Experience

BoviSync

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Key Responsibilities: - Lead Engineering team strategy to ensure we are executing the right projects to keep our product growing - Improve and scale the Cloud Infrastructure while optimizing cost as users and scale of the platform grows - Empower and grow team to help them achieve their individual goals while pushing toward company goals Key Responsibilities: - Lead Engineering team strategy to ensure we are executing the right projects to keep our product growing - Improve and scale the Cloud Infrastructure while optimizing cost as users and scale of the platform grows - Empower and grow team to help them achieve their individual goals while pushing toward company goals



Enthusiast Enterprises, Inc.

• United States
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

  Hired as the 11th employee and first web developer in a start-up to grow Custom Offsets. Over the course of five years, was continuously promoted to eventually have the responsibility for the creation and maintenance of 11 different e-commerce websites and several internal systems for an over $400 million company with 10 different teams reporting to me consisting of 85 people.- Built a warehouse management system internally connected to Netsuite and Zebra scanners to eliminate a clunky software solution - this allowed us to drastically reduce refunds by eliminating fulfillment errors & increasing inventory accuracy- Automated over 200 supplier inventory feeds through API and SFTP connections- Created levels and pay scales for all roles and used SMART goals in review process to create succession plans for all team members- Partnered with CMO, CPO, CFO, COO and CEO to execute strategies to improve customer experience & reduce business risk- Created and taught 10-week course to my team to grow their skills in development, testing, automation, and understanding our customers to help the team in making the right decisions while developing projects- Through cloud infrastructure strategies, achieved industry leading 99.96% uptime in 2021Conducted IT security audits to demonstrate system security for negotiating cyber insurance

• VP of Technology

  • Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

  - Migrated 9 businesses from a home built order management system to Netsuite over 12 months successfully, training internal team members on Netsuite development- Co-led training Enthusiast Enterprises University, a 10 week course focused on training team members our leadership system and toolkits- Launched SD Careers to promote and manage mass hiring in preparation for a 300,000 sq. ft. warehouse lauch- Mentored and grew technology department to 8 teams consisting of 65 team members responsible for all IT functions within the businesses- Led the IT responsibilities through the acquisition of MAPerformance integrating their technology stack into our systems



Custom Offsets

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Web Development

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  - Led the IT responsibilities of the merger between Custom Offsets and SD Wheel - Migrating Anthem Offroad and SD Wheel websites on the Custom Offsets code structure- Led and managed the transition from fully in office pre-covid, to fully work from home- To keep business successful during covid, in less than two days built a system to put customers orders in a queue so we could email them when we were ready for them to place orders- Built an order update texting system through Twilio API to keep customers informed on their order- Developed multiple developers into leadership positions through weekly coaching meetings, smart goals, and accountability- Transitioned development into Docker containers and transitioned from EC2 instances to ECS for an autoscaling setup and better local development

• Web Development Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

  - Built a data team focused on ETL for non wheel and tire items and integrated the SD Wheel Wheel and Tire team into our team structure- Built a testing team focused on understanding how our customers use our website to reduce bugs and create better user experience- Launched Search Engine Optimization team focused on creating informative, useful experiences for our customers leading to top 3 Google search results for most brands we sold- Created and exercised disaster recovery plan to keep our website online and available for customers- Worked with team to take over responsibility of maintaining systems scaling through AWS with help as needed from an advisor- Planned and deployed local fiber network for our new 20,000 square foot facility- Created a great team atmosphere through relationship building, events, and learning opportunities- Set up automated CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments

• Lead Web Developer

  • Dec 2017 - Jul 2018

  - Launched a new company Fitment Industries through an MVP and worked with the marketing lead to constantly release improvements to the site- Built a tool to scrape product data from vendor websites that did not have data feeds for us to import into product catalog- Hired, Trained, and Coached 4 new developers- Worked with AWS Consultant to set up development environments for each team to reduce code conflicts- Launched & maintained Agile Development system utilizing Trello and whiteboards for project management- Responsible for fixing bugs as they came along to keep the team focused on building projects- Built a cart allowing customers to buy wheels, tires, suspension, and gear all in one order

• Web Developer

  • Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

  -Built a vehicle fitment tool utilizing proprietary data to help customer service team assist customers intelligently for product fitment-Built an integration for shipping product between Custom Offsets website and Stamps.com that took shipping product from 10 minutes down to 2 minutes-Built a gift card system - allowing customers to make partial and full payments on orders with giftcards



Pitney Bowes

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Integrated Solutions Software Support Desk

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  - Responsible for fixing customers software issues, and providing professional support and customer service - Identified issues, and took appropriate action to resolve issues - Coded custom scripts and reports for customers - Responsible for fixing customers software issues, and providing professional support and customer service - Identified issues, and took appropriate action to resolve issues - Coded custom scripts and reports for customers



Menards

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

  Key responsibilities were bring world class shopping experiences to customers. Keeping the store clean and isles stocked. Building displays and completing special projects. Assembling small engine equipment, and fixing rental equipment that came back damaged. Also fixing returned power equipment. Skills Used: Customer service, logic, critical thinking, building, woodworking, tools. Key responsibilities were bring world class shopping experiences to customers. Keeping the store clean and isles stocked. Building displays and completing special projects. Assembling small engine equipment, and fixing rental equipment that came back damaged. Also fixing returned power equipment. Skills Used: Customer service, logic, critical thinking, building, woodworking, tools.



Roosters Restaurant

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bartender/Waiter

  • Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

  Typical server responsibilities with little to no supervision. Seat customers, take their orders, and check up on them. Providing a pleasant dining experience. Dealing directly with money, making change. Skills Used: Service, Management, POS System, Multi-tasking Typical server responsibilities with little to no supervision. Seat customers, take their orders, and check up on them. Providing a pleasant dining experience. Dealing directly with money, making change. Skills Used: Service, Management, POS System, Multi-tasking



Wildman Adventure Resort

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Photographer

  • Jul 2013 - May 2015

  Take action photographs of clients going through the whitewater rapids. Interact with customers and help grow interest for pictures. Present pictures to customers at the end of the trip and sell them. Skills Used: Photography, Sales, Technical Skills, Natural lighting manipulation. Take action photographs of clients going through the whitewater rapids. Interact with customers and help grow interest for pictures. Present pictures to customers at the end of the trip and sell them. Skills Used: Photography, Sales, Technical Skills, Natural lighting manipulation.



Northwoods Adventures White Water Rafting

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Photographer

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  Take action photographs of clients going through the whitewater rapids. Interact with customers and help grow interest for pictures. Present pictures to customers at the end of the trip and sell them. Skills Used: Photography, Sales, Technical Skills, Natural lighting manipulation. Take action photographs of clients going through the whitewater rapids. Interact with customers and help grow interest for pictures. Present pictures to customers at the end of the trip and sell them. Skills Used: Photography, Sales, Technical Skills, Natural lighting manipulation.