Technology media and online publisher (formerly named The New Stack), owned by Insight Partners, a leading private equity firm (www.insightpartners.com).• Defining the architecture for the backend systems of Insight Media Group’s (IMG) network, including customer data and identity management platforms.• Built a team consisting of full-time employees and consultants responsible for developing the company’s platforms.• Integrated native ad units into IMG’s network with Google Ad Manager, resulting in millions of impressions monthly.• Managed and contributed to the implementation of a new clickstream data warehouse using Google Looker, GCP BigQuery, Fivetran, and DBT. Data sources include Google Analytics, Salesforce, social media, and WordPress.• Delivered the redesign of thenewstack.io, with 12,000 URLs and over 1M page views monthly. Optimized the page speed using Cloudflare’s CDN and Google's Pagespeed Insights.• Migrated Google’s Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4.• Coached Sales, Marketing, and Editorial through a data-driven transformation using Looker and Google Analytics dashboards.

Grindstone Capital is a management consulting firm that enables e-commerce and technology start-ups to reach their full potential. I was Director of Operations for one of their portfolio companies, a global ad network that promotes offers from online advertisers.• Directed a team of 45 people including Engineering, DevOps, Sales and HR teams. I was responsible for growing and running the day-to-day operations of a global ad network. • Managed the development of the company's tech platforms across mobile apps (Google Flutter), websites, cloud infrastructure (AWS), Salesforce Lightning, Analytics (DOMO), and Zendesk Support.• Managed the company budget ($70+ million annually), monthly expenditures, and improved the overall profitability of the firm.• Managed the integration of the company’s technical platforms with a new acquisition in Europe.

As an Operations Manager for Grindstone Capital, I introduced operational efficiencies and technological improvements across a group of portfolio companies.• Strengthened the profitability of Grindstone’s portfolio companies through operations improvement, agile coaching, and lean start-up methodologies.• Responsible for implementing KPI’s, Analytics dashboards (DOMO), an internal knowledgebase (Zendesk Guide), and new backend systems (AWS) to ensure efficient operations.• Directly managed a cross-functional team of professionals consisting of Finance, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Business Intelligence, Legal, HR, and Technology.

Rocket Leap Technologies, a Grindstone Capital portfolio company, was an entertainment software start-up that developed an app and website for delivering streaming media content.• Lead the Agile transformation of Rocket Leap Technologies, coached 50+ people and 8 teams through the transition from traditional software development to Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Start-up methodologies.• Managed a team of direct reports including Product Owners, Agile coaches, and engineering managers.• Provided class room training and hands-on coaching to technical and product teams.• Introduced user stories, continuous integration & development, Scrum sprints & ceremonies, and metrics through Jira for technical teams.

Internet infrastructure provider that offers cloud computing, server hosting, and data centers worldwide.• Introduced user stories, product roadmaps, and continuous integration to drive the agility of the software development team.• Developed projects for Openstack cloud software and Ubersmith cloud management, including contributions to Openstack’s open source development community.• Launched new Bare Metal server platform using Openstack’s Ironic service and introduced Docker for container-based image management.• Developed business cases and requirements for software projects using Jira and Confluence.

Private Ivy League research university.• Conducted training on Agile methodologies and managed multiple Ellucian Banner software projects.• Developed business cases and requirements for academic software projects using Ellucian Banner technology and Drupal Content Management. Managed Banner upgrade projects successfully.

Distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gasses with associated safety products.• Introduced Agile practices to .NET and Java product development teams. Delivered projects using the Scrum methodology to an R&D group. Created and delivered custom training to drive Agile transformation.• Hired and trained a team of six developers and testers to deliver advanced functionality for the web and Windows platforms.

Marketing company and magazine distributor offering subscriptions through programs and partnerships.• Introduced Agile practices to Java development teams. Delivered projects using the Scrum methodology.• Transitioned the eCommerce group (20+ people) from waterfall development to Scrum and Kanban. Coached colleagues in new project management and development practices. Created and delivered custom training to drive Agile transformation.• Introduced user stories, product and technology roadmaps, continuous integration, Rally, and MongoDB to improve the agility of the web development team.

Environmental services company providing waste and recycling solutions for sustainability.• Managed software projects for a homegrown Microsoft .NET ERP in an Agile development environment.• Delivered software projects across a broad spectrum of ERP functionality including billing, workflow, eBusiness, and reporting. Managing redesign of corporate website and implementation of a new content management system.• Managed a team of six software developers responsible for projects, enhancements, and application support.

Financial services company offering leases and loans.• Provided project management and business analysis services to Capital Markets team. Collaborated with business stakeholders to define requirements, manage projects to schedule, and maintain budgets.

Software and computer hardware company providing solutions for mailing and eCommerce.• Refocused an SAP HR team to deliver application services on time and on budget. Supervised a team of 8, including onshore and offshore technical resources. • Managed a $1 million, international project focused on the deployment of an IT performance dashboard (Compuware Vantage). Lead a team of over 20 people, including internal and contracted resources.

Biotechnology company developing products for the scientific and medical research industries.• Managed eCommerce initiatives for a web development team. Developed technology strategy for replatform of primary eCommerce channel, migrating from homegrown Java application to IBM Websphere Portal and Interwoven Content Management.• Developed content management solutions for Marketing/Communications department. Used Vignette Content Management and Java/J2EE tools to extract and cleanse data for web and print presentation.

• Developed financial software as part of a co-op program during senior year of college.