I loved college. I enjoyed learning—about everything—so much that I earned too many credits and went through 7 different majors before the college forced me to just pick one and graduate. Since then, I’ve turned my love of learning into a successful career leveraging emerging technology to help all kinds of businesses grow. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄Technology opened doors for me: right out of college, I helped to build a virtual laboratory for behavioral-based research at the University of Virginia, enabling researchers to conduct online studies of people for the first time. Because of my success with the virtual lab, I was recruited to join SingleStone, an IT consulting firm, as a junior programmer. I’ve been with SingleStone and WayPath (a SingleStone company) ever since, helping it grow from a small company with 25 people to 200+ employees across both companies today.Over the last 15+ years at SingleStone and WayPath, I have:✓ Tripled productivity and team size in a 10-year period by implementing a hybrid Waterfall/Agile approach fitted to our needs and developed creative training strategies for junior talent.✓ Delivered dozens of successful software and platform projects for clients. I've never had a project fail.✓ Enhanced security at SingleStone and Waypath by building a pathway to obtain SOC 2 certifications and leading initiatives such as simulated phishing testing.✓ Founded WayPath's DE&I program by writing the program charter and roadmap, obtaining funding, bringing in consultants, and transitioning it to the HR function.While technology has opened doors for me, I never forget that technology is created by and for people. I focus on building genuine relationships with my clients and colleagues so that we can work together productively to leverage technology to meet business goals.𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲I’m the kind of leader who doesn’t hesitate to go where I’m needed. In my personal life, I have become a baseball coach, Cubmaster, and board member at my kids’ schools in order to give them the best childhood experiences I can manage. Whether I’m leading a little league baseball team or my engineering team, I always emphasize three core values that are the keys to success: 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. As a team, we need to build trust in each other. We also need to foster a secure environment where we can watch out for one another and feel comfortable to express ourselves. While I always hold my teams to a shared end goal, I try to give people flexibility in how we achieve that goal.