Experience

CTO Tech Services

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Company Owner

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Laguna Beach, CA Working with dynamic, high-growth brands including Ballislife.com, Top5.com/Media122, Student Health Advocates, Wellbeam, YourEverydayBrands, Arcadia-Naturelo and LearningFuze, I apply the entrepreneurial successes of Rant to deliver great projects for our clients. ✔ Project Manager and architect of the agile team engineering the #ballislife iOS Mobile App, which debuted in the App Store on 1/11/19 ✔ Executive Strategist and lead technologist transitioning Top5.com into a dynamic… Show more Working with dynamic, high-growth brands including Ballislife.com, Top5.com/Media122, Student Health Advocates, Wellbeam, YourEverydayBrands, Arcadia-Naturelo and LearningFuze, I apply the entrepreneurial successes of Rant to deliver great projects for our clients. ✔ Project Manager and architect of the agile team engineering the #ballislife iOS Mobile App, which debuted in the App Store on 1/11/19 ✔ Executive Strategist and lead technologist transitioning Top5.com into a dynamic high-energy affiliate review site through application of a strong Agile process, which improves Client satisfaction and allows faster turnaround times ✔ Executive team builder aligning senior resources with Clients, ensuring mission critical best practices are met and goals are consistently reached Show less



Rant, Inc.

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO

  • Jun 2012 - Feb 2018

  Irvine, California Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, defining and implementing the technical strategy for Rant’s solutions to deliver a strong ROI. Oversee all IT functions, plan for risk and growth and provide decisive leadership and direction to 6 direct and indirect reports to ship daily releases. ✔ Established, mentored and led a top performing agile team through the development and delivery of valued added solutions, exceeding the annual target of 5.5 billion page views… Show more Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, defining and implementing the technical strategy for Rant’s solutions to deliver a strong ROI. Oversee all IT functions, plan for risk and growth and provide decisive leadership and direction to 6 direct and indirect reports to ship daily releases. ✔ Established, mentored and led a top performing agile team through the development and delivery of valued added solutions, exceeding the annual target of 5.5 billion page views of RantSports by 0.2 billion. ✔ Developed high-availability enterprise architecture capable of delivering digital content to millions of sports fans each day with 99.9% uptime, implementing a strategic outsourcing solution. ✔ Designed Application Tier to deliver innovative app FanStats to iOS & Android, engaging 20K fan registrations within the first 3 days after app release to the Apple & Android stores. ✔ Optimized business processes, implementing agile and efficient solutions by consolidating systems and streamlining technical and operational processes, generating upto $1M of projected annual savings & featured Rant as one of the most promising companies on the Inc 1000 list for 2 years running. ✔ Completed the Merger and Acquisition of Rant Inc. with FunctionX Inc. in July 2016 by driving increased levels of productivity, savings and customer satisfaction that positioned Rant as the 18th largest digital media network in the USA. Show less



RFTrading

• Founder

  • 2009 - 2012

  Conceptualized the idea and launched an online day-trading community forum. Organized daily events to attract and retain users, including daily stock market summaries and wrap-ups, interactive polls, and trading contests with legitimate prizes. Managed two direct reports. ✔ Secured over 600 official members and thousands of daily visitors interested in stock trading. ✔ Converted the site into Rant Finance upon accepting the offer to become the CTO of Rant Inc.



Royal Caribbean Group

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Manager, Software Engineering

  • 2006 - 2008

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Promoted to develop new strategies and teams responsible for delivery of complex interfaced mission critical revenue and guest facing solutions. ✔ Recruited, mentored and led a productive team of 26 engineers capable of deploying new revenue and financial systems for three ships per year, delivering an agile and flexible IT team. ✔ Designed, architect and developed the Online Embarkation system, a first of its kind online boarding experience for guests enabling the fastest queue… Show more Promoted to develop new strategies and teams responsible for delivery of complex interfaced mission critical revenue and guest facing solutions. ✔ Recruited, mentored and led a productive team of 26 engineers capable of deploying new revenue and financial systems for three ships per year, delivering an agile and flexible IT team. ✔ Designed, architect and developed the Online Embarkation system, a first of its kind online boarding experience for guests enabling the fastest queue management of the largest cruise ships in the world.

• IT Portfolio Manager, Employee Systems

  • 2003 - 2006

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Developed, implemented and maintained multiple ERP Human Resources solutions including PeopleSoft, EnterpriseOne, Kronos, and customized systems. Defined vision, budget, and technology strategies which secured portfolio funding to re-engineer HR technology roadmap. Selected as a key participant in creating and defining the Portfolio Management role. ✔ Featured in CIO Magazine in 2003, to highlight the “innovative IT services” offered to the crew and passengers on Royal Caribbean… Show more Developed, implemented and maintained multiple ERP Human Resources solutions including PeopleSoft, EnterpriseOne, Kronos, and customized systems. Defined vision, budget, and technology strategies which secured portfolio funding to re-engineer HR technology roadmap. Selected as a key participant in creating and defining the Portfolio Management role. ✔ Featured in CIO Magazine in 2003, to highlight the “innovative IT services” offered to the crew and passengers on Royal Caribbean cruises. ✔ Customized and deployed a robust Crew Acquisition and Movement system capable of managing logistics and HR information for 45,000 crew members across 30 state-of-the-art cruise ships.

• Manager, Shipboard Systems

  • 1995 - 2003

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Recruited to spearhead the new division formed within the company, provided vision and leadership implementing technical best practices for mission critical revenue and guest satisfaction systems for a growing fleet of international cruise ships. Conducted initial assessment of system conditions, leading to formation of teams and processes capable of supporting the environment.



Vacation Charters Ltd.

• Director, Information Systems

  • Feb 1989 - Jun 1995

  Lake Harmony, PA Greenfield opportunity which included application development and management for the entire information systems activity of this resort holding company, including Reservations, Property Management, Point-of-Sale, back office financial systems, and other corporate services.



Tridata Corporation

• Programmer/Analyst

  • Jan 1988 - Feb 1989

  Allentown, PA Provided custom software and hardware solutions for clients across Northeastern Pennsylvania. Solutions included integrating hardware and software, networking, and specialized equipment. Business sectors included manufacturing, government services, retail, and hospitality.