San Diego Metropolitan Area
Chief Technology Officer with 15+ years leading technology organizations in regulated, transaction-intensive industries — FinTech, healthcare (HIPAA/CLIA), and high-volume eCommerce. Five-time digital transformation leader, repeatedly brought in to turn chaotic technology departments into high-performing engineering organizations. Experience deploying agentic AI systems, company-wide AI rollouts, and enterprise LLM platforms in production. Track record includes scaling engineering teams from zero to 20+, migrating monolithic platforms to cloud-native microservices (AWS, Azure), reducing infrastructure costs by up to 75%, and launching new products in partnership with CEOs and executive teams. Hands-on technical leader who stays close to code and architecture while operating at executive scale. Core focus areas: applied AI & agentic systems, platform modernization, team building & scaling, cloud migration, regulatory compliance, and connecting technology investment to business outcomes.
Fractional CTO consulting and managed software development services. Avvise provides cloud-based software development services to clients from the financial industry to the automotive industry. This includes fractional CTO guidance and consulting, to hands-on development as well as providing architectural guidance, team management, team building, product and project management.
Point Predictive delivers AI-powered fraud detection solutions for the lending industry, managing massive data volumes to help financial institutions reduce risk and improve decisioning. As SVP of Technology, I led the Engineering, Data Science, and Data Engineering functions across a globally distributed team. I reported to the CEO and worked closely with the Board and investors to align product strategy, technical execution, and business outcomes. Key Accomplishments: Directed three VPs across Engineering, Data Science, and Data Engineering, overseeing a global team of 20+ across time zones and cultures. Instituted agile best practices—daily scrums, sprint planning, code reviews, and onboarding—to bring structure and reliability to product delivery. Built and scaled out the company's QA practice, improving system reliability and deployment confidence. Implemented EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) management processes across the tech org to drive accountability and focus. Oversaw hundreds of terabytes of data in AWS, while improving governance, access control, and long-term cost efficiency. Reduced AWS cloud spend by 25%, saving the company substantial annual infrastructure costs. Reorganized and re-energized underperforming teams, turning them into high-velocity scrum units delivering consistent value every sprint. Led the successful launch of five new products within one year, balancing aggressive timelines with team hiring and onboarding. This role deepened my experience in scaling AI-enabled platforms, managing enterprise-level data infrastructure, and aligning engineering roadmaps with strategic growth goals.
★ Joined a startup business to establish a software development team with domestic and offshore members and advise the engineering and technology teams. ★ Designs and builds product roadmaps, project plans, and enterprise architecture. Established best practices for project and product management. ★ Directs onboarding, training, daily Scrums, individual meetings, and code reviews, as well as sprint planning and review meetings. ★ Led the team to develop AWS backend serverless systems using SNS, SQS, Lambdas, Glue Jobs, Step Functions, EC2, and CI/CD. Used Express Node.js for the website and Python for the data pipeline. ★ Designed a serverless data import process that automates the import of thousands of units of dealer inventory per client. ★ Oversaw the process of retaining a vendor to develop a mobile app, negotiating a 25% rate reduction. ★ Executed an initiative to grow business in the Power Sports market, bringing over 16,000 vehicles to the platform in two months. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ ABOUT REINVENTAUCTIONS ReinventAuctions provides digital trading platforms for dealer-to- dealer wholesale vehicle exchanges.
★ Founded the Business Intelligence and Software Engineering departments, overseeing hiring, budgeting, project management, software procurement, ETL processes, capacity planning, and strategic partnerships. ★ Maintained accountability for the performance of 14 direct reports and a $1M monthly AWS budget. Served on the Cloud Cost Reduction Team that successfully lowered AWS costs to $250K per month. ★ Implemented a BI framework using Snowflake, Databricks, AWS Quicksight, and Microsoft PowerBI. Developed data architecture, reports, and ETL scripts. ★ Used data analytics, trend analysis, and AWS ML variant analysis to identify business opportunities and optimal price points. Increased revenue by $100K by partnering with 10 facilities in Florida. ★ Credited with improving project management through the adoption of JIRA and Agile methodologies. Achieved project milestones and deliverables on-time and within budget. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ ABOUT HUMAN LONGEVITY Human Longevity is dedicated to building the world's most comprehensive database on human genotypes and phenotypes, and using machine learning to help develop new ways to fight diseases associated with aging.