Brought in to help build a technical road map for an existing product offering of a natural language engine after a significant disruptive event in the organizationAnalyzed and documented existing code base, identified dead code paths, refined existing ones, and simplified the deployment process.Mapped the existing infrastructure consisting of docker images running as microservices in a Kubernetes cluster hosted on the Google Cloud Platform. Successfully reduced the infrastructure costs to profitability while maintaining a roadmap for growth and scalability.Added new features, which included tracking specific metrics that not only satisfied a client requirement but allowed Rayon to increase monthly billing substantially.

Provide leadership and direction for an investment management firm. Work within a fast-paced and agile financial services environment, providing hands on technical expertise for a client base that has zero tolerance for disruptions, while demanding the latest technical solutions, from front office portfolio management to back office trade reconciliation. Build, grow, and support a constantly evolving and highly compliant, modern infrastructure (across 3 separate sites) that aligns with SEC requirements, as well as client needs. Conduct department wide assessments to understand individual and team requirements, and to strengthen communications, both vertically and horizontally, across the organization.

Founded an IT solutions company in San Francisco during the first significant technology boom in the late 1990s. Grew client list from zero to 300 in a 24-month period by offering outsourced technology solutions to the SMB sector. Managed client relations, consulted with engineering team to define project specifications, and directed operations for the company. Managed budgets for client services and for day-to-day activities of engineers working on multiple concurrent projects. Monitored and tracked efficiency and made necessary adjustments to project resources and timelines to ensure on time and on budget completion. Established long-term relationships with vendors and clients, defined staffing requirements, hired engineers and motivated them to achieve company goals by addressing individual needs and setting specific milestones. Developed efficient, scalable business processes and partnerships that gave way to profitability and growth. Managed operating capital and budget allocations. • Mcex.net - Spearheaded the design, implementation, and ongoing administration of DSL and wireless technology for MCE’s Internet service provider (ISP), which became profitable within six months of operations. Managed all phases of the setup and configuration to a network operations center, which consisted of a mixed environment of Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 Servers running DNS, IIS, and Exchange, as well as Linux servers running Bind and Apache.• Independent Television News Signal Stream - Over the course of five years, worked with senior management to engineer an information system that focused on maintaining software/hardware and wiring needs for ITN SignalStream, one of the nation’s largest independent providers of broadcast and Internet based media services (at the time).

Directed all aspects of scheduling and on-site management of a diverse workforce of tradesman charged with completing new governmental construction projects within a stringent estimate of time and materials. • Designed and built a relational database to automate Raytheon’s ability to comply with governmental reporting, emergency planning, and employee right-to-know regulations as related to the keeping of MSDS records; handled conflict resolution issues between employees; and reviewed Construction Work Orders orchestrated to coincide with scheduled timelines of jobs to ensure delivery of all necessary tools and materials to a remote island located 800 miles southwest of Hawaii.