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As the Lead Technical Program Manager at Disney Streaming (now DEET), I significantly contributed my technical expertise to the development of high-impact projects, including the introduction of the Disney+ Ad Tier. This involved orchestrating a custom rewrite of video players across a wide range of devices, effectively managing globally distributed development teams to ensure a seamless launch. I innovated by developing a comprehensive playback capabilities evaluation process and spearheading automated testing initiatives, which guaranteed smooth playback across hundreds of devices and bolstered encoding pipeline enhancements. My strategic contributions were instrumental in unlocking additional revenue streams by enhancing cross-sell and entitlement functionalities across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and other Disney-owned streaming platforms.

As the VP of Engineering at sticky.io, I spearheaded the transformation of a small developer team into an agile powerhouse, expanding to a dozen globally distributed teams working on multiple products and modernizing legacy systems. My leadership was instrumental in the M&A strategy, successfully integrating multiple startup products by overhauling the SLDC with agile methodologies, ensuring seamless product and engineering process alignment. Under my guidance, sticky.io adhered to stringent compliance standards including PCI-1, GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA, through comprehensive process and infrastructure reforms. My strategic establishment of a solutions-architecture team and the implementation of a payments orchestration platform with over 500 partner integrations on AWS and GCP led to a remarkable $45 million revenue boost, increased reliability and performance, while minimizing costs. Moreover, I instituted a feedback and performance evaluation framework that elevated the software development teams' effectiveness and morale.

As a Senior Technical Product Manager at Amazon, I played a pivotal role in transforming PeopleSoft products to meet the evolving needs of global AWS teams. This involved a deep dive into both the technical complexities of PeopleSoft and the unique challenges faced by AWS, requiring a blend of strategic vision and practical tech savvy. I've led cross-functional teams through the end-to-end lifecycle of product development, from conceptualization to deployment, ensuring that solutions not only enhance operational efficiencies but also align with the overarching goals of Amazon's cloud computing arm. Through my leadership, I've contributed significantly to modernizing legacy systems, facilitating a more agile, cloud-centric workflow that supports Amazon's global scale and innovation ethos.

BookIt is the largest private Online Travel Agency in North America where I have the privilege to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Responsibilities include managing a team of product and project managers, software engineers, IT professionals, as well as interfacing with internal stakeholders and external partners to develop roadmaps that keeps BookIt competitive in an increasingly travel-savvy world.

Led a development multi-tenant development team responsible for EZYield's channel-management applications and systems. Spearheaded efforts to redesign customer-facing (B2B) SaaS platform designed for hoteliers to manage availability, rates, and inventory across hundreds of online storefronts.

Developed a SaaS-based private social networking platform for associations. Led development team through initial funding and two acquisitions.