Online retail solutions platform supporting businesses to help retain their customers through subscriptions and concierge services.

Technology startup specializing in e-commerce solutions for brands and content creators. Flag ship product is Carro, which is a custom, proprietary e-commerce platform allowing brands to sell through complimentary channels with very little friction.• Cloud-application architecture and hands-on engineering of a scalable ecosystem• Specialize in API design and development, asynchronous data pipelines, and event-driven architectures.• Primary skills used: TypeScript, Kotlin, Postgres, Elasticsearch, AWS, Jira, Scrum, Java, GraphQL, Express• First engineer onsite and developed from the earliest stages of MVP to current scaled cloud platform.

As a consultant, I provide digital consulting, hands-on development and “CTO-as-a-Service” which includes architecture, coding and engineering, product development and executive counsel. As an example, in 2013, I developed an OTT channel with paywall for a production studio interested in pursuing the direct-to-consumer market. The entire pipeline from the studio in Texas to the cloud for premium-content consumption was fully automated, asynchronous and fault tolerant (including the security and durability of messages in transit).

Originally on a team of 6 that required hands-on development while growing the P&L. Multiple MVPs and iterations on the first smartphone apps, Hulu integration, video and content publishing systems, enterprise APIs and cloud computing. Patents, Webbys and Emmy awards and incredible profit margins are on a list of successes.Lead a 24/7 technical operation with a team of 40 engineers in 6 different cities.Flagship product, NBC.com, is a consumer-facing, multi-Emmy Award winning website.NBC.com ranked #1 Network Website for multiple years by Comscore.Direct involvement in all product development direction and decisions.Gained deep expertise in social media integrations, big data solutions, high capacity traffic architecture and support, content publishing including online customer experience management and digital video supply chains for the enterprise.Business first, then technical solutions to support the business was our motto.

Built Content Management System for Hearst technical flagship magazine Popular Mechanics