• Leadership of Information Security, IT, Cloud Engineering (AWS), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and Platform Security & Compliance (DevSecOps / FedRAMP / SOC 2) teams. Develop independent contributors, plan and execute roadmap, collaborate with multiple departments, provide guidance on policies, develop incident/downtime tracking and response procedures. • Lead FinOps team (multi-department collaboration) to optimize cloud costs (AWS), reduce tool sprawl, monitor and right-size various services (e.g., CircleCI, GitHub, SumoLogic, DataDog, and others).• Implemented cost reductions totaling in $1.2MM annual recurring cost savings (S3 expiration and tiering policies, compute and db instance rightsizing, performance improvements, consolidating/cutting 3rd party tools, etc.).• Manage projects such as embedding Security practices into the SDLC (DevSecOps), reviewing and recommending security enhancements for CI/CD pipeline, implementing automated key expiration procedures, collaborating with product teams to release new technology to clients (new instance sizes, new customer VPN solution, new OAuth integrations), and more.• Responsible for growing multiple high performance teams (hiring, performance reviews, goal-setting. Led 4 engineers through promotions in 2022-2023. Led efforts for various retention efforts ensuring employee dedication (cross-training and collaboration projects, hackathons, recognition). • Internal IT management. Discovered and implemented multiple process improvements enabling more work with less staff and quicker onboarding (automation scripts, reduction in tools used to accomplish tasks, general process improvements). Implemented laptop refresh program. Working toward more robust implementation of RBAC and Zero Trust.Tech Stack:Python, Ruby on Rails, React, AWS (S3, EC2, EKS, ELB, ElasticSearch), Ansible, Pulumi, Docker, Kubernetes, Qualys, Sentinel One, DataDog, Sumo Logic, KnowBe4, Code42, Kandji, JAMF.CivisAnalytics.com

• Developed AR and VR software for various US Department of Defense initiatives as well as variouscommercial software applications.• Ground-up development of software and electronics engineering departments (grew from 3 to 12 engineers) including new hire onboarding process, career development processes, SDLC policy and procedures, QA policy and procedures, and NIST security compliance. • Implemented DevOps and CI/CD systems and processes using Azure DevOps (git / TFS), Jenkins (Windows IIS server for MS HoloLens application building), and manual QA team (Azure Test Plans).• Provided agile leadership for 2 scrum teams acting as Scrum Master, Product Owner, Lead Engineer, and other various roles as needed.• Architected and designed SaaS applications relying on Azure Virtual Machines and Azure blob storage.• Awarded 10 SBIR Phase I and Phase II grants growing R&D contracts from $500k/yr to $2.5MM/yr• Awarded 2018 I/ITSEC Best Paper in Emerging Concepts & Innovative Technology for SyntheticVision Augmentation for UAV Pilots.• Awarded multiple software and hardware provisional patents.Tech stack:Unity3D, .NET C#, JS, React, WinForms, NodeJS, WebRTC, Vive, GearVR, Oculus, Leap Motion,HoloLens, C++, Bluetooth IoT, Jenkins, AzureFusedRealitiesInc.comVRRehab.com

• Led the development, architecture, and project management of Vuzop, a virtual reality data visualization application.• Provided technical expertise in feature integration and software patent application.Tech stack:Unity 3D, Photon, Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung GearVR, Leap Motion Controller, and Angular.Vuzop.com

• Developed multiple multiplatform mobile games, REST APIs, SDKs, and developer tools.• Managed various subcontractors (artists, translators, marketers, musicians, and developers).• Independent Releases: dFenz 2013, Wordspionage 2013, Shape Time! 2014, AGK Ad Network 2014, Sudoku In Space 2014, Gravitone August 2015, Unity Mobile Screenshot helper 2015, PM2 Monitor 2019, Gesture Flow 2021• Developed, polished, and maintained games and applications for a wide variety of clients.Tech Stack:Unity3D, .NET C#, React, JS, NodeJS, AWS, Java, Obj-C, Flutter, PHP, MongoDB, MySQL, MariaDB,IBM DB2, Android, iOS, Universal Windows Platform (UWP), and OSX.NaplandGames.com

• Led 3-person data/gift entry team.• Managed special projects to improve department efficiency.• Led inter-department collaboration for audits, mass record imports / DTL, website management,website payment gateway management, MySQL and db administration software upgrades.Ithaca.edu

• Small business lending and commercial mortgage origination.• SBA (Small Business Administration) Loan origination.• Managed multi-million dollar portfolio of clients.• Averaged $10 million in loans per year.MyCFCU.com