Co-founded Loop, a B2C company that revolutionized family connections through a private social network app and Wi-Fi connected digital picture frame. ➜ Led engineering growth: Scaled the team from 3 to support over $7 million in sales, achieving featured placement in Best Buy and Amazon. Achieved an industry-leading NPS score of 53, demonstrating exceptional customer satisfaction. ➜ Full-stack architect & leader: Managed hardware, firmware, mobile, backend, QA, and web teams. Designed and shipped two generations of hardware within tight deadlines, with one iteration completed in just one year. ➜ Built a winning team & infrastructure: Hired all engineering staff, ensured infrastructure scaled with company growth, and utilized remote developers to deliver high-quality software on budget. ➜ Delivered exceptional user experiences: Developed demo and prototype software to secure funding. Built best-in-class mobile apps and firmware praised by customers.

Zynga is a web and mobile gaming company known for some of their popular early facebook and mobile games such as Farmville, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker, Words with Friends and many other games. I began at the company as an individual contributor and through my impactful work rose to Sr. Engineering Manager. I eventually moved on to California Labs in order to have a greater impact on product development and help form the base of our company culture. ➜ Built & Led High-Performing Teams: Managed over 15 direct reports across diverse platforms (Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Web) for Words with Friends franchise. Fostered a collaborative culture implementing agile development teams centered around scalable pods which could be leveraged into quick and large strategic bets.. ➜ Delivered Revenue-Driving Results: Orchestrated the successful migration of users from the legacy Words with Friends app to the new "New Words With Friends," maximizing engagement and retention. Collaborated with product and design to implement revenue-boosting features and achieve peak revenue for the game. ➜ Strategic Expansion & Optimization: Oversaw the game's largest expansion with multilingual gameplay and professional dictionaries. Optimized and sunsetted the original Android client, ensuring a smooth transition for users. ➜ Developed Talent & Performance: Managed performance reviews, promotions, and bonus recommendations for team members, fostering their growth within the company.

➜ Scaled & Empowered Engineering Team (4x Growth): Led a team that grew from 5 to 19 engineers, fostering a collaborative environment through daily scrum sessions. Implemented new features that drove industry-leading social experiences within Zynga's mobile projects. ➜ Improved Team Performance: Provided actionable feedback that formed the foundation for most team member performance reviews, demonstrably contributing to their growth and success.

➜ Secured Strategic Partnership: Independently developed and launched a pre-installed Zynga widget for T-Mobile Android phones, expanding our user base through this key mobile carrier partnership. Implemented a self-update mechanism to ensure continuous functionality without relying on the app store. ➜ Technical Leadership: Pioneered Android development within the team, establishing expertise that led to my promotion as Android Lead.

HipLogic was a mobile content delivery platform creating user interface designs for device manufacturers and network operators, bringing app style content from major companies to mid-tier phones. ➜ Bridged the Gap for Mid-Tier Phones: Developed user interfaces for leading content providers (CBS Sports, SkyNews, SkySports, Disney, Yahoo Weather) on our custom platform, expanding their reach to a wider user base on mid-tier phones. ➜ Mentored by Industry Leaders: Learned from and collaborated with veterans like Mark Young (J2ME UI toolkit creator at Sun Microsystems), receiving valuable mentorship that accelerated my software development career.