• Six month engagement with Milwaukee Tool developing cloud architecture strategy for a greenfield software development project to create a globally accessible system to manage the development of new products ○ Worked with developers to create a .NET and React architecture using Azure Front Door, Cosmos DB, Azure Search, Web Apps, Azure Service Bus, and SQL Server. ○ Moved the development project from Jira, Confluence and BitBucket to Azure Devops. Utilized Wikis, git repositories, build and release pipelines, package management, and automated testing. ○ Wrote Terraform modules and scripts to manage Azure deployments and infrastructure. ○ Served on a cloud advisory board to generate governance policies, standard, documentation, and cost management.
• Interim CTO, leading architecture and complex ETL process for start-up oil/gas data company in Oklahoma City, OK.
• Migrated a SaaS company business intelligence solution from Sisense to PowerBI Embedded in Milwaukee, WI.
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• Spearheaded product and engineering strategy for a FinTech/FreightTech startup, driving rapid growth to achieve $6MM ARR within three years.
• Administered a multi-million dollar technology operations budget, excelling in vendor and partner management to enhance efficiency in freight invoice auditing, cash flow, and post-delivery information management.
• Crafted a strategic roadmap through comprehensive market analysis, collaboration with experts, an industry leader roadshow, and client feedback, leading to significant market penetration and client satisfaction.
• Selected and implemented a cutting-edge technology stack, managing technical and cloud architecture decisions with a focus on speed, cost, and team competency, ensuring optimal operational performance.
• Built and nurtured a world-class team of up to 23 product and full-stack engineers and consultants, fostering a culture of empowerment, decision-making, and technological leadership that resulted in exceptional team pe

• Brought on board to pioneer cloud transformation, I architected the cloud infrastructure for an innovative SaaS product aimed at revolutionizing the healthcare industry with a self-service portal for dental insurance consumers.
• Adopted a forward-thinking "Infrastructure as Code" strategy using Terraform Enterprise across multiple cloud platforms, successfully transitioning 5 enterprise applications from on-premises to cloud environments, enhancing scalability and operational efficiency.
• Played a pivotal role in the Security Council, leading to the achievement of HITRUST certification, a critical compliance milestone necessitated by both client demand and industry standards, thereby bolstering our market standing and trustworthiness.
• As an active member of the technology leadership council, I significantly contributed to key technological advancements and was instrumental in steering the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and market needs.

• Principal cloud architect focused on delivery in cloud enablement, migrations, optimization, software architecture and modern application projects. Led technical sales calls/presentations, creating Statements of Work, designing cloud related solutions and executed multiple projects across vertical markets resulting in repeatable business.
• To address a shut-down restaurant industry during Covid - Led Project to implement Azure Active Directory (Entra) B2C identity solution that seamlessly migrated over 3 million users for a national restaurant franchise, enabling extensible solution for consumer rewards and web based ordering.
• Cloud architect for a large national restaurant franchise. Designed and moved IT resources from RackSpace to Microsoft Azure, leading to higher availability, better performance and lower operational costs.
• Led company efforts to develop Microsoft Gold Partner relationship utilizing marketing campaigns, achieving company competencies, and increased sales

• Delivered a leading-edge, scalable paywall solution by building a top-tier development team, enhancing publisher revenue opportunities.
• Boosted user experience by continuously refining company and product strategy in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Streamlined HR processes, overseeing recruitment, supervision, and terminations, optimizing team dynamics and performance.
• Simplified external integrations by standardizing APIs with Swagger, enhancing system interoperability.
• Advanced internal and external service efficiency by migrating to a server-less architecture, reducing operational costs.
• Integrated business intelligence (Sisense) with core systems, providing deep insights for strategic decision-making.
• Achieved PCI compliance, securing partnerships with merchant card services and bolstering trust.
• Directed agile development sprints as Product Owner, ensuring project alignment with stakeholder expectations.
• Cultivated a high-performance culture embracin

• Full Service IT and software development firm
• Led creation of Transportation Management Systems for Third Party Logistics companies throughout the United States