Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
My roots are in engineering, with time spent in product ownership and program delivery. I’m good at the unglamorous stuff. Agile that serves the work instead of the calendar. Process that makes good results repeatable instead of accidental. Cross-functional alignment handled before it turns into a fire, in an ideal world! I lean on AI to move faster and expect my teams to do the same. Automate the grind, so we can spend our energy on the problems that are actually fun. Shipping the right thing, to the right people, in a way that holds up in production is the job. And the people who can turn capable engineers, and capable models, into something that actually ships are key to success.
Technical Program Manager at Axian, a Portland engineering firm that has been building custom software and data solutions for over 30 years. I run delivery across cross-functional teams for major local industry leaders, keeping complex, mission-critical work on track from kickoff to production. My job is to give client engineering teams lift so they can focus on the hard problems and trust that the rest is handled.
I lead engineering strategy and day-to-day team delivery in a dual-capacity role — owning organizational direction in partnership with CPTO, while staying hands-on with the teams building it. I’ve directly managed multiple scrum teams across Certification, Merchant & Platform monitoring, and our core data platform products serving enterprise customers. In addition to engineering ownership, I’ve also built & refined the delivery process ensuring SOC & ISO compliance.
Managed cross-functional team of 15+ Product Engineers & SDETs delivering drone aviation platform for airspace management, flight planning, and regulatory compliance across commercial verticals.
Led engineering & SDET teams to deliver two major product releases and multiple feature updates using SAFe agile framework. Built and managed nearshore development team of 7 engineers in Argentina, overseeing contractual deliverables and program management alignment. Reorganized SRE operations by implementing customer escalation triage processes and JIRA-based reporting. Reduced escalation backlog 200% and cut time-to-resolution by 50 days through process optimization. Facilitated all scrum ceremonies to maintain team alignment and drive productivity across distributed teams.
Managed team of 10 product engineers & SDETs, while serving as release manager, product owner, and scrum master across multiple teams. Implemented performance management processes including evaluations and compensation planning. Drove agile delivery and team execution to meet company priorities and deadlines. Collaborated with Product Management to align engineering efforts with evolving business objectives, ensuring high-quality project delivery through structured processes. Keywords: Engineering Management, Product Ownership, Release Management, Agile Scrum, Performance Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Team Leadership