President and Executive Director

• May 2016 - Present

At Stone Soup Community Press, Inc., we believe the diversity which exists within our lesbian community should be reflected in the stories we publish. We focus on publishing novella and novel-length works of fiction as well as non-fiction. We publish queer fiction in the following categories: Romance Mystery Action/thriller Science-fiction Fantasy Erotica General Fiction Young Adult We are looking for submissions that step outside the traditional formulas of the sub-genres. We want stories that include all forms of diversity within our queer community. We want protagonists of all colors, all ages, all economic statuses, all shapes and sizes, all abilities and health status. We want stories that don't necessarily have a traditional HEA ending. We want protagonists who identify as straight, bisexual, transgender, confused, questioning, experimenting, not into labels, etc. We are looking for diversity in our authors as well. Your sexual orientation, gender identity, color, economic status, health status, etc. doesn't matter so long as you've written a well-crafted and compelling story. “Stone Soup Community Press, Inc. Publishing and supporting unique talent within the LGBTQ community. Because Queer Voices Count.” — The Board of Trustees Our proceeds proudly support these fine LGBTQ organizations: Lambda Literary Foundation Legacies of Lesbian Literature Project It Gets Better Project The Trevor Project Show less

Principal Reliability Architect/Evangelist/Advisor

• Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

Last9 is a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Platform that removes the guesswork from improving the reliability of your distributed systems. Last9 is a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Platform that removes the guesswork from improving the reliability of your distributed systems.

Senior Release Manager

• Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

Dremio is the lakehouse company. Hundreds of organizations, including 3 of the Fortune 5, use Dremio to deliver mission-critical BI on the data lake. As the original creator of Apache Arrow, Dremio is on a mission to reinvent SQL for data lakes and meet customers where they are in their cloud journey. Dremio was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Principal Support Engineer

• Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

Dremio is a high-performance SQL (data) lakehouse built on an open data architecture that helps to accelerate BI and Analytics directly on cloud data lake storage. Created by veterans of open source and big data technologies, and the creators of Apache Arrow, Dremio is a fundamentally new approach to data analytics that helps companies get more value from their data, faster. Dremio makes data engineering teams more productive, and data consumers more self-sufficient. For more information, visit www.dremio.com.Founded in 2015, Dremio is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint, Norwest Venture Partners, Insight Partners and Sapphire Ventures. Connect with Dremio on GitHub, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Show less

Treasurer

• Dec 2016 - Jan 2020

Lambda Literary believes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when our stories are written, published and read. Lambda Literary believes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when our stories are written, published and read.

Director of Cloud Core Engineering

• Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

DataStax, the leading provider of database software for cloud applications, accelerates the ability of enterprises, government agencies, and systems integrators to power the exploding number of cloud applications that require data distribution across data centers and clouds, by using our secure, operationally simple platform built on Apache Cassandra™. With more than 500 customers in over 50 countries, DataStax Enterprise is the database technology of choice for the world’s most innovative companies, such as Netflix, Safeway, ING, Adobe, Intuit, Target and eBay. Based in Santa Clara, Calif., DataStax is backed by industry-leading investors including Comcast Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Meritech Capital, Premji Invest and Scale Venture Partners. For more information, visit DataStax.com or follow us on @DataStax. Show less

Director of Release and Performance Management

• Oct 2010 - Apr 2013

Hobsons, a DMGT company, provides solutions internationally to the higher learning industry assisting them with recruitment, enrollment, and retention of students. The Release and Performance Management department was responsible for the successful release, performance and customer support of our in-house developed SaaS products through the entire software development life cycle where 5 9s availability was expected and we consistently delivered. We employed cutting edge technologies such as cloud computing, virtualization, industry-leading global load balancing, and database clustering to ensure our sites met availability and performance standards. Our sites used a heterogeneous mix of front-end and back-end technologies including IIS, Apache, Tomcat, JBoss, C#, PHP, Java, Oracle and MySQL.I was responsible for building and providing the strategic leadership of a global team covering 24/7/365 services and support to our SaaS customers. We utilized industry standard technologies such as Atlassian Jira integrated with Salesforce.com, ZenDesk, and GitHub as well as Jenkins for continuous integration and build automation. Show less

Systems Engineer

• Apr 2007 - Oct 2010

Hobsons, a DMGT company, provides solutions internationally to the higher learning industry assisting them with recruitment, enrollment, and retention of students. As the Systems Engineer, I was responsible for the internal and external facing hardware and software infrastructure which served the core business of Hobsons. We employed cutting edge technologies such as cloud computing, virtualization, industry-leading global load balancing, and database clustering to ensure our sites met availability and performance standards. Our sites used a heterogeneous mix of front-end and back-end technologies including IIS, Apache, Tomcat, JBoss, C#, PHP, Java, Oracle, and MySQL.I was responsible for building automated self-healing and release systems to ensure 5 9s 24x7x365 services and support to our SaaS customers. We utilized industry standard technologies such as Atlassian Jira integrated with Salesforce.com, ZenDesk, and GitHub as well as Jenkins for continuous integration and build automation. Show less

Owner

• Nov 2003 - Apr 2010

Chief Deputy Clerk of Courts

• Jun 2001 - Mar 2005

The Montgomery County Clerk of Courts is the keeper of the record for the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, General, and Domestic Relations Divisions as well as the County Municipal Court and the Court of Appeals. In addition, the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts provides state-wide vehicle title services.As the Chief Deputy, I was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the County Municipal Court. This included managing the facility and supervising the union personnel and non-union management team who provided court and clerk services within our jurisdiction. Show less

Director Of Technology

• Apr 1999 - Jun 2001

The Montgomery County Clerk of Courts is a complex organization that serves the Common Pleas Court, General Division; Domestic Relations Court; County Municipal Courts; and the Second District Court of Appeals. The Auto Title Division offers a wide variety of services including titling of motor vehicles and processing passport applications.As the Director of Technology, I was responsible for the strategic direction and implementation of technologies relevant to the public mission of the Clerk of Courts. Such technologies included public records search, online public document access, electronic filing, online payments, video court reporting, modernized court management system, and a county-wide VoIP system. Show less

Systems Analyst

• Oct 1996 - Apr 1999

The General Division of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction that provides prompt, fair and just resolution of litigation in civil and criminal cases. As the systems analyst, I researched and implemented new technologies relevant to improved efficiencies in court service. This included jury management systems, video court reporting, VoIP, and a modernized court management system. The General Division of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court is a trial court of general jurisdiction that provides prompt, fair and just resolution of litigation in civil and criminal cases. As the systems analyst, I researched and implemented new technologies relevant to improved efficiencies in court service. This included jury management systems, video court reporting, VoIP, and a modernized court management system.

Owner/Consultant

• Oct 1985 - Dec 1996

We provided client development; Linux/Windows network implementation and administration; end user support and training; training center training; web hosting and development; network cabling; project management; business systems analysis; infrastructure design, financial analysis and business profitability consulting. We provided client development; Linux/Windows network implementation and administration; end user support and training; training center training; web hosting and development; network cabling; project management; business systems analysis; infrastructure design, financial analysis and business profitability consulting.