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By leveraging the power of JavaScript, I build web applications that use modern browser capabilities to deliver app-like experiences to users regardless of the device they are on.
Using devices like the Particle Photon and Raspberry Pi, I'm building software that interacts with the physical world to control devices and process sensor data.
I can help you select and set up the correct eCommerce solution for your business. Develop conversion funnels and create advanced integrations with your backend systems helping to automate and optimize your business processes.
In 2013, I co-founded an email marketing company that used machine learning to increase email conversion rates for brands like Marriott, Dell, Adidas and others. I can leverage that industry knowledge to help you get the most out of your email marketing efforts.
Overtime your data gets fragmented and messy. I have helped organizations combine, de-dupe, augment, clean, classify and format their data. Getting it ready for analysis.
I can help you find meaning in your data to help you make informed decisions to improve your business.
Throughout my career I have helped businesses connect with 3rd party APIs, set up communications between disparate internal systems as well as save time by automating manual tasks.
These days, Machine Learning and AI is everywhere. I have led the development of real-time machine learning systems that handle traffic from some the largest brands and I can help you add ML into your product.
I have built web scraping tools to help my clients monitor their competition, populate sales leads and re-purpose data from their own online store without involving the IT department.
I have successfully built and led teams of 15-20 developers. Using servant leadership principles and agile development methodologies to create empowered, motivated and productive engineering teams.
I've spent the majority of my career helping start-ups and small businesses quickly turn their ideas into successful software products. By working closely with company leadership in a fast-paced environment for so long, I have developed a keen ability to understand both the technical and business requirements and quickly deliver a scalable solution that addresses both.
I started my career working as a software engineer for local development shops interfacing directly with clients to understand their problems and craft solutions that fit within their timeline and budget.
In 2007 with my wife out on maternity leave expecting our second child, I set out on my own as an independent IT consultant. Leading a small team of developers, I worked with both small local companies and large national agencies to develop custom CMS systems, eCommerce solutions, inventory management systems, online games, in-house email marketing systems and various data tools. During this time, I also developed the first HTML5 gaming platform called TapJS that provided hosting, leaderboards, badges and social integration for the then nascent HTML5 game development scene.
In 2011, TapJS was acquired by appMobi as a way to enhance its mobile development feature set by adding TapJS's engagement features, like player challenges and leader boards and also allow developers to integrate social elements to their games using the appMobi platform. As part of the acquisition, I joined the appMobi team to head up game development and gamification for mobile applications and I continued in that role until 2013 when appMobi was acquired by Intel.
Following the sale of appMobi to Intel, I joined a small team to co-found a digital marketing company called Wylei, where I would take on the role as the VP of Technology. As the VP of Technology and Technical Co-founder, I worked with my fellow team members to successfully navigate several pivots, reaching product-market fit with our machine learning content solution for email marketing. I personally built what was to become our core product that served customers such as: Marriott, Adidas, Dell, La Quinta, Unilever and Hershey.
After successfully building the engineering team at Wylei, I transitioned over to a VC firm as a Venture Architect. I worked directly with the Managing Directors to turn their rough ideas into polished scalable solutions and was responsible for all technical aspects of each venture.
After all these years, I am fortunate to continue to work with amazing clients, building great technology and strong relationships.