- Leadership & Formation:o Founded Plague Poppets LLC, successfully identifying partners and raising capital to launch the venture.o Formed and led teams, recruited top talent, onboarded contractors, and provided leadership to managerial staff. . - Product Development & Innovation:o Led the development of blockchain-based products, overseeing product design, cloud architecture and CI/CD automation while also contributing to coding efforts as needed. (Web3, Ethereum, Blast, Solidity) o Pioneered the integration of advanced 3D technologies, including Unreal Engine and Augmented Reality (AR), GLTF, to create a unique blend of technology and art. o Architected a complex cloud-based 3D rendering pipeline, automating tools such as Maya, Blender, Substance Painter and Unreal Engine. o Developed an AI-driven character-based chatbot, enhancing user interaction and engagement within the product ecosystem.- Strategic Vision:o Drove the company's vision of combining artistic creativity with innovative technology, resulting in a distinct product offering in the digital art and blockchain space.- Hands On:o Architected, coded and maintained all AWS infrastructure. (EC2, Fargate/ECS, Redis/Elasticache, RDS, Amplify)o Coded Unreal Engine plugin (C++, UE Blueprints) and GLTF packagero Coded and designed portions of the website and backend (UI/UX, Typescript, Python, React, Wagmi, Docker)

Co-Founder of this multimedia production company dedicated to visual storytelling with social and artistic values.Released the award winning documentary "The Prison Within" http://www.theprisonwithin.org

Sr. Cloud Application Architect | Jan 2020 - Apr 2021 | Washington D.C. Metro Area• Principal consultant on the migration of on-premise applications to AWS Cloud for key clients in the Federal Financial sector, including Fannie Mae and the Federal Reserve.• Worked directly with multiple teams on-site to analyze requiremens and provide migration guidance in the form of knowledge base and architectural design.• Monitored deployments and developed KPIs to evaluate effectiveness of migrations.• Handled complex multi data-center systems with terabyte of historical data and thousands of users.

Managed a team that developed automation tools for benchmarking AWS services against major cloud providers and provided critical performance data for consulting and aiding executive management in strategic planning and pricing. Worked with teams across multiple divisions to influence and drive performance related improvements. Designed dashboards, analyzed performance data, identified KPIs and metrics, created tests and infrastructure to gather performance data. (Java, C++, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, Linux Kernel, Linux Networking, UI/UX)

Formed and managed a team to automate the qualification of new EC2 platforms and images for AWS enterprise customers. Drove qualifications across multiple teams, created test code and infrastructure, designed dashboards and reports. (Java, C++, Windows Kernel, Windows Device Drivers, Virtualization KVM/QEMU)

Formed and managed the DevOps team, creating developer workflows, tool procurement, infrastructure design, and test automation. Delivered a cloud-based continuous integration and deployment infrastructure, crucial for the company’s transition to an agile workflow. Owned build reliability for the main company product, designed UI dashboards (Javascript, C#, AngularJS, AWS EC2, AWS Cloudformation, Chef, UI/UX, Virtualization)

• Focused on security for Windows kernel mode device drivers, creating threatmodels, reviewing code, and developing tools to identify vulnerabilities.• Led initiatives to enhance security awareness and robustness through rigoroustesting.

• Led the software division as the company entered the emerging Digital Cinemaindustry, overseeing the development of innovative digital cinema solutions.• Actively participated in industry groups such as DCI, SMPTE, and ISDCF,contributing to the creation of standards now used for distributing Digital Cinemacontent.• Owned deployment and live support across thousands of theaters nationwide

At Relativity I was responsible for architecting and developing software solutions in the TV News automation industry. Some of the highlights projects:-A frame accurate MPEG encoder/streamer and the corresponding desktop players. The solution was deployed at the KCBS TV station.Technologies used : Visual C++, ATL, COM/DCOM, DirectShow, IIS, HTTP streaming, MPEG 1/2 streams-A character generator and still store automation application with MOS interface. The solution was deployed at KABC TV Station in Los Angeles.Technologies used : Visual C++, Borland Delphi, ATL, COM, IP sockets (Winsock)