Co-founded a software company that services the oil and gas industry with software designed to leverage immense datasets to deliver fast data analysis, opportunity identification, and asset valuation in a collaborative team environment. The patented geospatial technology enables complex data-driven decisions to be made easily and effectively. Primary product website: petrode.comCore Responsibilities:• Lead product development and technical direction ensuring the company is prepared for growth, while managing costs and technical debt• Design, implement, test, and deploy new features for the PetroDE platform using a variety of technologies including JavaScript, React, C++, Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Selenium.• Manage a team of seven engineers ensuring work is compatible with larger vision, requirements are well defined, features are built to spec, bugs are fixed, and overall product quality is held to a high standard.• Achieve consistent platform performance improvements through code and query (PostgreSQL) optimization• Meet with clients directly to elicit requirements and manage project specifications accordingly• Provide technical assistance for sales and training visits

Began by managing IT support including all servers, networks, and software packages and worked into additional responsibilities. Became the lead for the Neutral Mass Spectrometer subsystem in the Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer (DANDE) satellite. Added additional responsibilities as team lead for the DANDE Flat Sat team. Core Responsibilities:* Supervisor of 3 Flat Sat Engineers to produce a ground replica of the DANDE satellite for configuration and update testing during mission (scheduled for Feb 2013)* Ensuring the Neutral Mass Spectrometer subsystem met all specifications and performing functional checkouts of all hardware and software associated with the subsystem* Characterization of the Neutral Mass Spectrometer science instrument* Management of IT resources for the Colorado Space Grant Consortium