Served approximately 20 clients in the Houston, Texas area.✰ Machine Learning Consultation ✰- Used traditional ML solutions to define and support insights from business data.- Designed custom cloud solutions that support real-time data ingestion, model generation, and deployment pipelines for live model usage.✰ LLM Solutions ✰- Implemented LangChain and OpenAI language-driven solutions.- Refined Models and context-extended workflows

Passionate about reducing obstacles for the most talented to revitalize pre-modernist creative expression in our daily lives.

✰ Strategic Hiring and Team Building ✰- Led recruitment efforts for front-end and test teams, resulting in impactful hires.- Defined remote work management, hiring, and team practices.✰ Pioneering Engineering Leadership ✰- Served as the first engineering manager.- Successfully managed a team of 26 engineers with a 92% retention rate over 4 years.- Developed role definitions, leveling frameworks, and performance tracking systems.- Conducted 8 performance review cycles.- Trained Managers✰ Technical Excellence ✰- Architected key projects including the mobile app, Time Kiosk, and integration test framework.- Led front-end engineering efforts for 2.5 years, driving innovation and technical strategy.✰ Process and Operational Mastery ✰- Established bi-weekly release schedules, enhancing delivery consistency and reliability.- Implemented Jira as the project management system, defining a robust delivery process model.- Built comprehensive DataOps metrics ingestion, individual contributor dashboards, and department reporting structures.✰ Effective Release Management ✰- Coordinated cross-functional teams to support GTM initiatives.- Developed and instituted delivery processes, quality deployment phases, and system support rituals for major releases.✰ Advanced DevOps Leadership ✰- Managed key integrations with Slack, GitHub, Jira, and CI tools.- Optimized cloud-based deployment engineering and test infrastructure.✰ Quality Assurance Leadership ✰- Built and led a high-performing QA team, including a Lead, 4 QA Engineers, and 2 SDETs.- Oversaw QA operations and served as the hiring manager, ensuring high standards of quality and performance.✰ Significant Achievements ✰- Directed 293 production deployments.- Authored 827 pull requests across 11 code repositories, contributing to 6% of the department's output within a 90-person team.- Managed and impacted 186k lines of code, demonstrating a profound influence on the codebase and product quality.

Focused on Connected Devices (SmartTVs, XboxOne, Playstation, Nintendo, Roku, Streaming Sticks, etc). Up on Machine Learning, Build Automation, Smart Home devices. Leader of teams.

Providing Technical Leadership & Strategy across 7 code languages, 14 platforms and a variety of development paradigms. Software Architect for Client Engineering. Build Engineering Architect for hundreds of solid teams.Building apps that represent some of the largest IP-Based Video Brands in the World, covering Sports, VOD/Live Entertainment and Special Events.

Working with clients to create large-scale media applications distributed to millions of users on a variety of platforms.Clients worked with: Google, HBO, Time Warner Cable, Tivo, CW, Microsoft, NBC Universal, GoPro, TellTale Games, Telemundo, USA Network, Bravo, CNBC, Sony, Dolby

Technical Architect of Liveplan.com v1JBOSS, SEAM, Hibernate joySoftware-as-a-service now still rolling with hundreds of thousands of users.

Business Plan Pro (Desktop Products sold in Best Buy) Lots of fun involved with shipping to drive shelf-sales in major tech stores.MS Stack, Lead Build (TFS)

Worked with focused Artificial Intelligence team to utilize predictive analytics for Design Chain Management (inventory/order schedules). Extremely large data sets, complex algorithms and lots of Jolt Cola.

Clients included:- Search engine start-ups (Data Mining, Analytics and Cognitive Search) - Retail chains (Inventory Management, Design Chain Management)- Medical Offices (Patient Classification and Predictive Risk Assessments)