Experience

Tackle.io

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Staff Software Engineer

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Primary stack: Go (golang), PostgreSQL, React, Typescript, Node.js, Kubernetes (k8s), AWS, Azure, GCP, event-driven microservices Tech Lead for Tackle Offers, first-class value stream for Tackle's customers - Architect, build, deploy, and maintain event-driven go microservices from a legacy Python AWS Lambda Monolith - Plan and maintain product roadmap alongside technical roadmap - Foster technical mentorship to a team of Jr, Mid, and Sr Engineers - Provide guidance and… Show more Primary stack: Go (golang), PostgreSQL, React, Typescript, Node.js, Kubernetes (k8s), AWS, Azure, GCP, event-driven microservices Tech Lead for Tackle Offers, first-class value stream for Tackle's customers - Architect, build, deploy, and maintain event-driven go microservices from a legacy Python AWS Lambda Monolith - Plan and maintain product roadmap alongside technical roadmap - Foster technical mentorship to a team of Jr, Mid, and Sr Engineers - Provide guidance and direction for company-wide technical initiatives - Facilitate technical planning and agile ceremonies Tackle is the leading solution built to help software companies generate revenue through a data-driven Cloud go-to-market (Cloud GTM). Our Cloud GTM Platform and our team of experts come together to help our customers identify the right buyers, grow cloud co-sell relationships, and transact efficiently at scale through the AWS, Google Cloud. Microsoft, and Red Hat. Tackle works with more than 550 software companies including Auth0, CrowdStrike, HashiCorp, Lacework, New Relic, Snyk, VMware, and many more at every stage—from companies scaling their go-to-market to the largest software companies in the world. We are venture backed by three of the world's top SaaS investors—a16z, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Coatue—to execute on our mission to positively transform the way that software is sold. Show less



PowerChord, Inc.

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Software Engineer

  • Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

  St Petersburg, Florida, United States Primary stack: Go, GCP, React, TypeScript, serverless, Cloud Run - Architected, built, tested, and delivered features to PowerChord's existing SaaS product - Designed and built PowerChord's next-generation product and supporting SDLC process

• Director Of Engineering

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

  Saint Petersburg, Florida Primary stack: Go (golang), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes microservices on GKE, React + TypeScript, Node.js, Azure Pipelines, Snowflake, Looker - Provided leadership for a team of 12 Software Engineers - Worked closely with Product, QA, and Engineering teams to architect and deliver SaaS features & support on our Go platform - Implemented a engineering-focused testing process, which reduced bugs shipped to production by 85% - Expanded Platform product into European… Show more Primary stack: Go (golang), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes microservices on GKE, React + TypeScript, Node.js, Azure Pipelines, Snowflake, Looker - Provided leadership for a team of 12 Software Engineers - Worked closely with Product, QA, and Engineering teams to architect and deliver SaaS features & support on our Go platform - Implemented a engineering-focused testing process, which reduced bugs shipped to production by 85% - Expanded Platform product into European region - Instituted a Scrum-inspired SDLC process - Introduced CI/CD and approval-gated automatic deployments to the platform - Built a security and privacy framework around our platform and team - Integrated Data Warehousing, ETL, and BI Reporting tools: Snowflake, Hevo, and Looker - Facilitated the introduction of an Observability toolset to our codebase: collecting metrics, standardizing logging, and adding tracing - Standardized developer tooling with Docker Compose and Tilt - Managed budget, spend, and vendors for dependent hosting/resources - Introduced the Traction Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) Framework to the Engineering team



Vue Finance

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Co-Founder & CTO

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2019

  Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area Primary stack: AWS, Node.js, TypeScript, Vue.js Work with the founding team to create Vue Finance, a PFM for investors and HNW individuals.



Bank OZK

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Lead

  • Dec 2016 - Aug 2019

  Saint Petersburg, FL Primary stack: React, Node.js, Typescript, .NET Core, Azure - Managed a team of 4 Software Engineers - Built OZK Labs’ flagship product, DEAL: Loan processing software which facilitates over $21 billion of active CRE loans for the primary lending group in Bank OZK, responsible for 70% of Bank revenue - Built CI and release pipelines for various projects with Azure DevOps - Led code sharing/reuse initiatives for a team of over 20 engineers - Designed and implemented the peer… Show more Primary stack: React, Node.js, Typescript, .NET Core, Azure - Managed a team of 4 Software Engineers - Built OZK Labs’ flagship product, DEAL: Loan processing software which facilitates over $21 billion of active CRE loans for the primary lending group in Bank OZK, responsible for 70% of Bank revenue - Built CI and release pipelines for various projects with Azure DevOps - Led code sharing/reuse initiatives for a team of over 20 engineers - Designed and implemented the peer review and code testing process for a team of 40+ technologists

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Feb 2015 - Dec 2016

  Primary stack: AngularJS, Node.js, PHP, SQL Server - Led development of loan processing and approval software for community-focused loans - Primary developer for a hybrid iPad app which opens bank accounts online and runs compliance checks on clients - Retained as a key team member during Bank OZK’s acquisition of C1 Bank in 2016



TUI

• Germany
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Application Developer

  • Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

  Clearwater, FL Primary Stack: JavaScript, jQuery, Drupal, PHP, MySQL, Jenkins, Puppet, Vagrant - Developed, maintained, and tested web applications and Drupal modules for websites in the travel industry - Built a modular system to allow similar configuration to be deployed to multiple client websites - Built an e-commerce checkout workflow that can be re-used on multiple client websites - Administered Drupal website configuration and modules - Built and managed CI/CD pipelines for 9 web… Show more Primary Stack: JavaScript, jQuery, Drupal, PHP, MySQL, Jenkins, Puppet, Vagrant - Developed, maintained, and tested web applications and Drupal modules for websites in the travel industry - Built a modular system to allow similar configuration to be deployed to multiple client websites - Built an e-commerce checkout workflow that can be re-used on multiple client websites - Administered Drupal website configuration and modules - Built and managed CI/CD pipelines for 9 web applications - Automated the bootstrapping process for local development Show less



Universal Health Care

• United States
• Insurance
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Application Developer

  • Nov 2012 - Mar 2013

  St. Petersburg, FL I was the go-to guy for PHP architecture and development in UHC's Application Development team. I researched and implemented the latest and greatest "new-school" development practices, tools, and workflows from around the PHP community. Some of what I put into place here includes the Symfony2 framework, continuous integration with Jenkins, unit testing with PHPUnit, PSR-2 coding standards, as well as the full PHP QA Tools lineup.



Florida State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Application Developer

  • Jan 2011 - Nov 2012

  Tallahassee, FL I built PHP web applications and Drupal/Wordpress modules for the iDigInfo and Habitat Tracker research institutes. When not hacking away at backend code, I could be found performing site maintenance tasks, fiddling with the web servers, and providing tech help around the office.



FSU College of Communication & Information

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Help Desk Technician

  • Oct 2010 - Nov 2011

  Provide IT support for students, faculty, and staff at FSU's College of Communication & Information