Finally realizing my dream of becoming more in control of my professional destiny. Along with my long time friend and partner in Software engineering, I am now in a position to help more small to medium businesses realize their visions.

Responsible for the Engineering and QA efforts of building the new Our Community Mobile App. This new "Events" based platform will help people to be more engaged and connected with their community.

At NetDocuments, I am responsible for a number of services that are used in the NetDocuments ecosystem. These services are written in a number of different languages, utilizing various technologies. The languages used in these services include:* Angular* NodeJS / NestJS* Typescript* RubyThe various technologies involved are:* Docker / Kubernetes / Helm* Redis* nginxAs well as having responsibility for these services, I am also responsible for mentoring, training, and guiding more junior Engineers. I am also a key contributor and member of our Architecture board, which is responsible for defining company wide best practices and standards.

Cariloop provides the world's first fully integrated, tech-enabled Caregiver Support Platform to help working caregivers and families plan for and manage the care of their loved ones. The Platform features a HIPAA- compliant, web and mobile-friendly portal that helps families securely communicate across all devices and store important health, financial, and legal documents while having on-demand access to a dedicated Care Coach who guides the families through the many decisions they make over the length of their caregiving journey. For more information or to get started with Cariloop, please visit us at www.cariloop.com

Bay Dynamics is now part of the Broadcom family.

I help develop Bay Dynamics' Risk Fabric product utilizing a full JS, C#, SQL Server stack. I Architect, Design, and Implement elegant solutions for our world class product. I am blessed to work with an extraordinary collection of highly motivated, brilliant engineers that help me grow and further enhance my technical skill set.

I am responsible for the System Architecture for the entire suite of Accounting Products at Entertainment Partners. I wrangle (point in a general direction, and occasionally nudge back on course) a small group of very smart, very talented, slightly opinionated (okay, maybe more than slightly) software engineers, who manage to make work fun. I mostly focus on more recent .Net / C# technologies, but occasionally dabble in the Java world. My current focus and that of my team is developing the core technologies for our future Micro-Services implementation stack for Accounting. While developing this stack we have decided to use such technologies and frameworks as:* Azure* MS SQL Server* ASP.Net Web API 2.0* Dapper* Swagger using Swashbuckle* Unity* Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)* Code generation (both home grown and CodeSmith templates)

I am responsible for the Accounting suite of products for Entertainment Partners. I manage the various Engineering teams and have overall responsibility for the Architecture and Technical direction of these products. I currently serve in 4 roles: * Chief Architect * VP of Engineering * Development Manager of the Smart Accounting Engineering team * Part time .Net Engineer

I design, architect, and implement solutions for Bay Dynamic clients using the following technologies:* MS SQL Server 2008+* .Net 4.0+ / C#* Javascript / ExtJS* Web APIsI am responsible for various customer integrations with 3rd party Security software packages. I help research and implement various integration solutions needed to fully integrate with the data collected by these 3rd party packages.

I manage the entire Software Engineering (iOS, Android, and Web Server) and QA staff at Bottle Rocket: http://www.bottlerocketapps.com/. This group has now grown to over 100 people. I am responsible for the hiring, training, mentoring, budgeting, and strategic planning for all of these groups. Even though I have many duties, I still maintain a very hands on approach, even going so far as to drive Design and Code reviews.Some of my many roles and duties include:* Representing the Engineering Discipline to current and prospective clients* Acting in the Chief Architect role to promote industry Best Practices and Standards* Working with local Universities (e.g. SMU, UTD) to identify recruiting and community outreach opportunities* Providing professional training to junior staff* Mentoring other Engineering Directors* Assessing technologies, tools, and the latest trends in Engineering and Mobile for relevance to Bottle Rocket* Leading and Manage an ever growing Engineering team (Engineers require a LOT of care and feeding, as I should know)Ultimately I represent the Engineering Discipline at Bottle Rocket. I am and will always be an Engineer at heart. Scratch me and I bleed code. I bring 20+ years of Software Engineering experience to Bottle Rocket and am always driving to make my Engineers better so that they can truly become Masters of their Craft. I have a passion for solving difficult problems. I do not let roadblocks stop me or my Engineers. There is ALWAYS a solution to be found if you are willing to think creatively and act as if the answer already exists. I am most effective when I am in a position to utilize ALL of my skills:* Leadership* Architecture and Design* Engineering challenges* Problem solving* Teaching and mentoring

I managed the entire Software Development (iOS, Android, and Web Server) and QA staff at Bottle Rocket: http://www.bottlerocketapps.com/. I grew the development group from a handful of people (about 6) to 80 full time engineers and QA. I was responsible for hiring, training, mentoring, budgeting, and strategic planning for all development groups.

Built several high profile Apps for major clients:-- PBS iPhone App (reached #6 on all Free iPhone Apps)-- Discovery Channel iPad App (reached #1 on all Free iPad Apps)Mentored junior developers and helped establish best practices and standards for the fledging iOS development group.

.Net development using C#, Oracle database, winforms, ASP.Net, Windows Services, and Web Services.

ASP.Net development using C#, MS SQL Server, and WebForms.

F/A-18 Fire Control Radar TechnicianHonorably Discharged with the rank of Sergeant