Experience

Project Indigo

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Engineering

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  Project Indigo is a stealth-stage company building a new digital platform to help fitness and wellness businesses succeed with software, payments, and technology solutions.



Veux Labs, Inc.

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner, Director of Engineering

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Portland, Oregon Area VeuxLabs delivers high-grade mobile software and cloud solutions to a wide range of clients – from Fortune 500 companies to mid-sized businesses, helping solve complex challenges with reliable and integrated digital solutions. Manage VeuxLabs Engineering teams (nearshore and offshore), architecture, software development, project, and supplier management. • Delivered over 30 applications and integrations across a variety of industries for companies including Nautilus/Bowflex, SteelCase… Show more VeuxLabs delivers high-grade mobile software and cloud solutions to a wide range of clients – from Fortune 500 companies to mid-sized businesses, helping solve complex challenges with reliable and integrated digital solutions. Manage VeuxLabs Engineering teams (nearshore and offshore), architecture, software development, project, and supplier management. • Delivered over 30 applications and integrations across a variety of industries for companies including Nautilus/Bowflex, SteelCase, Intel, EMC, Schwinn, and more. • Led the architecture, development, engineering and quality strategy for all cloud, iOS and Android applications and software interface components, streamlining application development efficiency by 50%. Show less



Amazon

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Solutions Architect, Alexa Startups

  • May 2020 - Jan 2023

  Seattle, Washington, United States Serve as member of the Alexa Startups team, working directly with startup partners in ideation and design of Alexa skills, solving architectural and technical challenges during skill development. Oversee technical relationship between Alexa engineering, product, and partner teams. • Work with 60+ partners to create 30+ new skills that were successfully certified and published in the Alexa skills store. • Lead four different cross organizational initiatives for new Alexa technologies and… Show more Serve as member of the Alexa Startups team, working directly with startup partners in ideation and design of Alexa skills, solving architectural and technical challenges during skill development. Oversee technical relationship between Alexa engineering, product, and partner teams. • Work with 60+ partners to create 30+ new skills that were successfully certified and published in the Alexa skills store. • Lead four different cross organizational initiatives for new Alexa technologies and partner adoption of those technologies. Show less



NetApp

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Of Engineering

  • May 2011 - Jan 2013

  Beaverton, OR Managed the integration and transition of teams and technology. Led the Manufacturing and Quality organization consisting of manufacturing, supplier and customer engineering teams worldwide.Led the Operations Manufacturing and Quality Engineering organization consisting of manufacturing, supplier and customer teams worldwide. • Managed transition from LSI to NetApp CMs, suppliers and internal systems while sustaining a high level of execution and quality. • Drove effort to reduce… Show more Managed the integration and transition of teams and technology. Led the Manufacturing and Quality organization consisting of manufacturing, supplier and customer engineering teams worldwide.Led the Operations Manufacturing and Quality Engineering organization consisting of manufacturing, supplier and customer teams worldwide. • Managed transition from LSI to NetApp CMs, suppliers and internal systems while sustaining a high level of execution and quality. • Drove effort to reduce assembly complexity and step count during manufacturing resulting in a 60% reduction in build time. Reduced field quality issues by 80% during manufacturing transition. Show less



LSI, an Avago Technologies Company

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Of Engineering

  • Oct 2007 - May 2011

  Portland, Oregon Area Recruited to lead the technology and manufacturing department overseeing design of servers and software to accelerate storage and networking in data centers, mobile networks, and client computing. • Established a global team of technology architects and component engineers to research and deploy leading-edge supplier technology into LSI storage products. • Increased Yield and Supplier’s Incoming Quality by over 50% through innovative process changes with internal quality team, suppliers… Show more Recruited to lead the technology and manufacturing department overseeing design of servers and software to accelerate storage and networking in data centers, mobile networks, and client computing. • Established a global team of technology architects and component engineers to research and deploy leading-edge supplier technology into LSI storage products. • Increased Yield and Supplier’s Incoming Quality by over 50% through innovative process changes with internal quality team, suppliers, and CMs. Show less