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We help you build successful products and services. We provide IT consulting, fractional CTO service, technology leadership, software, and product development. We have experience optimizing processes and driving revenue growth through innovative products and solutions.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Partnered on the development/launch of a self-funded startup to offer a low-code self-service solution for Infrastructure Platforms on Kubernetes in the Cloud—creating a cloud-native deployment service for automating the configuration, deployment, and management of pre-architected Data Engineering Platforms on Kubernetes across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Member of Cohort 8 of the Netapp Excellerator program as one of three snapblocs founders, working as part of a lean, but highly efficient, product/dev team. Responsible for numerous product development tasks, including the front-end UI (JavaScript, PHP, Bootstrap, jQuery, and App Connect); database design and back-end Rest Service layer (Node, Java, Postgres); a Stripe-based payment processing system and backend marketing systems integration.

San Diego, California, Us

Delivered technical leadership in a new private company created from the merger of Classmates.com, Intelius, and The Control Group—combining all prior products of the Classmates.com brand, in addition to offering "people data" services via the Intelius, TruthFinder, Instant Checkmate, US Search, Zaba Search brands.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Recruited to lead all technology and product development for this pioneering social networking site, allowing subscribers throughout the U.S. and Canada to connect with former school friends and acquaintances.

Served as top IT leader for this privately held company supplying clients with “On-Demand Market Research” services through two leading SaaS platforms and access to over 2M independent panelists.

Sausalito, Ca, Us

Recruited to join the executive team of this privately held developer of organizational charting software, holding responsibility for SaaS strategy, ERP solution development, and technical service delivery.

Launched an independent consulting venture focused on the development of custom SaaS product solutions based on Java and J2EE Technology; additionally provided CTO and software development services.

Joined this fast-growing startup ($70M+ in funding from leading venture capital firms) to help build the technology needed to achieve its mission of becoming the leading online retailer for Gen X consumers.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Transitioned into executive role with this 6,000+ employee IT services company, leading the development of a series of reusable “technology platforms” that could be leveraged across multiple customer engagements.

Ottawa, Ontario, Ca

Gained extensive early-career experience working for this premier software developer, managing key technical contributinos and leading teams of up to 1,200 staff in the areas of Engineering, Technical Support, PMO, Quality Assurance, and IT.