Reported directly to the managing partner (acting CEO), overseeing an IT team of 12. Rejuvenated IT team’s collaboration and innovation by simultaneously identifying, promoting, and mentoring internal talent while addressing performance management of senior employees through restructure and termination. Responsible for all IT verticals. Drove technology innovation in a sales-centric, growth-oriented company by distilling complex technical topics, explaining strategic non-revenue ROI initiatives, and creating clear internal projects and priorities. Created and prioritized strategy across a broad range of initiatives.Oversaw development of primary revenue solution, a 50k MAU muti-medium benefit delivery platform. Improved user experience on web, iOS, and Android as well as overseeing backend APIs and 3rd party integrations.Migrated core infrastructure from Rackspace to Azure in a 11 month, multi-phased project that reduced costs by 36% with zero-downtime cutovers and minimal internal user impact. Built leadership consensus around this large, strategic technology initiative that served as a foundational project for future initiatives.Overhauled IT budgeting and financial monitoring/reporting. Worked with leadership to build initiative tracking, cost forecasting, and departmental breakdown of usage.Rearchitected legacy .Net 4.6 codebase to .Net CoreWorked with business leads to balance development resources invested in technical debt repayment vs revenue generating projects.Phased approach over a 2 year span allowed for operational continuity, while transitioning core software systems from one at end of support, to a near cutting edge platform.Continuously modernized and improved security posture.Worked with leadership each budget cycle to allocate funds for technology and security initiatives. Guided prioritization, and communicated status quarterly.Co-Implementer of company’s first SOC certification (SOC 2 Type 2).

Managed multiple teams across product lines. Worked closely with business leads to ensure development/business priority and resource alignment. Optimized daily processes and managed team schedules to maximize efficiency. Balanced time spent on management tasks with engineering work on mission critical initiatives. ● Architected distributed revenue platform. Unified legacy sales channels into common toolset for marketers and support. +$10M GMV platform growing from ~10% to >50% of total platform GMV.● Developed API-driven WalMart integration. Responsible for all aspects of technical implementation of a >1M product catalog. Created and cultivated the revenue channel from $0 to +$2M/year.● Technical Lead for Responsys email integration. Led RFP through signing of $1M/year contract. Personalized email marketing for 1.5M audience. 1.9B emails / year with data driven content.● Solved BI reporting and data warehouse scaling issues by transitioning our MySQL warehouse and reporting into Domo. Worked with business team to transition between platforms and enhance productivity.● Led and mentored local, remote, and international employees. Held weekly one on one’s with all direct reports and bi-weekly product line meetings with respective team members.● Established office culture and managed quarterly team events. Drove inclusive and innovative work environment.

Expanded scope from engineering focus to overall application health while improving developer productivity, mentoring team members, and collaborating with business leads to give visibility into the development process. ● Created JIRA workflows that balanced developer productivity with business prioritization. Partnered with business leads to migrate from spreadsheets to a JIRA based backlog and priority queue. ● Orchestrated one of the largest changes to company-wide development prioritization resulting in reduced overhead using a common tool.● Directed and developed multiple technical initiatives ranging from database and application upgrades to cloud hosting provider changes.● Primary technical contact for multiple 3rd party integrations.

First engineering hire in the Nashville office. Initial responsibilities entailed developing the core eCommerce platform which evolved into broad application ownership and grew into technical ownership of key partnerships.● Top producing engineer. Managed a variety of tasks in a start-up environment while delivering accelerated results.● Lead developer for SailThur and Experian email integrations. Worked closely with marketing teams to execute creative strategies. Email marketing accounted for 80% of GMV at the time.

Successfully managed a diverse portfolio of development projects. Developed and maintained HL7 interfaces. Designed and developed software for Physician Practice Management and EHR systems. Built multiple internal applications to centralize contract management, organized company reports, and developed a suite of scripts for automated configuration of incoming clients decreasing the overhead of onboarding. Developed website for doctors to view schedule on mobile devices.

Developed software to manage ISS (International Space Station) operations and research payloads.