Broadwing is a software and systems engineering consultancy specializing in DevSecOps, SRE, and interim CTO services. Notable recent accomplishments include building out the infrastructure-code-framework and continuous compliance capabilities for Medicare, remediating a failed launch for a HIPAA compliant SaaS platform, and performing an end-to-end platform audit for a large regional energy company.

At Campaign Inbox, we strive to help our clients win the fight for the inbox. We aim to prove that getting a user to hit the ‘subscribe’ button doesn’t have to be a hassle. We have a track record of success working with industry-leading brands, non-profits, issue advocacy groups, and political campaigns. Our approach is very hands-on and predicated on the belief that we can make a real difference in the world of outbound communication and marketing.As CTO, I oversee all technical decisions related to our platform as well as manage the world-class team of engineerings who help develop it.

I help companies become successful by helping them implement DevOps best practices for technology and process.

I ran the tech ops & data infrastructure teams for Say Media, helping them implement many best practices for scaling, deployments, and operating in the cloud.

PalominoDB and Drivedev have joined forces to become Blackbird. We are a technical partner trusted by world-class organizations to design and develop visionary development solutions and create operational excellence based on a belief in service, accountability and transparency. Our agile solutions solve immediate needs, accelerate innovation and maximize future flexibility.SpecialtiesDevOps, MySQL and PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Couchbase, Cassandra, Cloud Technologies, AWS, Rackspace Cloud, OpenStack, Jenkins, Config Management

At DriveDev I help companies become successful by helping them implement DevOps best practices. This in turn makes deployments smooth and pain free and allows for fast & frequent feature releases.I manage client relationships and developer teams. Create SOWs for clients and rigorously oversee their execution. I also collaborate on business strategy and company direction, provide technical guidance and code oversight for developers & operations staff. Facilitate communication among stakeholders. Create various reports to measure availability, development velocity, rate of change, performance, and cost. I have recruited engineers to join our ranks (or sometimes the ranks of our clients when needed) and help make them successful through coaching, mentoring, and opportunity.I enjoy working with clients to established DevOps best practices, automate everything, and make deployments go smooth. Architected and implemented highly available / low latency solutions for high traffic websites and apps, optimizing infrastructure and code while leading a teams of engineers (both internal and external). Doing a lot of troubleshooting and performance tuning.

Provided full stack developer support for projects in Python (django), and PHP. I also performed DevOps and server support for clients.

Worked on and produced many high traffic, highly available websites while performing a varied number of roles. As Architect, interface with clients to gather requirements, and architect creative solutions that fit their needs and budgets, ideation. As Engineer, develop websites & applications. Technical lead for projects. Troubleshoot memory leaks. Optimize and heavily cache websites (APC, Memcached, Varnish). Provision Amazon EC2 instances. Accurately estimate projects. Worked in both waterfall and agile processes. Daily scrum master for our open source group.

Oversaw all aspects of technology and established department best practices. Scoped out new projects and coordinated with Account Managers to deliver projects on time and under budget. Created pixel perfect, working websites using best practices for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL based upon wireframes and designs from Creative Dept. Documented just about everything. Performed code reviews and mentored other developers through one-on-one and group "Lunch & Learn" training sessions. Responsible for department staffing & education. Established relationships with local colleges to use students as interns for college credit.Maintained production web servers running Linux. Upgrade / patch PHP, MySQL, and various other packages as needed. Setup & maintained code repository. Managed the internal, office IT network. Deployed new servers and setup an office domain controller. Added various other services that improved workflow and created a more flexible work environment, increasing productivity.

Technology ManagerManaged the development life-cycle from start to finish. Spearheaded new client acquisition efforts, developed project quotes & budgets, managed client relationships, managed the progress of the web development team in meeting project deliverables within a given budget & time constraints. Managed the LAMP stack and server health. Created reports on website statistics, as well as website SEO, SEM, PPC Advertising. Lead development for many projects.Systems & Network AdministratorProvided enterprise IT support for businesses running varied software platforms. Diagnosed customer problems, implementing the resolutions required. Migration to (and management of) open directory and active directory domains. Setup and secured wireless & wired networks.

Developer / Digital Architect - B/OSS DeptWorked in a close-knit, dedicated team as a developer in the creation of a java based CRM / ERP. Designed and coded multiple front-end portals and integrated them into other components & systems in an MVC environment. Developed use cases and scenarios and assisted in QA testing.Operations Manager - Operations DeptManaged the day-to-day activities of the operations staff. Created procedural documents & operational guidelines (Runbooks). Implemented cost-saving strategies including the use of open source software. Deployed an NMS and intranet and trained staff on how to use it. Demonstrated the network to high profile potential investors and customersSystems Analysts - Operations DeptMaintained a CDMA wireless network with a coverage area of over 100 million POPs in the USA. Troubleshot and maintained 100+ cell sites controlled by Lucent 5ESS switches while being on-call 24/7. Created custom network health reports. Managed contractor & NOC relations and insured that vendors and equipment were operating within established SLAs. Provisioned microwave radios, Cisco routers & switches, as well many 3G and 4G wireless technologies from Flarion, IPWireless.