Experience

Torc Robotics

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Chief Engineering Officer

  • May 2023 - Present

  Leading and driving the unification of all Torc’s engineering efforts to align with the company’s roadmap and key milestones for the commercial launch of Torc’s autonomous truck solution. Leading and driving the unification of all Torc’s engineering efforts to align with the company’s roadmap and key milestones for the commercial launch of Torc’s autonomous truck solution.



HERE Technologies

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President of Software Engineering

  • Jul 2021 - May 2023

• Senior Director of Software Engineering

  • Jan 2020 - Jul 2021



Amazon

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Software Development Manager - Continuous Cloud Re-architecture

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

  I lead the groups that own Amazon's Native Cloud Re-architecture engineering and builds the framework technology that powers AWS and Amazon's internal Service Oriented Architecture. The multi-disciplinary group of software/systems engineers, Technical Project/Product managers, and Technical Managers, work across our 3 locations including USA and EU to deliver foundational capabilities for customers of almost every Amazon business, from the familiar Amazon Consumer Websites, to Kindle… Show more I lead the groups that own Amazon's Native Cloud Re-architecture engineering and builds the framework technology that powers AWS and Amazon's internal Service Oriented Architecture. The multi-disciplinary group of software/systems engineers, Technical Project/Product managers, and Technical Managers, work across our 3 locations including USA and EU to deliver foundational capabilities for customers of almost every Amazon business, from the familiar Amazon Consumer Websites, to Kindle, Alexa, AWS, PrimeAir, Customer Services and even subsidiaries like Audible and IMDB. Show less I lead the groups that own Amazon's Native Cloud Re-architecture engineering and builds the framework technology that powers AWS and Amazon's internal Service Oriented Architecture. The multi-disciplinary group of software/systems engineers, Technical Project/Product managers, and Technical Managers, work across our 3 locations including USA and EU to deliver foundational capabilities for customers of almost every Amazon business, from the familiar Amazon Consumer Websites, to Kindle… Show more I lead the groups that own Amazon's Native Cloud Re-architecture engineering and builds the framework technology that powers AWS and Amazon's internal Service Oriented Architecture. The multi-disciplinary group of software/systems engineers, Technical Project/Product managers, and Technical Managers, work across our 3 locations including USA and EU to deliver foundational capabilities for customers of almost every Amazon business, from the familiar Amazon Consumer Websites, to Kindle, Alexa, AWS, PrimeAir, Customer Services and even subsidiaries like Audible and IMDB. Show less



Ford Motor Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Autonomous Vehicles - Virtual Driver Systems - Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

  Promoted to build, grow and lead a product development team for a virtual driver production system within the autonomous vehicle. • Established and managed a software and hardware development team to ‘productionize’ the proto-type software and hardware. • Create the production SW development process that will be utilized for the virtual driver development. • Lead the design and development of the production HW platform and architecture that will be created for the virtual driver… Show more Promoted to build, grow and lead a product development team for a virtual driver production system within the autonomous vehicle. • Established and managed a software and hardware development team to ‘productionize’ the proto-type software and hardware. • Create the production SW development process that will be utilized for the virtual driver development. • Lead the design and development of the production HW platform and architecture that will be created for the virtual driver development.

• Virtual Driver Production Software Supervisor - Autonomous Vehicle

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

  Appointed to establish, develop and lead a newly created software development team for a virtual driver production system within the autonomous vehicle. • Built and managed a software development team to ‘productionize’ the software. • Create the production SW development process that will be utilized for the virtual driver development.

• Global Smart Phone Mobile Navigation Supervisor

  • Apr 2013 - Feb 2016

  Promoted to establish, develop and lead a newly created software development team of 16 to deliver multiple concurrent next generation connectivity solutions targeted around mobile devices. • Built and managed a software development team of 8 to deliver linking technologies like CarPlay and Android Auto on next generation infotainment systems. • Co-developed Mobile OS HMI and interactions throughout creation of linking technology to build a robust mobile to auto… Show more Promoted to establish, develop and lead a newly created software development team of 16 to deliver multiple concurrent next generation connectivity solutions targeted around mobile devices. • Built and managed a software development team of 8 to deliver linking technologies like CarPlay and Android Auto on next generation infotainment systems. • Co-developed Mobile OS HMI and interactions throughout creation of linking technology to build a robust mobile to auto infrastructure. • Led the design and development of software architecture to arbitrate multiple linking technologies within the existing Ford Sync system and new next generation systems.

• AppLink Developer

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2013

  Led all technical development of processes, documentations, and lead partner integrations of the first automotive developer program. • Appointed Technical Program Lead for the Ford Developer Program that enablers application developers to directly integrate into Ford Sync vehicles. • Led twelve beta partners from start to launch over a four month period for the AppLink Developer Network (Amazon Cloud Player, Glympse, Rhapsody, MLB at Bat, Wall Street Journal, USA Today).



Toyota Motor Corporation

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advance Multiple Media Engineer

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2012

  Functioned as Chief Architect for next generation multimedia systems driving rapid integration of the latest consumer technology into automotive.

• Power Distribution Engineer

  • Jul 2005 - Sep 2009

  Developed and designed power distribution systems including relay block and fuse matching layout.