I am a Software Development Leader with 19 years of leadership experience building and scaling SaaS platforms, driving growth through API development, mobile-first design, and cloud-native architectures. Proficient in implementing secure and scalable solutions, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, improving system performance and reliability, and managing cross-functional teams across web, mobile, and backend domains. Skilled in stakeholder collaboration, strategic roadmap planning, and aligning technical strategies with business objectives. In addition, 14 years of hands-on full-stack coding expertise provide a strong technical foundation to solve complex challenges and deliver customer-focused solutions.
I have a collaborative approach to strategic roadmap development, thriving in fast-paced environments, and passionate about exploring the potential of AI to drive innovation and transform business processes. I excel at building strong stakeholder relationships, optimizing processes, and driving a mindset focused on quality, SLA, and performance. Successful at remotely leading onshore, nearshore, and offshore team members.
I believe in a collaborative, hands-on approach to technical leadership, readily assisting with everything from escalated customer issues and performance troubleshooting to partnering with developers and architects to overcome technical hurdles. My mission is to deliver high-impact, scalable software solutions that drive business value and enhance customer experience. Balancing immediate priorities with a long-term vision, I ensure our technology strategy aligns with business goals and keeps us at the forefront of the industry.
While my daily responsibilities may not include writing code, I possess a deep understanding of what it takes to build high-quality SaaS/PaaS platforms, including the strategic implementation of AI/ML technologies to enhance product capabilities and drive innovation. I am passionate about building strong development teams and fostering an environment of open, honest communication, with the ultimate goal of adding value to organizations.
Visionary technical leader with 19 years of experience in building and scaling high-impact SaaS/PaaS solutions. Proven ability to translate business goals into innovative technology strategies. Expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies, API development, mobile-first design, and team leadership. Passionate about fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer-centricity. Eager to explore opportunities leveraging AI/ML to further enhance SaaS/PaaS offerings.
I have a proven track record of solving complex technical challenges and driving product innovation. I am fascinated by the potential of AI and machine learning to address key customer pain points and create entirely new product possibilities. I am actively researching and experimenting with AI technologies to discover how they can be applied to existing and new product features to build more intelligent, efficient, and user-friendly products that deliver exceptional value to our customers.
A highly accomplished software development executive and advisor with 33 years of experience, I excel at leading large-scale projects and delivering innovative solutions. My diverse technical expertise spans Java, .NET, Node.js, React, Angular, Mobile, AWS, Azure, and CI/CD pipelines. Recognized for my leadership, mentorship, and ability to drive results.
5 years of Private Equity
8 years of Startup
20 years of Enterprise Software Development
Startup GlobalMed is the world's leading telehealth technology provider. MedTech SaaS platform used in the U.S. Defense Health Agency's to Operate on the DoD network, the VA and White House Medical Unit.
Led all onshore and offshore software development for both government and commercial clients, ensuring successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.
An experienced AI advocate with a deep understanding of the ethical implications and transformative potential of AI. Committed to guiding organizations in the responsible adoption of AI technologies.
Successfully established and managed key technology partnerships as part of the AI task force, driving the adoption of AI solutions and contributing to the achievement of strategic annual goals.
Demonstrated expertise in vulnerability management and remediation by collaborating with the vCISO to address 95% of critical security vulnerabilities (Cat1 and Cat2) across workstations and Azure environments.
Ensured a highly secure environment, achieving compliance with HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other relevant security frameworks. Secure exchange of EHR data using HL7 and HL7 FHIR specifications.
Established a collaborative Scrum framework between Product and Development teams, ensuring a transparent and strategic product roadmap for enhanced alignment and efficiency.
Led the rewrite of the "eNcounter Now" SaaS and wellness platform, including a shared video conferencing component for web and native iOS/Android applications. Reduced technical debt by 75% through a strategic upgrade to .NET 8.
Developed strong engineering talent by leading the onboarding process for Developers, DevOps, and QA, providing mentorship and coaching to foster their growth. This resulted in a 30% increase in sprint velocity and a more collaborative and high-performing team.
Conducted OWASP and SAST security vulnerability testing and analysis for C# and JavaScript code, successfully identifying and remediating critical vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and XSS.
Azure DevOps, Pipelines, AWS, Postgres, Firebase, .Net, C#, Java, Kotlin, GraphQL, NodeJS, ReactJS, Android/iOS.
Startup Successware is a fully integrated home services B2B software solution. Integrated accounting, scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, inventory and smart mobile technician iOS/Android app including payments.
Spearheaded the modernization of a legacy desktop system, transforming it into an innovative cloud-native platform on AWS. This involved a complete rewrite, leveraging modern AWS technologies and architectural patterns to enhance scalability, performance, and maintainability. Such as infrastructure as code (IaC) tool Terraform, serverless Lambda, EKS (kubernetes), RDS, Elasticache, SNS, SES, CloudFormation, and Cloudfront.
Scaled the team by 80% in 6 months to achieve platform rewrite goal. This involved leading a team of over 160 engineers, including architects, developers, QA, DBAs, and DevOps, and implementing a robust CI/CD automated release pipeline that included SonarQube, unit test and integration test quality gates.
Directed a performance testing team to optimize system performance, achieving sub-second response times even with a user load of 10,000 concurrent users. This significantly improved user satisfaction, reduced bounce rates, and enhanced the overall user experience.
Coordinating React Native with Kotlin, Java teams, PostgreSQL, GraphQL and maintenance engineers across multiple firms and dozens of SOWs. Deployed Datadog, OpenSearch and Elasticsearch. Implemented OAuth 2.
Strategic ally with Product, Support, Legacy, and SaaS Managed Services teams, fostering collaboration to ensure seamless operations and service delivery. Achieved and maintained a 99.95% uptime SLA, driving operational excellence and minimizing service disruptions across the organization.
Introduced GitFlow, Flyway, Microservices versioning process change resulted in 45% reduction in merge non-production release issues. Trained on JMeter performance testing, created GA4 custom dashboards.
Brought on AI based TestRigor for automated testing framework resulting in a 30% reduction in manual testing.
Coordinated effort to onboard and integrate merchant providers into the new cloud based application, and the legacy monolithic system. Overseeing REST API development using GraphQL, OpenAI, testing with Postman.
Managed a geographically distributed team of engineers supporting Java platforms critical to the success of a HigherEd fundraising SaaS solution, generating 70% of the company's revenue. Improved development workflows and system performance by introducing Postman for API validation, JMeter for performance testing, and RabbitMQ for message queuing.
Demonstrated leadership by driving product roadmapping, shaping business strategy, and cultivating a high-performing team culture grounded in data-driven decision-making.
Addressed key challenges in system monitoring, network troubleshooting, and code quality by implementing New Relic, SolarWinds, and SonarQube. These efforts, combined with CI/CD pipeline improvements, resulted in a significant 40% reduction in production failures.
Developed and executed a technical debt reduction plan to upgrade core technologies, including Java 11, WildFly 20, jQuery 3.15, and jQuery UI 1.12. Achieved a 25% improvement in SaaS performance and stability.
Modernized the user interface using the latest responsive library Bootstrap, expanding browser support from Internet Explorer 11 only to 5+ modern browsers. Reduced legacy browser support burden by 100%, allowing the focus to shift to modern, more efficient browsers, while improving accessibility and user engagement.
Reduced operational costs by 30% through the replacement of the legacy analog phone system with a scalable, web-based WebRTC solution. Adding this high-quality, browser-based communication without requiring additional software or hardware, making it easier for users to connect. Improving real-time communication efficiency and reducing latency compared to the outdated analog system.
Integrated vendors such as payment processors (PCI compliance), personalized video and Twilio SMS texting.
Full Atlassian suite, GIT bitbucket, Jira, Trello, Confluence to help improve efficiency and streamline workflows.
As an early employee (#38) at a successful bootstrapped FinTech startup, I played a key role in driving the company's growth by leading the development and delivery of innovative software solutions.
Managed the complex migration of an on-premises data center to AWS, including the transition to EC2 instances and MariaDB databases. This involved coordinating 30+ integrations with various vendors, such as merchant accounts, payment gateways, phone dialers, and credit/finance companies, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
Successfully aligned technical support, product, implementation, and sales teams around common product-focused goals, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring everyone was working towards shared objectives.
Improved development efficiency by streamlining processes and reducing pull request merge times by 90%. This resulted in faster delivery cycles, increased developer productivity, and quicker time to market for new features.
Spearheaded the creation of an internal R&D startup to accelerate innovation and drive key business strategies. Collaborated closely with the product team and customers to develop and release solutions in extremely short timeframes, implementing rapid release cycles for increased agility and responsiveness.
Highly motivated R&D leader with a proven track record of delivering usable proof-of-concept solutions. I am passionate about collaborating with product and design teams to create innovative and user-friendly products.
Technology: GIT, Angular, NodeJS/Express, Typescript, React, MongoDB, Firebase, RESTful, AWS, Azure, GCP.
Agile process discovery: XP, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe, Agile Hybrid with Scrumban, FDD. Mastered CI/CD.
My responsibilities encompass both managing a team of 22 senior developers and providing technical direction for a half dozen independent SaaS products.
Led the onboarding process for 65 consultants and 25 full-time associates, driving a 30% increase in consulting staff. Defined and implemented annual goals and KPIs to ensure alignment and success.
Managed the acquisition and integration of two significant technology platforms, designing and implementing comprehensive strategies and efficient Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to optimize the process.
Oversaw all facets of project management, leading the team in defining project schedules, optimizing resource allocation, developing and mentoring associates, creating development policies, managing budgets, and presenting a clear portfolio view to C-level executives.
Guiding technologies Java J2EE, JBoss, Tomcat, MS SQL, MySQL, Ruby/Rails, Perl, Puppet, Ansible, Docker
the lead Java developer and technical expert on a project to rewrite a legacy C++ SaaS system. My responsibilities included designing and implementing key components, mentoring junior developers, and providing training on new technologies.
Lead the Mobile group creating iOS/Android native applications. Created the restful API, managed versioning, agility, and coordination between outsourced UI/UX firm and delivery of applications.
I am a proactive and highly motivated individual who thrives on taking ownership and consistently seeks opportunities to make a positive impact and add value for customers.
Drove Agile adoption, using Extreme Programming, TDD, BDD. XP Agile Coach across 11 project teams.
Programming included C/C++, Object Pascal (Delphi), Java, .NET, Ruby on Rails, ColdFusion and Javascript.
Leveraging the power of AI to drive positive social change, promote inclusivity, and address critical societal challenges.
A highly experienced Agile Coach with a proven track record of guiding multiple teams in successful Agile adoption and continuous improvement.
Decision-making process fueled by data, utilizing comprehensive analytics and user behavior tracking to ensure informed choices.
I have a passion for innovation and a demonstrated ability to deliver groundbreaking solutions in process optimization, SaaS technology, and product development.
I prioritize the growth of my team members by providing opportunities for continuous learning, mentorship, and professional development.
I demonstrate my commitment to the well-being and success of my colleagues and employees through mentorship, open communication, and creating opportunities for growth.
I am actively pursuing leadership opportunities in software development, specifically seeking roles such as Senior Director, Head of Software Development, or Senior Development Manager where I can lead high-performing teams and drive technical excellence.
23 years of K-12 EduTech
3 years of Higher Education EduTech
3 years Home Services B2B
2 years of FinTech
1 year of MedTech
I am a seasoned software development leader with 33 years of experience and a proven track record in SaaS, I'm eager to leverage my expertise to drive the development of AI-powered features that enhance product value and user experience. I'm seeking a dynamic organization where I can contribute as a visionary leader, optimizing development processes and integrating AI/ML capabilities.