Experience

Diversis Capital

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operating Partner, Technology

  • Aug 2021 - 2 years 5 months

  Founded in 2013, Diversis Capital is a software and technology-focused private equity fund with more than $1 billion under management. Diversis invests in middle-market companies that can benefit from the firm's proven ability to improve and grow software companies. With a collaborative approach to investing, its operating partners and strategic advisors work alongside management teams to help build successful organizations positioned for long-term growth. As an Operating Partner, I provide… Show more Founded in 2013, Diversis Capital is a software and technology-focused private equity fund with more than $1 billion under management. Diversis invests in middle-market companies that can benefit from the firm's proven ability to improve and grow software companies. With a collaborative approach to investing, its operating partners and strategic advisors work alongside management teams to help build successful organizations positioned for long-term growth. As an Operating Partner, I provide hands-on operational support for our portfolio companies, inform product and engineering strategy, and perform technical due diligence of new platforms and add-ons. Show less



Tempo Software

• Argentina
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operating Partner, Technology

  • Mar 2023 - 10 months

  As part of the Diversis operating partner team, work with Tempo on Product and Engineering initiatives.



Fishbowl

• United States
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operating Partner, Technology

  • Nov 2021 - 2 years 2 months

  As part of the Diversis operating partner team, work with Fishbowl on Product and Engineering initiatives.



SalesRabbit, Inc.

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operating Partner, Technology

  • Dec 2021 - 2 years 1 month

  As part of the Diversis operating partner team, work with SalesRabbit on Product and Engineering initiatives.



CafeMedia

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO

  • Nov 2019 - Jul 2021

  New York City Metropolitan Area CafeMedia (now Raptive) is the world's largest ad management service, with a mission to build a creator-first future for the open web, providing expertise and technology traditionally only accessible by the biggest digital publishers in the world, and putting it to work for independent publishers and creators. As CTO, I focused on building out the tech org--establishing a strong foundation in leadership, practices, and technology. This involved putting in place a data platform team… Show more CafeMedia (now Raptive) is the world's largest ad management service, with a mission to build a creator-first future for the open web, providing expertise and technology traditionally only accessible by the biggest digital publishers in the world, and putting it to work for independent publishers and creators. As CTO, I focused on building out the tech org--establishing a strong foundation in leadership, practices, and technology. This involved putting in place a data platform team, growing the ad code team, and reshaping the teams building CafeMedia's web apps and services. I promoted a devops culture, a focus on quality practices, a strong security posture, and applied agile methods across the org. The team and company embraced these efforts, we doubled the size of the tech org, and we achieved success and growth at a remarkable pace during my tenure. Show less



Ask Media Group

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2019

  Oakland, CA Ask Media Group (an IAC company) creates and runs a portfolio of content, search, and social websites. High-scale performance marketing drives >100MM uniques/month and monetizes via display, search, and affiliate ads. I was responsible for all tech at AMG. ​ - Leveraged modern container technology to expedite the move from on-prem data centers into the public cloud in 8 months. - Developed innovative microservice, application, and job infrastructure, and with our CI/CD automation… Show more Ask Media Group (an IAC company) creates and runs a portfolio of content, search, and social websites. High-scale performance marketing drives >100MM uniques/month and monetizes via display, search, and affiliate ads. I was responsible for all tech at AMG. ​ - Leveraged modern container technology to expedite the move from on-prem data centers into the public cloud in 8 months. - Developed innovative microservice, application, and job infrastructure, and with our CI/CD automation and devops processes, allowed all teams to release nearly continuously into production. - Established a culture of agile problem solvers and effective leaders. Show less



Sprinklr

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Vice President

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

  San Francisco, California After the acquisition of Get Satisfaction by Sprinklr, I helped with the integration of the Get Satisfaction team and product. In this transitionary role, I led the development of a connector that allows GetSat communities to be managed from the Sprinklr system, leveraging the governance, workflow and scheduled publishing capabilities there.



Get Satisfaction

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO

  • May 2012 - Apr 2015

  San Francisco Bay Area Get Satisfaction was an early innovator in the online community space, powering tens of thousands of active communities that host millions of consumers every month. I led the Product Management, Engineering and Operations teams that conceived of, built, tested and operated Get Satisfaction's family of SaaS products. I led an effort to restructure the product development organization and re-architect the product and underlying technology to better meet the needs of enterprise and… Show more Get Satisfaction was an early innovator in the online community space, powering tens of thousands of active communities that host millions of consumers every month. I led the Product Management, Engineering and Operations teams that conceived of, built, tested and operated Get Satisfaction's family of SaaS products. I led an effort to restructure the product development organization and re-architect the product and underlying technology to better meet the needs of enterprise and mid-market customers. This included building an extensible SOA platform (RoR, Ruby, MySQL, Elastic Search, rabbitmq, etc), a gamification engine, a bayesian spam filter, a responsive HTML web app for consumers (RoR) and a powerful management console for business users (javascript, node.js, react.js). But of all my endeavors at GetSat, I'm most proud of the tight-knit, highly-productive team I led. In April 2015, Get Satisfaction was acquired by Sprinklr. I helped ensure the successful migration and integration of GetSat into the new company and product suite. Show less



Limelight Networks

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• VP Products & Services

  • May 2009 - May 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area I led Limelight's (NasdaqGM: LLNW) Mobility & Monetization Solutions group resulting from acquisition of Kiptronic, Limelight's first acquisition. Within Limelight's mobile business, I was responsible for product, engineering, QA, and customer care. Our group operated very much as an entrepreneurial, autonomous business unit. Over the years, the group focused on bringing our mobile features to the other product groups within Limelight. Our platform allowed publishers to deliver digital… Show more I led Limelight's (NasdaqGM: LLNW) Mobility & Monetization Solutions group resulting from acquisition of Kiptronic, Limelight's first acquisition. Within Limelight's mobile business, I was responsible for product, engineering, QA, and customer care. Our group operated very much as an entrepreneurial, autonomous business unit. Over the years, the group focused on bringing our mobile features to the other product groups within Limelight. Our platform allowed publishers to deliver digital video to consumers on mobile devices, monetize that content through advertising, and measure the success of their emerging media initiatives. We provided the world’s largest media companies a streamlined and scalable solution. Show less



Kiptronic (acquired by Limelight Networks)

• VP Products & Services

  • Sep 2007 - May 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area I was responsible for engineering, product, operations, and professional services for Kiptronic's award-winning ad serving and media delivery platform. Kiptronic provided a platform for publishers of digital audio and video content. Kiptronic’s platform would dynamically insert video and audio ads into digital media for consumption on any device (web pages, iPhones, iPods, video-capable mobile phones). The company served major media publishers around the world like NBCU, CBS, Sony, MTV… Show more I was responsible for engineering, product, operations, and professional services for Kiptronic's award-winning ad serving and media delivery platform. Kiptronic provided a platform for publishers of digital audio and video content. Kiptronic’s platform would dynamically insert video and audio ads into digital media for consumption on any device (web pages, iPhones, iPods, video-capable mobile phones). The company served major media publishers around the world like NBCU, CBS, Sony, MTV Networks, New York Times, The Guardian, The Economist, Autoweek, and NPR. Kiptronic was acquired by Limelight Networks in May 2009. Show less



SNOCAP, Inc.

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO, VP Engineering

  • Jul 2005 - Aug 2007

  San Francisco Bay Area I was responsible for the company's technology and the engineering organization building SNOCAP's digital registry, retail interfaces, and direct-to-consumer MyStore. SNOCAP powered MySpace's first music commerce offering. SNOCAP, founded by members of the original Napster team, was the first end-to-end provider of digital licensing and copyright management services for the digital music marketplace. SNOCAP Opt-Tunz provided the music identification and monitoring interface used to implement a… Show more I was responsible for the company's technology and the engineering organization building SNOCAP's digital registry, retail interfaces, and direct-to-consumer MyStore. SNOCAP powered MySpace's first music commerce offering. SNOCAP, founded by members of the original Napster team, was the first end-to-end provider of digital licensing and copyright management services for the digital music marketplace. SNOCAP Opt-Tunz provided the music identification and monitoring interface used to implement a rev-share model between imeem, the major music labels, and independent artists. Music uploaded to imeem is identified by SNOCAP technology and playback is tracked, providing rightsholders a pro-rata share of advertising revenue. SNOCAP was acquired by imeem in 2008. Show less



Kenamea

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Engineering

  • Dec 1999 - Jul 2005

  San Francisco Bay Area I was responsible for software development, QA, interaction design, technical documentation, IT, and product delivery. Kenamea pioneered messaging middleware for the Internet. This award-winning infrastructure brought bi-directional, event-driven messaging to clients running in the browser, on the desktop, and on handheld devices, while maintaining guaranteed once-and-only-once message delivery. We used techniques in '99 and '00 that preceded mainstream ajax patterns. Kenamea later developed… Show more I was responsible for software development, QA, interaction design, technical documentation, IT, and product delivery. Kenamea pioneered messaging middleware for the Internet. This award-winning infrastructure brought bi-directional, event-driven messaging to clients running in the browser, on the desktop, and on handheld devices, while maintaining guaranteed once-and-only-once message delivery. We used techniques in '99 and '00 that preceded mainstream ajax patterns. Kenamea later developed an enterprise application that combined real-time alerting, collaboration, and workflow targeted at the financial services sector. Kenamea was acquired by Scivantage (http://www.scivantage.com/) in 2005. Show less



FICO®

• Colombia
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Director of Engineering

  • May 1998 - Dec 1999

  San Francisco Bay Area I managed the development organization that built credit application processing and adaptive control software for the largest financial services companies on the planet. I led the development of a workflow system for credit origination using Microsoft enterprise technology. I directed corporate UI design, providing design resources to development teams across the organization. I refined the practice of requirements specification, design, change management, and iterative development. FICO… Show more I managed the development organization that built credit application processing and adaptive control software for the largest financial services companies on the planet. I led the development of a workflow system for credit origination using Microsoft enterprise technology. I directed corporate UI design, providing design resources to development teams across the organization. I refined the practice of requirements specification, design, change management, and iterative development. FICO (NYSE:FIC) is the leader in Decision Management, transforming business by making every decision count. FICO uses predictive analytics to help businesses automate, improve and connect decisions across organizational silos and customer lifecycles. Show less



Varian Associates

• Engineering Manager

  • Jul 1988 - May 1998

  San Francisco Bay Area Over nearly 10 years with the company, I had progressive responsibility in the Chromatography Systems Division. I started as a software engineer developing a PC-based instrument control workstation, then coordinated development, QA, tech pubs, and product management for multiple concurrent development efforts. I was integrally involved in establishing engineering standards to attain ISO 9001 certification, and participated in numerous quality audits. I championed computer-human interaction… Show more Over nearly 10 years with the company, I had progressive responsibility in the Chromatography Systems Division. I started as a software engineer developing a PC-based instrument control workstation, then coordinated development, QA, tech pubs, and product management for multiple concurrent development efforts. I was integrally involved in establishing engineering standards to attain ISO 9001 certification, and participated in numerous quality audits. I championed computer-human interaction principals, publishing several papers and case studies based on my experience. Varian (NasdaqGS: VARI) develops (among a myriad of other products) chemical separation and analysis instrumentation and data systems. Show less



Bio-Rad Laboratories

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jun 1986 - Jul 1988

  San Francisco Bay Area I developed real-time embedded software for analytical instruments and PC-based instrument control. I evaluated emerging windowing systems for desktop computers for feasibility with laboratory applications. I developed one of the first real-time data acquisition and control systems based on the nascent Windows platform. Bio-Rad Laboratories (NYSE: BIO) has played a leading role in the advancement of scientific discovery for over 50 years by providing a broad range of innovative tools and… Show more I developed real-time embedded software for analytical instruments and PC-based instrument control. I evaluated emerging windowing systems for desktop computers for feasibility with laboratory applications. I developed one of the first real-time data acquisition and control systems based on the nascent Windows platform. Bio-Rad Laboratories (NYSE: BIO) has played a leading role in the advancement of scientific discovery for over 50 years by providing a broad range of innovative tools and services to the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets. Show less



American Edwards Laboratories

• Software Engineer

  • Oct 1984 - Jun 1986

  Orange County, California Area I developed embedded software for cardiac output monitors used in critical care environments (assembly language and PL/M on 8051 and 8086 chips). All software had to undergo strict FDA review, and I learned disciplines such as code reviews and coverage testing. I also developed test harnesses on PCs and algorithms on the VAX to support the engineering effort. In 1985, American Edwards was acquired by Baxter International Inc.