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Strategic Engineering Executive | Platform, DevOps; SRE LeadershipI build the platforms that enable global brands to scale. With a career spanning leadership roles at Paramount+, Disney, Cubic, and PennyMac, I specialize in high-velocity engineering transformations, multi-cloud strategy (AWS/GCP), and building resilient, high-performance organizations. I treat the Internal Developer Experience (DevEx) as a product—focusing on reducing friction, optimizing cloud spend, and automating reliability at scale. Whether leading an organization of 150+ engineers at Cubic or architecting the SRE capability for Paramount+, my goal is to bridge the gap between complex infrastructure and seamless product delivery. Executive Impact Expertise: • Organizational Scale: Led global engineering teams of 150+ resources with a focus on "Manager of Managers" leadership and international talent development (US, UK, India, Ukraine, Australia). • Operational ROI: Realized $2.9M in operational savings through strategic DevOps transformations and automated Quality Engineering. • Strategic Partnerships: Directed global technical integrations with Apple (iOS Wallet/Apple Pay) and managed critical delivery for HBO Max, AT&T TV, and OMNY (NYC). • Technical Governance: Deep experience in highly regulated (FDA/Health-tech) and high-consequence (Fintech/Transit) environments, specializing in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/HCP) and DevSecOps (Wiz/Snyk). Core Competencies: • Platform Engineering Strategy • SRE; Observability (SLAs/SLOs) • Cloud-Native Architecture (AWS/GCP) • CI/CD Modernization (GitHub Actions) • DevSecOps • Agile/Trunk-Based Transformation • Cloud Cost Optimization • Global Stakeholder Management
Strategic Platform & Cloud Infrastructure Directing global Cloud and DevOps strategy for Paramount+ and Pluto TV, reporting to the SVP of Engineering. Architecting scalable delivery ecosystems across Apple, Android, and Amazon platforms for millions of concurrent users. • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Standardized multi-cloud provisioning using Terraform and HashiCorp Cloud (HCP) to automate repository governance and resource scaling. • Cloud Native Delivery: Engineered GCP and Firebase integrations via Terraform for automated binary distribution and staged global market rollouts. • Hybrid Cloud Strategy: Architected a high-performance Mac Mini farm via Ansible, optimizing self-hosted runners to reduce cloud spend and increase CI/CD performance. Operational Excellence & SRE Leadership • CI/CD Transformation: Spearheaded migration to GitHub Actions, delivering a 50% increase in build efficiency and accelerating time-to-market. • SRE & Observability: Established organizational SRE capabilities, utilizing metrics/SLAs to automate "force upgrades" and ensure 100% adoption of critical versions. • DevSecOps & Compliance: Integrated Synack, Snyk, and Wiz into the SDLC, ensuring enterprise-grade security and privacy compliance. • AI/ML Innovation: Scaled internal productivity by building AI/ML-driven cloud tools and Slack workflows, eliminating manual developer friction. • Quality Engineering: Integrated XCTest, Espresso, and Appium into triggered pipelines to shift the org from manual to automated verification.
Team Leadership & Agile Transformation • Founded & Scaled DevOps: Hired and established the foundational DevOps team supporting domestic Paramount+ and CBS TVE streaming apps, delivering content to millions of global subscribers. • Cultural Transformation: Coached cross-functional engineering teams on Agile and DevOps methodologies, successfully transitioning the organization to trunk-based development and predictable 2-week release cycles. Cloud Strategy & CI/CD Engineering • AWS Cloud Platform: Architected and deployed AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform to support custom application development and internal tooling. • Modernized CI/CD: Designed and automated enterprise-grade pipelines using Jenkins, Python, and Fastlane to stabilize native mobile and media application delivery. • Observability & Reliability: Implemented NewRelic monitoring and alerting strategies via Terraform, establishing the first automated performance dashboards to ensure application stability at scale.
Executive Leadership & Organizational Design • Strategic Team Growth: Recruited and led a diverse organization of Platform Engineers and Architects to scale AWS cloud infrastructure across the enterprise product portfolio. • Value Stream Optimization: Embedded DevOps engineers directly into Agile Scrum teams, aligning automation workflows with business value stream propositions to accelerate delivery. • Talent Development: Established a comprehensive engineering curriculum, documentation standards, and a rigorous code-review framework to ensure deployment excellence. Cloud Native & Platform Modernization • Serverless & Containerization: Scaled the adoption of AWS Lambda (Serverless) and Docker/AWS EKS (Kubernetes) to modernize legacy application architecture. • Multi-Stack Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Directed IaC initiatives utilizing Python (Troposphere/Stacker), AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK (JavaScript). • Enterprise CI/CD: Led the transition to trunk-based development using GitLab CI, AWS CodeDeploy, and Jenkins, including specialized deployments for Salesforce via Flosum. Data Infrastructure & Observability • Cloud Data Strategy: Managed critical data infrastructure including Postgres (AWS RDS) and Snowflake to support business-essential fintech applications. • Advanced Monitoring: Established enterprise-wide metrics and observability using New Relic and Sumo Logic to drive data-driven operational decisions.
Large-Scale Engineering Leadership • Organizational Oversight: Served as a servant leader for a 30-person engineering organization, directing the development and testing of premier streaming applications, including HBO Max, AT&T TV, and DTVE. • Cross-Platform Strategy: Architected delivery across a diverse ecosystem, including Apple TV, FireTV, Roku, Samsung Tizen (Web), and native iOS/Android mobile platforms. • Unified Client Architecture: Partnered with the re-engineering team to deliver a Universal Client Platform using React Native and the You.i framework, significantly reducing code duplication and accelerating multi-device deployment. Platform Engineering & Quality Strategy • QE Roadmap & Strategy: Designed and executed a comprehensive Quality Engineering roadmap, implementing a JavaScript-based automation stack (Jest, Enzyme, Selenium, Appium, Webdriver.io) to enable test-oriented CI/CD. • Modernized CI/CD Pipelines: Defined the vision for AWS-hosted Jenkins pipelines, moving from basic builds to sophisticated code-staging, infrastructure-as-code, and automated device-farm testing. • Binary Lifecycle Management: Managed enterprise-scale artifact promotion and versioning strategies utilizing Sonatype Nexus to ensure secure and consistent code compilation across the product suite. Data & Observability • Data Quality & Compliance: Established a specialized team competency in Data Quality, automating the validation of Comscore and Nielsen consumer data. • Real-time Monitoring: Directed the implementation of enterprise observability solutions using Conviva, New Relic, and Grafana to ensure high-scale application performance and reliability for millions of concurrent viewers.
Global Engineering & People Leadership • Multinational Org Management: Led a global engineering organization of 35+ resources, including direct management of engineering managers, across San Diego, Halifax, Sydney, and Kyiv. • Global Talent Acquisition: Scaled the organization through strategic hiring and mentorship, building high-performing, distributed teams across four time zones. • DevOps Culture Transformation: Served as a key catalyst for the Digital Health Technology group’s DevOps transformation, utilizing an Agile coaching mindset to shift the org toward a high-velocity, automated culture. Regulated Cloud Platform Strategy • Microservices & Connected Care: Directed feature development for the AirView Connected Care platform, overseeing a complex architecture of Spring Boot microservices, Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), and React Native mobile apps. • Compliance-Driven CI/CD: Architected and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Concourse CI and Terraform for AWS environments, ensuring rigorous adherence to FDA regulatory requirements for medical data. • Quality & Governance: Established automated quality gates and feedback loops within the pipeline, utilizing SonarQube and custom metrics to maintain enterprise-grade code standards. Operational Excellence • Strategic Product Partnership: Partnered with Product Owners to translate business roadmaps into technical design, managing PI planning and sprint deliverables for multiple scrum teams. • Production Governance: Engineered a global production triage and escalation framework, empowering teams to execute rapid-response patches and issue remediation for business-critical health data.
Global Executive Leadership & P&L Impact • Organizational Scale: Worldwide engineering leader for an organization of 150+ resources and 6 direct-report Managers across the US, UK, Australia, Germany, and India. • Operational ROI: Championed a fully funded transformation initiative that realized operational savings of $780K in FY17 and $2.1M in FY18 through the strategic application of DevOps and test automation. • Global Strategic Partnerships: Built and maintained key relationships with global transit authorities, including Transport for London (TfL) and Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW), ensuring the successful delivery of critical infrastructure technology. • Offshore Center Development: Spearheaded the strategy and build-out of a high-performance remote engineering center in Hyderabad, India, optimizing global labor costs and 24/7 delivery capabilities. Product Innovation & Platform Strategy • Apple Global Partnership: Partnered directly with Apple to architect and launch the iOS Wallet and Apple Pay integration for Cubic’s transit systems, impacting the daily commute of millions of users globally. • NextCity Platform: Directed the engineering of the "NextCity" platform, a suite of external REST APIs and React Native mobile applications powering transit systems in New York (OMNY), Boston, and Brisbane. • Shift-Left Transformation: Championed the adoption of "Shift-Left" testing and Agile practices, embedding quality resources directly into Scrum teams to drastically reduce defect rates and accelerate release velocity.