I was recruited to this $500M media company that offers personal finance advice and resources to consumers on financial matters to build a world-class IT capability and lead product vision and strategy to drive substantial increases in revenue, visitors, partners, products and overall scale. As a member of the executive team, I guide technology and product strategy and long term goals at board and investor meetings. As CTO I define IT roadmap and manage a network sites for the firm with $450M revenue and 1B annual page views. I also drive technology integration planning, recruit and build top talent, maintain optimal team resources, structure and implement accountability metrics, automate site operations, and establish project/product teams. At the end of the day it’s all about driving robustness and scale to deliver maximum business value.Along with my terrific colleagues, I... • Created product teams handling 10-plus product categories, representing $100M in revenue.• Launched key cost-per-click project, generating millions of dollars in incremental earnings.• Recruited big data, data science, and engineering teams for machine learning and optimization• Integrated testing and continuous improvement, going from 1-2 to 100-plus A/B MVT tests per year, creating double-digit revenue per visit increases• Presented product and technology roadmap to key investors and board members• Conducted technology due diligence on 40-plus acquisitions; drove integration of 10-plus acquisitions. • Oversaw migration from hundreds of discrete servers to private cloud, reducing data center costs significantly.• Drove SEO strategy for our sites, sustaining double digit organic growth.• Expanded from one to several active/active data centers • Increased product technology output and scaled infrastructure to achieve 99.99% uptime.• Assured technical compliance, covering SOX, PCI and myriad privacy regulations.

I launched this consulting firm focused on content management and specialized web development to meet the growing and unmet need for specialized information processing and delivery among distinct segment of publishing and government intelligence markets. I oversaw strategy, operations, business development, and project teams in delivering complex content processing infrastructures for clients. I also served as chief architect of client solutions, while designing and developing new product roadmap and intellectual property and leading the firm’s growth. In these few years we…• Built a sustaining and profitable client portfolio generating seven figures in recurring annual revenue.• Provided specialized content architecture processing and operational services for multiple high profile clients.• Conducted M&A technology due diligence and acquisition integration for several clients. • Obtained U.S. Patent for high-performance storage optimization capability, which we sold for six figures.• Sold the firm to partners under favorable financial terms for all parties.

Recruited to this developer and marketer of software and services to aid firms in evaluating and driving business and IT alignment. I commercialized their product as part of the company’s launch strategy. This entailed collaborating with top-tier clients such as Marriott to define requirements and validate the product roadmap. I directed an IT team of 15+ professionals in-house and in India in defining and executing product approach and direction, while providing input on the product’s go-to-market strategy.We…• Launched first version of product to revenue-generating customers, achieving targets and creating competitive market position. • Evolved product through several iterations to enable extensive customization, expanding market potential.• Expanded and reorganized team to enhance product planning and execution, increasing to 3+ releases per year.

I was brought in to this provider of enterprise information portals enabling situational, industry and competitive insights for large organizations following the acquisition of Retrieval Technologies (see role below) with a mandate to continue driving the company’s technology vision, strategy and execution. I focused on scaling the IT organization and integrating product management, QA, and professional services. From there I directed product development and IT for the enterprise, and built and led a 60-member IT team through several major product releases and extensive enhancements. I also identified acquisition candidates, conducted due diligence, and made go/no-go recommendations, while cultivating strong relationships with investors, BOD, strategic partners and clients.We were able to make a significant impact in a relatively short time, as we…• Helped grow the company from $3M annual revenue to a $15M+ run rate. • Positioned the product and entered into several new vertical markets, representing 3X growth in revenues. • Lead technology diligence and drove integration of three firms into Sagemaker.• Created a technology vision and roadmap that helped enable a successful $20M investment round.

I established this provider of high performance news and text processing systems to address a need for cutting edge technology to support real time capture and search of information as companies and institutions saw sophisticated content access as an imperative and point of competitive advantage. I recruited the BOD, authored business plan and investor presentations, as well as directed ongoing operations, provided vision and strategy for product and business development, and identified, evaluated, and reviewed M&A opportunities.With my leadership team we…• Raised millions of dollars in funding. • Ramped revenues to $2M annual run rate with positive cash flow.• Architected News Machine product, and launched to 1000+ customer sites, supporting over 10,000 information sources out of the box.• Won major deals with Financial Times, National Security Agency (NSA), World Bank, and Proctor & Gamble. • Sold company in 1999 to SageMaker.

Various leadership and architecture consulting roles in Network Management systems.

Manager of various Software Development Teams for projects in online services and databases, electronic messaging services, and electronic data interchange.