Media Lantern provides bespoke Mobile and Web app development services to quickly build and launch projects of all shapes and sizes, from POCs and MVPs for start-ups, to large-scale, complex applications for the enterprise.

SecureCo offers software applications and a network-as-a-service platform providing hyper-secure and anonymous data communications. Evasive routing techniques and obfuscation hide attribution and other metadata, offering superior confidentiality and cyber resiliency.

PeerStream's pioneering video, chat, and blockchain technology powers leading social video apps and is available to app developers and corporate clients worldwide. As head of Web & E-Commerce for the company's brands, I am responsible for all aspects of the SDLC, architecture for new engineering efforts, mentoring and leading teams in the US, India, and Russia, and helping the company align its strategic business initiatives with technology solutions to achieve those goals.

News Rush is an exciting new way to read and share your daily news, with contextualized sharing to reduce the "noise level" found in other social networks. As CTO, I am responsible for all technical aspects of the company's R&D and operations cycles, including building and overseeing the R&D and Ops team, delivering new products on time and budget, constantly improving operational efficiency to minimize OpEx costs, and steering the tech-oriented strategic initiatives for the company.

As engineering lead for the company's Firetalk.com product launch and brand, I was an active member of the Executive Management Council, advocating for contributions the Engineering team could provide to help the company grow and drive revenue. I also built and led Dev and DevOps teams to deliver on the company's new-product development objectives. I also championed a revolution in the company's QA automation processes, continually exploring new ways to improve overall product quality and reduce time to market for new launches and incremental releases.

Highly scalable database and app server in the cloud: a simple phrase with enormous implications for platform engineering for Web, social, and mobile apps. Echo's solution is used by companies like Scripps, the Washington Post, Univision, FOX, and WWE to build the kinds of collaborative and social experiences that can handle 2+ billion queries during Thanksgiving or the high peak volumes of an Academy Award "Second Screen" experience.As the lead engineer in the company's Customer Solutions Team (CST), I was responsible for all customer-facing technical aspects of the company's service, including sales engineering, on-site training, collaborating with clients' own developers to build sophisticated front-end experiences in Javascript, and advising the internal product and development teams about customer goals and pain points to build into the product road map.

WWE is a complex, fast-paced, and demanding environment with a broad technology product portfolio and an extremely engaged user base. I was the lead architect in two Drupal CMS site launches (D6 and D7), both of which were mission-critical, 7-figure projects timed for release during the company's annual flagship WrestleMania event. I also oversaw the daily operations of both the internal development team and a network of providers working on iOS, Android, and Windows mobile apps, XBox apps, micro-sites, Facebook games, etc. in an Agile SDLC.

Sierra Trading Group provided algorithmic trading development services to equities traders on both the NASDAQ and NYSE stock exchanges and the CBOE. As co-founder and CIO of the firm I was responsible for the technical architecture of the ticker plant, OMS, and compliance management services, integration with partners such as EzeCastle and NYFIX, and leading the development efforts for the company's products and services. I was a primary contributor in developing solutions for a range of customers, from individual day traders' black box algorithms up to large-scale VWAP traders for large hedge funds with >$6B under management.

Experture provides customized technology consulting services to IT executives in a wide range of target markets and industries. As a member of the original team of analysts, I wore many hats. I specialized in Open Source, IT Security, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) consulting, but also covered additional needs as customer demand grew.

Robert Frances Group provides IT advisory services to IT executives and their direct reports in the Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 (customers included Credit Suisse, TJX, Peco Energy, Target, GE, etc).My coverage areas included Open Source, Information Security, and software development on both Linux and Windows platforms. While at RFG I also authored numerous research reports and studies, including the first formal TCO study on "Linux in the Enterprise".

Managed growing team of developers and technicians to support regional financial institutions, law firms, insurance agents, retailers, and other area businesses.