Software Engineering Director with 21 years of experience (9 years in leadership) in developing enterprise web applications. Currently focused on DevOps. Well-known for building happy, cohesive teams that deliver quality results on time. Understands that it’s people and culture that truly make an organization successful. Does it all, be it managing an individual’s career growth, jumping in on a tricky production issue, or driving a technical vision across the organization.• Dev: Solid foundation in Java and Spring (Core, Boot, MVC) technologies. • Design: Enjoys tackling the design challenges of developing scalable, performant microservices on a platform that handles 180 billion in ad spend annually. Active in design sessions, especially cross-team solutions.• Ops: DevOps-minded. Currently oversees ~80 microservices in NA, EU and APAC shared between data centers and AWS. Managing the transformation to GitOps with Docker/Kubernetes. • Culture: Talent and passion for cultivating a strong team culture. Three of my favorite words are trust, responsibility, and respect.• Management: Manages the DevOps team and one software development team. They know I’m here to make them successful, not vice versa. Works hard to ensure teams are self-managing and maturing over time.• Vision: Stays current to identify proven technologies that can be incorporated into the organization’s long-term strategy. Drives adoption of technologies like Spring Boot, GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes/Helm, GitOps and Service Mesh.• Relationships: Values building real, working relationships over time with my teams and across the board. My reputation of leadership and trust has enabled me to work effectively across the company on all types of projects.Specialties: SaaS, Java, Spring, microservices, distributed architecture, docker, kubernetes, devops, project management, leadership, SDLC, agile, scrum, distributed architecture, scalability, CI/CD, working cross-functionally, mentoring/coaching, managing engineering teams.