Directed an engineering organization comprising 25+ professionals (offshore and US-based teams) across Data Engineering, Software Engineering, and Product Management. Led the transformative shift in data management strategy, with the modern data stack - integrating cost-effective tools such as DBT, Atlan, and Airflow on top of Snowflake, which cut costs by 25% and bolstered strategic decision-making and data science capabilities.Implemented a technical strategy with the Authn/Authz Engineering teams that resulted in an improvements of performance over 80% while drastically reducing critical incidents.Oversaw the development of an innovative agricultural carbon credits pipeline, refining it for greater efficiency, transparency, and innovation. Collaborated closely with the science teams to refine data management practices, further optimizing the pipeline's performance and outcomes.Actively contributed to steering committees, influencing the company's strategic direction and policies on ESG and Data Governance.Fostered a culture of growth by challenging team members with meaningful opportunities, enabling them to excel and thrive in their respective domains.

Architected, and drove forward new development paradigms, platforms and strategy. Including introduction of cloud, devops, product, and modern development methodologies.Organized the BI team into a service based model that enabled business questions to be serviced in days rather than months. After CIO departure in March 2020 necessitated tight coordination between the technology VPs to ensure minimal disruption for the year plus the CIO roles left unfilled.

Directed the 'Data Warehousing' business unit, enhancing data accessibility and analytics capabilities across the organization. Spearheaded the development of curated data marts, revolutionizing product offerings by making previously un-analyzable data accessible for analysis.Managed a team of 4 managers, facilitating cross-functional collaboration across Marketing, Finance, Operations, Operations Research, and Data Science teams.Championed data warehousing initiatives, significantly boosting data reliability and enriching marketing strategies and operational decisions.Led a pivotal shift to a 'Big Data' framework, employing PySpark and AWS technologies to optimize processes and enable efficient management of petabyte-scale datasets.

(Grubhub acquihires Zoomer Engineering - https://technical.ly/startups/zoomer-grubhub-staffers/)Directed a cross-functional Data team, fostering collaboration across departments to identify and address key business challenges. Engaged closely with department heads, providing guidance and coaching on leveraging data for strategic problem-solving and decision-making.Responsible for the data roadmap and strategy across Zoomer.

Led a team of engineers in the Data Services group. Owned the data aggregation solution that nightly pulled in billions of dollars of assets for millions of accounts. eMoney was acquired for more than $250M in 2015 by Fidelity. The aggregation engine was one of the two major pieces of technology that drove the acquisition.

Successfully "failed" startup #2 - Born out of Philly Startup Weekend 2014 (https://www.facebook.com/playstockjock/posts/783743284996436/)

Successfully "failed" startup #1 - First class of the PSLU Accelerator (https://technical.ly/startups/philly-startup-leaders-accelerator-mentors/)

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