Sweeping redesign of software language, architecture, persistence, and security, as well as organizational structure, to enable faster development and higher-level thinking for deep learning architectures.

150-person startup focused on autonomous mobile robots. Acquired by Zebra Technologies.• Led cloud development group for robot fleet; 25 people across 5 teams.• Transformed Fetch team from startup stage to high-performing maturity without missing a beat in development.• Co-designed Data Dragon, innovative state management and communications layer for IoT.

11-person technology startup applying machine learning to support active lifestyles, beginning with running.• Co-invented translation-based computing (TBC), a first-principles architecture to integrate deep learning and procedural programming for reduced complexity and cost.• Designed and built backend core (Java) for business logic and real-time integration of 6 deep learning networks (Python), training data, catalog feed data, frontend (Vue) and order processing (PHP).

Personal and corporate retreat center for the application of shamanic techniques and principles to nurturing ikigai.• Hosted C-level clients for ideation, design, and personal growth to support mission critical projects.

In 2016 the world’s most well-funded AI technology company with a mission to solve the world’s most complex problems.• Grew and managed a clowder of academic cats into an 18-person team of engineering professionals.• Achieved consistent on-time and on-target delivery of complex, deep-learning-based services.• Received feedback from multiple sources that we had the best morale of any team at Sentient.• Co-developed backend to Sentient’s enterprise deployment on customer sites (Java, AWS).

40-person tech startup for music industry content syndication. Sold to Google.• Recruited, hired, and led new data team.• Drove data team technology and architecture decisions: (e.g., FERN, Cascading, Hadoop, Neo4j, RedShift).• Co-created FERN, a data abstraction, ETL and analysis platform that was so flexible and easy to use that over time much of the BandPage’s business logic was handled by the data team (Java).• Successfully applied FERN to business intelligence, ad-hoc analysis, and probabilistic reasoning for large scale entity matching and disambiguation even as the data sets, metrics and BandPage’s business model rapidly evolved.

Dedicated research and development group within eBay Inc.• Performed data mining, analysis and algorithm design for merchandising and catalog research group. • Sole designer & developer of new category recommender that increased purchases per week by 30% at eBay.

Energy medicine partnership providing client sessions, classes and international journeys.• Co-founded Mann Partners in hand-built cabin and grew practice to over 100 clients in 2 years. • Lead 3 custom group journeys to Peru, Cambodia, and Thailand. Participants reported life-changing experiences.

20 person startup developing dedicated Assisted-GPS chip for cell phones. Sold to Furuno.• Lead software architect for second-generation eRide GPS chip (embedded C).• Primary driver of complete architectural overhaul for increased consistency in both design and performance. (C)

40-person startup with 20 PhDs developing DSP-based Assisted-GPS solution. Sold to SiRF Technology.• Member of core team that developed the world’s most sensitive commercial GPS solution (Java).• Co-developed concept for industry leading anti-multipath triangulation algorithm, a key contributor to sale valuation.• Identified fundamental flaw in proposed approach on second day of work, leading to new architecture.• Managed relationships with 6 partner companies for mission critical aiding data and antenna solutions.

Technology, design and strategy services firm. Employed from 300 person, pre-IPO startup to 2,000-person web powerhouse.• Lead architect on 3 projects totaling 43 person-years of effort and $12M (Java).• Cut Gordian knot on project-killing issue involving ATM cash delivery schedule during first week of work.• Solved critical problem to categorize half-million-page website with world’s first software Mechanical Turk. (Java, SQL) • Acting Head of People Strategy for 300-person San Francisco office for one year.• Openness Award, "Unwilling to let grumbles continue as destructive undercurrents, Wallace recognized the situation and transformed it into a forum to deal with the concerns, and we are all better off for his efforts".• Relationships Award, "Invaluable ability to interface with clients at every level and defuse tense situations".• Handpicked to develop corporate One Team Training to unify divergent styles of engineers and designers.• Co-developed and taught 10 classes in 3 of Sapient’s trainings: Developers Week, Architect Training, and Object-Oriented Design. Each class was 40-50 hours long.