The Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) is the team responsible for the technical vision, project oversight, and technical community decisions for the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF). The vision of the CDF is to be the most trusted community that supports organizations in becoming high performing software delivery organizations while leveraging open source and open practices, and continuously improving their pursuit of software delivery excellence.

Liquibase is a venture-backed open-source solution that automates previously manual database tasks. It is designed for high- speed CI/CD. Liquibase is a rapidly growing $10M organization.As the founder and first employee of Liquibase (originally called Datical), created and currently lead product ideation and market validation teams. Recruited all executives and leaders to the company, which has grown to 78 employees. Created and currently lead core functional teams including development, customer success, DevOps, community engagement, partnerships, and technical sales through consensus building and opportunity identification.Executive Leadership, Fundraising & Investor Relations● Raised three rounds of venture funding totaling ~$20M. ● Developed creative solutions that led to a strategic acquisition of open-source projects with no cash payment.Sales & Product● Co-led the company to generate 100%+ net new ARR growth by energizing the sales team, recruiting and motivating high performers in a very competitive job market, and by evangelizing the product to prospects and partners.● Invented, developed, and patented core technologies key to Liquibase’s growth and market segment leadership including Liquibase Forecast, Liquibase Rules, Liquibase Hub, and other technologies yet to be released. Customer Relationship Management• Voice and face of Liquibase for industry conferences, video series, and podcasts. Lead analyst relationship efforts. Lead efforts and directly participated in countless online channels to resolve customer issues, create advocates, and amplify Liquibase’s voice in the market.Talent Management & Diversity/Inclusion● Created, evangelized, and launched a sustainable diversity and inclusion program that continues to pay dividends in hiring and employee engagement. Key focus was on developing a diverse leader to implement a program that amplified the talents of female and minority employees.

Advised enterprise solutions company in the Big Data space during its acquisition by W2O Group.

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) is the flagship program of the IC2 Institute. The IC² Institute, an interdisciplinary unit of The University of Texas at Austin, focuses on the theory and practice of entrepreneurial wealth creation. ATI has a dual mission: building companies that create wealth and jobs through technology entrepreneurship; and providing a unique platform for the commercialization of innovation. Director, IT and Wireless Startup PortfolioRecruited by the CEO of IC² Institute to mentor and advise founders on all startup aspects including product, sales, marketing, and fundraising. Performed business plan analysis on applicant companies. Advocated for funding for startup programs with the City of Austin, State of Texas, and The University of Texas at Austin. Grew and maintained network of venture capitalists, angel investors, executives, and service providers.

After negotiating the sale of Phurnace to BMC software, reported to the CTO and integrated Phurnace’s product into BMC’s BladeLogic product within months of acquisition. Evangelized the Phurnace product throughout the BMC sales team to boost sales of a new product. Sales• Led and closed numerous deals ranging from $500K - $1M+ including Société Générale, Santander, HSBC, Lufthansa and others. Traveled throughout EMEA and North America to educate the sales team on the Phurnace product.

Phurnace was one of the first DevOps solutions that automated manual application deployment tasks. Customers included Walmart, Bank of America, Aetna, and Discover Financial Services. BMC acquired Phurnace in 2009. Co-founder and CTOCreated a previously unidentified market opportunity for a software application release solution. Co-founded Phurnace and raised $5.5M in Venture Capital from multiple firms. Identified, recruited, hired, and energized key executives. Recognized SME on Application Release Automation, DevOps, and Cloud. Developed go-to-market strategy including messaging, product architecture, and sales engagement model. Evangelized the company’s solution to customers, partners, and analysts through speaking engagements and articles. • Closed a seven-figure deal with Walmart by automating a manual and time-consuming process that was previously performed by expensive outside consultants. • Led technical due diligence team during BMC Software acquisition.• Directed Sales enablement and onboarding efforts with curriculum design, talk tracks, and regular education sessions. • Managed Customer Success and training programs including adoption of AWS for training engagements. • Delivered consistent, measurable results through C-suite conversations, account strategy, and advocacy.

Awarded National Defense Service Medal