Engineering Manager

• Aug 2023 - Present

Engineering Manager

• Feb 2022 - Aug 2023

I have been managing two different products (Hunting and Vulnerability Prioritization) each with its own engineering teams, analysts, UX designers, and stakeholders. Successful cross-team collaboration continues to be something that excites me. During my time at hunting, despite resourcing challenges, we have more than doubled the ARR of hunting and it continues to have the highest gross margin of any product at Expel (by a wide margin). We also successfully launched the Vulnerability… Show more I have been managing two different products (Hunting and Vulnerability Prioritization) each with its own engineering teams, analysts, UX designers, and stakeholders. Successful cross-team collaboration continues to be something that excites me. During my time at hunting, despite resourcing challenges, we have more than doubled the ARR of hunting and it continues to have the highest gross margin of any product at Expel (by a wide margin). We also successfully launched the Vulnerability Prioritization product.

Senior Software Engineer

• Jul 2018 - Feb 2022

Soon after I started off as a backend engineer, I helped form a new hunting team, writing the initial hunting engine. Eventually I was joined by additional team members and we took the engine to production and wrote over 25 hunting techniques. I worked on building relationships with the detection & response and SOC teams, understanding their requirements and helping the larger team work towards solutions. I led an internal evaluation of a BI platform to enhance their efficiency and… Show more Soon after I started off as a backend engineer, I helped form a new hunting team, writing the initial hunting engine. Eventually I was joined by additional team members and we took the engine to production and wrote over 25 hunting techniques. I worked on building relationships with the detection & response and SOC teams, understanding their requirements and helping the larger team work towards solutions. I led an internal evaluation of a BI platform to enhance their efficiency and better support them.

Technical Lead

• Feb 2013 - Jul 2018

In addition to maintaining all responsibilities prior to the acquisition, I created technical designs and assisted in the porting of the python-based system to Java. Eventually, I became the technical lead where I implemented agile methodologies, coordinated tasks between multiple groups, and acted as an architect of many of the core systems. I maintained this leadership position as we rearchitected the system as a fleet of microservices running on top of Kubernetes and Docker. In addition to… Show more In addition to maintaining all responsibilities prior to the acquisition, I created technical designs and assisted in the porting of the python-based system to Java. Eventually, I became the technical lead where I implemented agile methodologies, coordinated tasks between multiple groups, and acted as an architect of many of the core systems. I maintained this leadership position as we rearchitected the system as a fleet of microservices running on top of Kubernetes and Docker. In addition to my development responsibilities, I also created and maintained the scripts which compiled, packaged, and versioned our releases. Show less In addition to maintaining all responsibilities prior to the acquisition, I created technical designs and assisted in the porting of the python-based system to Java. Eventually, I became the technical lead where I implemented agile methodologies, coordinated tasks between multiple groups, and acted as an architect of many of the core systems. I maintained this leadership position as we rearchitected the system as a fleet of microservices running on top of Kubernetes and Docker. In addition to… Show more In addition to maintaining all responsibilities prior to the acquisition, I created technical designs and assisted in the porting of the python-based system to Java. Eventually, I became the technical lead where I implemented agile methodologies, coordinated tasks between multiple groups, and acted as an architect of many of the core systems. I maintained this leadership position as we rearchitected the system as a fleet of microservices running on top of Kubernetes and Docker. In addition to my development responsibilities, I also created and maintained the scripts which compiled, packaged, and versioned our releases. Show less

Software Engineer

• May 2011 - Feb 2013

At DataRaker, I was a key contributor to every portion of the development stack including: the encoding/decoding of the HTable rows/keys, data loading API, the distributed map/reduce framework, aggregation engines, DAL (data access layer), multiple in-memory and disk-based caching schemes, data filtering, metric computation, a graph-based calculation engine, javascript-based data visualizations, designed the HTML/CSS UI template. By the time Oracle acquired our company, I was the lead developer… Show more At DataRaker, I was a key contributor to every portion of the development stack including: the encoding/decoding of the HTable rows/keys, data loading API, the distributed map/reduce framework, aggregation engines, DAL (data access layer), multiple in-memory and disk-based caching schemes, data filtering, metric computation, a graph-based calculation engine, javascript-based data visualizations, designed the HTML/CSS UI template. By the time Oracle acquired our company, I was the lead developer principally responsible for all code that comprised the back-end systems. I also acted as a DevOps engineer, developing an automated system to provision, install, and configure our Hadoop/HBase clusters. Show less At DataRaker, I was a key contributor to every portion of the development stack including: the encoding/decoding of the HTable rows/keys, data loading API, the distributed map/reduce framework, aggregation engines, DAL (data access layer), multiple in-memory and disk-based caching schemes, data filtering, metric computation, a graph-based calculation engine, javascript-based data visualizations, designed the HTML/CSS UI template. By the time Oracle acquired our company, I was the lead developer… Show more At DataRaker, I was a key contributor to every portion of the development stack including: the encoding/decoding of the HTable rows/keys, data loading API, the distributed map/reduce framework, aggregation engines, DAL (data access layer), multiple in-memory and disk-based caching schemes, data filtering, metric computation, a graph-based calculation engine, javascript-based data visualizations, designed the HTML/CSS UI template. By the time Oracle acquired our company, I was the lead developer principally responsible for all code that comprised the back-end systems. I also acted as a DevOps engineer, developing an automated system to provision, install, and configure our Hadoop/HBase clusters. Show less

Software Developer

• Mar 2010 - May 2011

I worked on a fingerprinting system for the DOD (Department of Defense), primarily working on a graph-based state machine that created, monitored and managed distributed tasks. I also contributed to other consulting projects, including a healthcare patient management system. I also redesigned the company website from scratch. I worked on a fingerprinting system for the DOD (Department of Defense), primarily working on a graph-based state machine that created, monitored and managed distributed tasks. I also contributed to other consulting projects, including a healthcare patient management system. I also redesigned the company website from scratch.

Proprietor

• Jan 2008 - Mar 2010

I founded LinuxLefty solutions which provides clients all around the world with a wide range of creative and affordable solutions. Projects included: webmaster, web designer, SEO engineer, and architectural visualization. I founded LinuxLefty solutions which provides clients all around the world with a wide range of creative and affordable solutions. Projects included: webmaster, web designer, SEO engineer, and architectural visualization.

Computer Science Co-op

• Mar 2005 - Dec 2007

I wrote software to collect data statistics and generate utilization and performance statistics. I received training on OPNET network simulation and diagnostic tools, and installed, configured, and verified security on development servers. I wrote software to collect data statistics and generate utilization and performance statistics. I received training on OPNET network simulation and diagnostic tools, and installed, configured, and verified security on development servers.

Software Engineer

• Jan 2003 - Nov 2004

I was given sole responsibility to automate the manufacturing, functional, and stress testing of a PON (Passive Optical Network) and ONT (Optical Network Terminator) product line. I achieved automation using TCL, TK, Expect, and PHP resulting in over 15,000 lines of combined code. I was given sole responsibility to automate the manufacturing, functional, and stress testing of a PON (Passive Optical Network) and ONT (Optical Network Terminator) product line. I achieved automation using TCL, TK, Expect, and PHP resulting in over 15,000 lines of combined code.

Junior Test Engineer

• Apr 2000 - Dec 2001

I created automation scripts that helped reduce the total testing time by 10%, while bolstering the number and thoroughness of tests. I wrote documentation and trained users on configuration and use of the system. I created automation scripts that helped reduce the total testing time by 10%, while bolstering the number and thoroughness of tests. I wrote documentation and trained users on configuration and use of the system.