Experience

DataTribe

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Brain Trust Member

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Provide advisory and consulting services to DataTribe investment portfolio companies - focusing on product, marketing, and sales for the cloud and cybersecurity marketplace. Provide advisory and consulting services to DataTribe investment portfolio companies - focusing on product, marketing, and sales for the cloud and cybersecurity marketplace.



HashiCorp

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Product Marketing, HashiCorp Cloud Platform

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

• Director of Product, Nomad and Consul

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

• Product Manager, Nomad

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2018

  Product Manager for Nomad.

• Senior Solutions Engineer

  • Jul 2016 - Apr 2017



Basho Technologies, Inc

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Solutions Architect

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2016

  I led technical pre-sales efforts in the Bay Area for Basho's flagship database Riak KV and its time series database, Riak TS. I was the Riak TS subject matter expert for the sales organization. I led technical pre-sales efforts in the Bay Area for Basho's flagship database Riak KV and its time series database, Riak TS. I was the Riak TS subject matter expert for the sales organization.



FoundationDB

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Solutions Architect

  • Aug 2014 - Apr 2015

  FoundationDB is a next generation, multi-model database platform that combines the advantages of modern NoSQL databases with the power and reliability of ACID transactions. I successfully engaged the company's first top-tier customers, and provided crucial guidance and direction to a sales organization in its early stages. http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/24/apple-acquires-durable-database-company-foundationdb/ FoundationDB is a next generation, multi-model database platform that combines the advantages of modern NoSQL databases with the power and reliability of ACID transactions. I successfully engaged the company's first top-tier customers, and provided crucial guidance and direction to a sales organization in its early stages. http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/24/apple-acquires-durable-database-company-foundationdb/



WibiData

• United States
• Software Development

• Sales Engineer

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  WibiData develops big data applications for enterprises to personalize their customer experiences. Applications are based on open-source technologies including Apache Hadoop, Cassandra and HBase. WibiData develops big data applications for enterprises to personalize their customer experiences. Applications are based on open-source technologies including Apache Hadoop, Cassandra and HBase.



Cloudant

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Senior Field Engineer

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Cloudant is a distributed, NoSQL database delivered as a fully managed, cloud-based service. Cloudant is based on the open-source Apache CouchDB and BigCouch projects. I led pre-sales and field engineering efforts company-wide, securing critical new, annual recurring revenue leading up to the acquisition by IBM in February, 2014. Cloudant is a distributed, NoSQL database delivered as a fully managed, cloud-based service. Cloudant is based on the open-source Apache CouchDB and BigCouch projects. I led pre-sales and field engineering efforts company-wide, securing critical new, annual recurring revenue leading up to the acquisition by IBM in February, 2014.



Carnegie Institution for Science

• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Systems Engineer

  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2013

  The Department of Global Ecology conducts basic research on the interactions among the Earth’s ecosystems, land, atmosphere, and oceans. Selected Accomplishments: • Introduced Amazon Web Services institution-wide (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, EMR). • Provisioned and managed EC2-based Hadoop clusters; migrated home grown data processing to Hadoop/MapReduce. • Migrated department to all Linux, VMware-hosted environment. • Led web application development efforts (LAMP) and managed third-party contractors. • Developed simulation environments - integrating ecosystem models, GIS and relational databases (Python, MySQL, ArcGIS). Show less



CSRware, Inc.

• San Francisco, CA

• Vice President of Engineering

  • Aug 2006 - Sep 2007

  CSRware is a start-up provider of carbon/sustainability management services and provides a SaaS-based software solution to manage financial benefits of environmental sustainability. As the original engineering lead, I played a key role in establishing CSRware's initial direction and defining the first product. Selected Accomplishments: • Managed development of Java-based Enterprise Sustainability Management SaaS product. • Managed design sessions; developed initial wireframes and data model; wrote Version 1.0 PRD. • Drove sales by delivering product demonstrations and participating in pre-sales meetings with top-tier customers. Show less



The Rockefeller Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Oct 1999 - Jun 2006

  The Rockefeller Foundation supports innovative work to promote smart globalization and improve the well-being of humanity. Selected Accomplishments: • Lead development for enterprise information system facilitating proposal/grant workflow and financial accounting/reporting. • Delivered numerous large-scale deployments, integrating all legacy systems. • Developed database-driven applications and created database-side financial and accounting business logic. • Liaised regularly with top-level stakeholders to assess needs and ensure fulfillment of complex technical requirements. Show less



Cyclone Commerce

• Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2004

  Cyclone Commerce provides collaborative commerce solutions to connect, manage, and collaborate with business partners over the Internet. Selected Accomplishments: • Installed and configured Cyclone Central, a scalable, Java-based gateway application used by client (USPS) to exchange sensitive financial documents with customers. • Managed application clusters (Linux, Oracle). • Migrated legacy EDI systems. • Attained secret level security clearance. Cyclone Commerce provides collaborative commerce solutions to connect, manage, and collaborate with business partners over the Internet. Selected Accomplishments: • Installed and configured Cyclone Central, a scalable, Java-based gateway application used by client (USPS) to exchange sensitive financial documents with customers. • Managed application clusters (Linux, Oracle). • Migrated legacy EDI systems. • Attained secret level security clearance.



Call Technologies

• Software Engineer

  • Mar 1999 - Oct 1999

  Lead engineer on multiple call processing projects for communications service providers. Conducted object-oriented design and analysis sessions. Liaised regularly with customers and executive staff. Major Accomplishments: • Designed and developed telephone service order adjudication system for Bell Atlantic. • Developed major enhancements for a telephone service order activation system for TELUS Communications. Lead engineer on multiple call processing projects for communications service providers. Conducted object-oriented design and analysis sessions. Liaised regularly with customers and executive staff. Major Accomplishments: • Designed and developed telephone service order adjudication system for Bell Atlantic. • Developed major enhancements for a telephone service order activation system for TELUS Communications.



American Management Systems

• Software Engineer

  • Jan 1997 - Mar 1999

  Lead engineer on multiple projects for the United States Army Reserve. Integrated client/server applications with third-party GIS systems. Major Accomplishements: • Delivered numerous major software releases for the Resource Information System, Engineer Reserve (RISER). • Designed and developed the Congressional District Reporting System from the ground up. • Attained secret level security clearance. Lead engineer on multiple projects for the United States Army Reserve. Integrated client/server applications with third-party GIS systems. Major Accomplishements: • Delivered numerous major software releases for the Resource Information System, Engineer Reserve (RISER). • Designed and developed the Congressional District Reporting System from the ground up. • Attained secret level security clearance.