Executive Leadership Team member for a high growth Fintech startup. Drove the technology which brought novel financial products to consumers making home ownership less stressful and more accessible.• Scaled Engineering team from ~7 s/w devs to ~40 engineers in an Agile environment while establishing and resourcing DevOps, QA, Architecture, and Scrum functions (Tech Stack: React, Python/Django, AWS)• Grew Assets Under Management from $100M to $1B by building and scaling technology • Ensured business continuity and a security focus by developing IT and InfoSec expertise and policies in-house resulting in zero data integrity/privacy issues• Optimized costs & efficiency 35% by establishing, leading, and successfully integrating offshore with stateside development teams that emphasized inclusiveness• Secured Board & current/potential Investor confidence for investment of >$1B by positioning technology for all due-diligence and C-level updates• Played a significant role in fostering an organizational culture of welcoming and openness by establishing and serving as executive sponsor for corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Instrumental in the SaaS transformation of the business unit. Responsible for driving strategy, roadmap, and architecture for the communications product portfolio comprised of cloud native architecture, CI/CD development pipelines, DevOps, and ML/AI platforms in an Agile environment. Drove collaboration with sales, customers, and greater Oracle functional teams.

Responsible for leading the design, development, and validation of Oracle Communications’ purpose built hardware, media path, and system software.Key Responsibilities:• Leading a team of 100+ hardware, software, and quality assurance engineers with ownership of strategy, project schedules, and a budget of over $20M.• Engaging with customers, sales, product management, and the office of the CTO to ensure appropriate communication of platform specific engineering plans and strategic direction.• Hiring, leading, and motivating a team of exceptional engineers while nurturing the growth of each individual.• Continuous collaboration with silicon and services partners to identify and leverage their technology for corporate product advancement.• Driving the architecture of each next generation purpose built platform including encryption, network processor, x86, and transcoding/DSP technology.• Bringing the company’s first Virtual Network Function Session Border Controller to market.• Administration and negotiating of legal contracts required with all external providers.• Managing engineering engagement with both internal and off-shore manufacturing facilities.• Unique ability to provide technical leadership working through complex challenges arising from hardware, operating system, device driver, middleware, applications, and system integration issues.• Focus on devising and implementing new techniques to improve product quality through development methodology and improved product validation.• Expertise in efficient cross functional cooperation with supply chain, legal, operations, and manufacturing organizations.

• Built and managed the Development team encompassing: circuit-board and FPGA design, mechanical design, PCB design, regulatory services, lab management, engineering coordination, and design validation• Managed, within forecasted budget, all external resources involved in hardware development including compliance testing, PCB design services, contract manufacturing, and supplier/vendor relationships• Integral member of the M&A diligence team leading to an acquisition and integration into Oracle in 2014

• Invented the architecture and designs of the industry’s first Session Border Controller portfolio in a modular & flexible fashion allowing multiple generations of enhancements and generating ~$1.5B in revenue.