Helping community-focused financial institutions grow their loan and deposit portfolios while generating positive environmental and social returns to customers and communities.

Member of the founding team at Climate First Bank. We are the nation’s first FDIC-chartered community bank founded to combat the climate crisis. Our vision is to reimagine finance as a force for good and be leaders in sustainable and ethical banking

Prelim is a Silicon Valley-based fintech (YC 17) backed by former regulators and bank executives. Prelim’s no-code platform empowers banks to easily build beautiful, compliant, sophisticated digital banking experiences while accelerating time-to-market and reducing development costs. Prelim integrates with long-established and emerging banking technology providers. No code required - https://prelim.com

• Led the transformation of the corporation to an award-winning culture of innovation: Bank OZK received the American Banker award for the Best Place to Work in Fintech three years in 2018, 2019, and 2020 • Key member of the leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO• Built teams and functions from the ground up, including Software Engineering, Product Management, Product Growth, Quality Assurance, UX and Design, Data Engineering, DevOps, Release Management, and Machine Learning• Worked closely with bank regulators scaling technology programs to support the growth of the bank from $500 million to $24 billion in assets• Established a first-line risk management and governance function, enabling agile software development in regulated environments• Identified, negotiated, and executed strategic partnership opportunities• Collaborated with other members of the leadership team to define and execute the bank’s brand positioning strategy as a leader in technology and innovation in the banking sector, spearheading the company's name change and introducing a new NASDAQ ticker symbol (OZK)

NYSE:BNK (Acquired by Bank OZK)• Led the design, implementation and adoption of cloud and on-premise infrastructure • Led technology due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and expansions into new markets• Helped spearhead and support the company's successful IPO on the NYSE in 2014

Acquired by Bank OZK• Launched a successful fintech startup (C1 Labs) within an established bank (C1 Bank)• Oversaw entity creation, defined the mission and values, architected career model and talent acquisition strategies. Recruited and hired the first 20+ employees• Implemented a full life cycle process for large-scale software development• Negotiated and closed strategic partnership agreements for the distribution of SaaS product developed in house• Oversaw all emerging technology R&D activities

• Joined the company as a Senior Web Developer and transitioned to a Product Development and client services role• Led clients through all phases of the consulting engagement including discovery, ideation, design, development, and implementation• Assisted with business development activities, including the identification and cultivation of clients, technical and cost proposal preparation• Managed offshore vendor service delivery teams throughout the entire software development lifecycle including requirement analysis, design, coding, testing, and deployment