards and oversaw the development of innovative solutions to support business growth and operational efficiency.• Collaborated with customers, stakeholders, and developers to implement a highly scalable data flow management tool, enabling the continual processing of hundreds of real-time feeds.• Played a crucial role in crafting and refining the technical approach for Rebellion's most prominent contract proposals, resulting in successful bids for complex projects.• Designed, implemented and continuously improved the engineering onboarding (“bootcamp”) program, enabling new engineers to become valuable code contributors in just a few days of joining their project teams, significantly reducing onboarding time and improving team productivity.

Designed and executed a wide-ranging portfolio of initiatives aimed at safeguarding the well-being and effectiveness of military personnel, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and operational expertise.• Collaborated on the development of a compact RF/Wireless fingerprint system designed for use in contested areas of operation. Co-created the technology, contributing to its conceptualization, design, and testing. Designed to quickly identify and cross-correlate the behavior of persons-of-interest. Resulted in improved situational awareness and enhanced security measures in challenging environments.• Played a critical role in the development of a comprehensive strategic vision for the F-35 Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS), driving greater efficiency, flexibility, and readiness for the F-35 fleet.• Re-envisioned the U.S. Army Cyber Command's (ARCYBER) educational program, which effectively trained newly enlisted individuals in performing defensive and offensive cyber operations, resulting in enhanced operational readiness of the U.S. Army.• Collaborated with the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) to streamline its software systems, architecture, and business logic for a more efficient adjudication process, resulting in the complete decommissioning of mid-1990s legacy software within 3 years.

Joined the United States Digital Service (USDS), an elite team of top-tier technologists selected by President Obama to modernize government technology. As a member of the USDS, collaborated with a highly skilled group of individuals to drive impactful change in the public sector. The experience was a defining period of personal and professional growth, offering unparalleled opportunities to tackle complex challenges and work on projects that made a meaningful impact on American citizens.• Collaborated with the State Department to enhance the technology infrastructure used for refugee placement, enabling the team to surpass the established 2016 cycle goals.• Conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Refugee Processing System, identifying opportunities for improved performance in limited or no internet environments, and implementing security remediation measures to mitigate potential risks.• Collaborated with development teams across multiple codebases to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities against the OWASP Vulnerability List, significantly reducing the risk of exploitation and enhancing overall security posture.

Transformed the newly-tech incubated company as its second full-time employee and first engineer by driving the development work on the crowdfunding website while also contributing to strategic vision and direction in collaboration with the founders.• Revamped GiveForward.com into a robust, scalable website capable of handling thousands of requests per second during peak traffic periods.• Collaborated with the founders to integrate social media functionality into the platform, resulting in a remarkable 10x increase in user donations year-over-year.• Transformed the engineering team from a one-person department to a collaborative, cross-functional unit consisting of engineers, designers, and quality assurance professionals, resulting in significant progress towards platform maturity.• Contributed to the transformation of GiveForward's technology stack, leading the shift from a basic PHP framework to a powerful Rails-based single-page application. This effort was instrumental in establishing GiveForward as a community-driven platform, not just a donation site.

Recruited as Strategic Architect for the Center for REALTOR Technology (CRT), I quickly assumed a leadership role in transforming the organization into NAR's premier think tank for real estate professionals. By leading technology research and development, education initiatives, evangelism campaigns, and awareness programs, I positioned CRT as the industry's go-to resource for emerging technologies. With oversight of a budget exceeding $2.6 million and a wide-ranging portfolio of projects, I led a team of staff engineers and analysts, guiding them in systems development, marketing and statistical analysis, infrastructure administration, database design, and cutting-edge innovation. As a result of my efforts, CRT achieved global recognition for its contributions to the real estate technology field.• Developed and executed the vision for PlaceTags, a cutting-edge location-aware note-and-photo application for the iPhone, revolutionizing the way users annotate, tag, and share points of interest through seamless integration with GPS and Google Maps.• Designed and managed the development of a high-performance ATOM-to-RETS proxy solution using Python, the Django framework, and libRETS. The new system allowed for efficient data access and parsing to over 800 MLS data providers, enabling faster and more scalable implementation. The design streamlined the process and resulted in a highly optimized solution that delivered exceptional results.• Delivered exceptional results by surpassing management expectations through the strategic consolidation of products and enhanced cross-organizational project collaboration, leading to an impressive budget reduction of over $800,000. Despite these cost-saving measures, all planned and future initiatives remained on track with minimal impact.

• Designed and implemented a game-changing technology migration that transformed the company's infrastructure from complete reliance on Microsoft technologies to leveraging Linux and open source solutions, resulting in over $100,000 in savings from software licensing costs and significant gains in ease-of-management and manual administration. Through expert planning and execution, I successfully migrated over 50 servers and more than 90% of the company's systems to the new platform, improving overall efficiency and laying the groundwork for future innovation.• Led a high-performing development team in delivering the first-ever Google Earth real estate search, a breakthrough solution that received extensive press coverage and earned recognition from Google itself, which invited me to represent the company at the 2006 Location Intelligence Conference. Through close collaboration with stakeholders, I provided strategic direction and technical expertise to drive the project from concept to completion, resulting in a game-changing solution that set a new industry standard.• Drove a two-year initiative to modernize the company's corporate and public websites, overseeing every aspect of the project from conception to delivery. Through my leadership and expertise, I successfully migrated the websites from an outdated Cold Fusion framework to a cutting-edge PHP architecture, resulting in a larger, more robust, and more cost-effective platform for development.• Orchestrated a strategic initiative to transition desktop operations to thin-client solutions, deftly resolving impending licensing issues and driving more than $50,000 in cost savings. By leveraging my technical expertise and extensive industry knowledge, I made key design decisions that minimized administration overhead and streamlined the upgrade process for hardware and software.

Collaborated closely with the CTO and CFO to design and implement cutting-edge technology solutions that aligned with the company's financial needs, leading to a streamlined, automated reporting system that reduced payment delinquency and aging reports from a cumbersome, four-day manual process to an efficient, half-day automated solution. Despite joining the company during a period of dramatic downsizing (from 500 to 30 employees), my contributions helped mitigate damage control and earned me an invitation to join the company on a full-time basis.

• Oversaw a diverse portfolio of 50+ high-value clients and hundreds of products, ensuring the successful completion of Fire Safety-related tests, compliance assessments, and certifications while delivering exceptional customer service and achieving a 95% customer satisfaction rating.• Co-developed a comprehensive material inventory and data collection test suite in Visual Basic, which significantly improved accuracy and efficiency in tracking critical resources