Denver, Colorado, United States
I am a passionate executive leader that equally enjoys technology and building highly performing teams. One of my key mantras is that a critical benchmark of an organization is its ability to deliver quality software as effectively and efficiently as possible. I believe that technology for the sake of technology is a waste of time but using technology to solve critical customer and business challenges has to be a core differentiator of who we are. As an executive leader, I will work to establish a technical vision and identify the key enablers to reaching this vision. This vision will include the core technologies, patterns and anti-patterns, and the organizational structure necessary to support it. My goal is to always give the organization the direction necessary to make their own decisions that will align with the greater strategy. I am not an ivory tower style of leader and I look to build a culture that is very hands-on, challenging, but not competitive. As part of that culture I expect to get into the technology, contribute, and will be very involved in understanding technical challenges with any critical initiatives.
As the Co-Founder and CEO of Reddiyo, I am dedicated to building cutting edge software that will help athletes to achieve all of their goals. Reddiyo is the combination of two major passions in life with outdoor activities and cutting edge technology. Reddiyo is dedicated to delivering high quality software that will solve challenges that athletes currently face and ensure that they get the most out of every activity that they do. The vision is to provide all athletes with custom training plans that will be tailored for their specific needs, behaviors, abilities, and goals. This is done through leveraging strong machine learning algorithms and providing the cleanest customer experience possible. Prior to Reddiyo, I have always had a strong focus on open source I have lead technology divisions through massive industry disruptions. This includes the media industry as it shifted from traditional delivery models to streaming and IP based delivery. Prior to that I helped the publishing sector to shift from a paper based model into a completely digital delivery model. These changes were technological, organizational, and operational in nature. The next disruption is in athletic industry and leveraging tech in ways that hasn't been done before. https://www.reddiyo.com
Oversaw and participated in setting the technical direction of the organization. Ensuring company competency in viable emerging technologies that met the company's strategic interests. Established internal methodology for establishing and monitoring the company's tech radar Established internal projects as a mechanism to evaluate emerging technology and contribute into open source projects Established and executed marketing plan to build the brand and create key partnerships in the industry Grew the engineering staff by 5x and ensured no drop in product quality Built organizational scaffolding to facilitate growth, establish quality expectations, and a clear incentivisation/promotion path from within Key point of contact for for both C-Suite executives and EVPs for large scale technology companies
Oversaw the technical direction of the organization. Ensuring company competency in viable emerging technologies that met the companies strategic interests. Developed the internal company strategy for growth while ensuring the highest level of quality for all our implementations Key point of contact for for both C-Suite executives and EVPs for large scale technology companies Established an internal methodology for approaching all projects while maintaining the malleability each customer required Established the Denver team and built a permanent presence and culture for long term growth Oversaw architecture and implementation for multiple mission critical projects within media, financial, and medical verticals Developed cloud based solutions for management of cable company customers including streaming media, credit card payments, upgrades, and all account management Oversaw and managed globally distributed Engineering teams
Opened the newly created office in the UK and developed a permanent EMEA presence. Developed internal implementation methodology based on Agile best practices. Oversaw and owned all technical designs within the organization that spanned numerous different technology suites and business verticals. Uncovered a new education vertical for the company and realized a niche market that quickly turned into a lucrative customer base. Managed large segregated implementation teams and ensured that they all delivered on time and within budget. Educated and assisted in the development of internal staff to help to grow the consultancy Maintained critical relationships with “C-Suite” Management for each of the engagements Won sales engagements for multi-million dollar projects.
Lead Architect on numerous successful enterprise wide publishing solutions. Led multiple parallel projects for large clients, ensuring the coordination and success of separate internal and external teams. Conducted workshops to gather requirements for enterprise-wide architecture plans, with a 100% success-rate in generating approval from design to implementation. Managed development teams using agile methodologies, ensuring quick course-correction with continuous client involvement. Developed internal company wide data model methodology based on lessons learned in agile software implementations. Turned a medium sized project into the largest single project in the history of the company. Led data model solutions that were implemented in XML, relational, and NoSql databases
Provided hands-on technical leadership for a suite of highly transactional Java based XML Authoring systems. Responsibilities included managing the development deadlines, identifying the implementation schedule, prioritizing the user stories, and setting the customer expectations. Delivered multiple custom Publishing solutions, with every solution on time, within budget, and leading to follow on projects. Conducted onsite technical workshops to gather business requirements. Documented the technical requirements and architected a solution to meet the client’s needs. Mentored Developers and Junior Technical Leads. Responsibilities included setting individual goals, providing feedback, and performing yearly reviews. Set quality standards for all members of the team, through leading by example, clear communication of expectations, and providing regular code reviews for each developer. Oversaw and conducted installations on the customer site, working directly with the customer’s internal IT policies and procedures, providing hardware recommendations, and architecting High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions. Created and conducted onsite training that was generally developed for the custom solution and geared towards both end users and the administrators of the system. Conducted daily scrums to maintain velocity and allow for project adjustments when necessary. Led and oversaw the testing team within the project, including staffing, maintaining the testing strategy, and ensuring that the developers were working directly with the testing department. Performed development tasks on self-imposed deadlines utilizing many different technologies and languages.