- Within 1 year, reduced multiple cloud hosting providers to AWS and Heroku, saving hosting annual operational costs by 75% - Added $6M in new business pipelines by creating strategic business framework with leadership team- Spearheaded Entrepreneurial Operating System integration into company’s operations increasing 45% in employee satisfaction of company direction- Foundational team member ensuring that Shift get named Small/Medium Iowa Technology Company of the Year by Technology Association of Iowa in 2023 for its overall excellence - Created business-to-business partnerships which resulted in company’s highest historical grossing (Spring 2024) revenue quarter- Retained 100% of staff through an acquisition all while keeping company processes and clients intact- Run 20+ person company with 2 other leaders; grew topline revenue by 20% in 2023

- Rolled out Scrum methodology companywide, increasing company cashflow and code deployments to production by 200%- Created individual growth plans for 5 direct staff reports which resulted in an increased client delivery by 5% in 2022 - Oversaw staff allocation rate 75%+ to balance overhead and minimize expense to bottom line- Established key project monitoring metrics which led to 18% reduction in yearly write-offs in 2022

- Successfully led launch of Navigate Wellness’ initial SaaS product within aggressive 10-month timeframe to more than 80K users- Ran 10 waterfall and agile software and mobile application projects during 2-year period, managing multiple teams across the company- Implemented an allocation and process workflow, enabling teams at Shift to manage multiple projects simultaneously- Managed parallel process of varying client expectations, budgets, and timelines

- Managed execution of design-driven collegiate website redesigns for its full-service marketing partner,- Stamats; clients included Hastings College, Truman State, and University of South Caroline Beaufort- Managed delivery of small political and general marketing sites- Oversaw development of native Apple applications - Talents were recognized and led to involvement in leadership team

- Ran and managed a photo department for a weekly entertainment publication- Produced photo and video content on a daily and weekly basis- Led and managed a team of freelance photographers - Delivered specialized content within the constraints of monthly budget

- Directed a complete redesign of the newspaper's website- Implemented streaming audio and video to the company's site- Supervised multiple daily and weekly email campaigns- Contributed photography and stories to the print edition of the newspaper- Wrote a weekly e-newsletter covering the commercial real estate industry - Produced multimedia elements to enhance editorial content

- Contributed photography to various local and national media outlets including the LA Times, Washington Post, Getty Images, The Associated Press and the Des Moines Register