“There is no one I would rather have at the helm in a crisis than Gary” - former VC Investor• Designed Natural Language Programming (NLP) algorithms that reduced PwC’s General Ledger (GL) training requirements and built a cloud-based ML/ETL process that reduced the codebase and saved thousands of man-hours. • Drove transition to MS Azure-hosted docker/microservice-based development through Node.js, Go and .NET Core training that closed the on/offshore team’s skills gap in <3 months. This was Kroger Digital’s first cloud implementation.• Stood up architecture as the first technical FTE and designed the Yahoo Interclick’s digital advertising platform and private cloud, bought by Yahoo for $270M. Built and managed the 40 person FTE development organization.• Created the application “Disease State Analysis” (DSA) to analyze patient behavior and treatment efficacy for various comorbidities from paid Medicaid claims over multiple years. Collaborated with PhRMA, Johnson and Johnson, Research Triangle Institute, Duke University Medical Center, and various congressional organizations and state Medicaid committees.• Led development at 6 startups – with 4 achieving their exit-strategy.