Top-performing, experienced Executive Engineering Leader with 18+ years of building and scaling products and teams in a variety of industries and technologies. Deep expertise and passion for startups, building great products and engineering excellence.
Areas of Expertise: Problem Solving, Strategy, Scaling, Building Strong Culture, Outcome-driven Roadmaps, Operations, Delivery, Data, UX
Experience
Stealth
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New York, NY
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March 2023 - Present
Head of Engineering @ Kustomer, Meta
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New York, NY
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March 2022 - February 2023
Meta acquired Kustomer in February 2022. Continued as part of Kustomer's leadership team and worked through a new company strategy to align with Meta's vision.
VP of Engineering, Kustomer
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New York, NY
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August 2020 - March 2022
Kustomer is a first-of-its-kind CRM platform for customer service built to manage high support volume. Led Kustomer's Engineering Department as an Executive VP reporting into the CEO, and partnered closely with the Founders to build and scale the product.
VP of Engineering, Intent
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New York, NY
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October 2017 - June 2020
Intent is the data science company for the world's leading online travel companies. By using machine learning to predict what each user wants, Intent delivers better experiences for users, maximum revenue and loyalty and the market's leading solution.
- ::Grew the engineering team by ~40%.
- ::Launched a new line of innovative data products.
- ::Mentored and grew 2 team leads to become company leaders.
- ::Overhauled team standards and best practices to consolidate engineering tools, improve efficiency, and reduce cost.
Executive Director of Technology @ Voyat, Intent
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New York, NY
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June 2016 - October 2017
Intent acquired Voyat Inc. in June 2016.
- ::Led the successful merger of Voyat and Intent Media's new product division.
- ::Created new processes for product discovery and tech delivery within the new environment.
- ::Built experiments with other Intent brands to increase ARR.
- ::Managed and mentored key leaders and engineers for both Voyat and Intent Media.
Director of Engineering, Voyat
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New York, NY
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August 2013 - June 2016
Voyat was a leading guest retention software platform for the hospitality industry. In a high-stake market, Voyat optimized the user experience to drive web conversions and brand loyalty.
- ::Grew the company alongside the founders from pre-funding through acquisition.
- ::Launched custom user experiences on some of the largest brands in the hospitality industry.
- ::Created a Facebook platform product with millions of connections.
- ::Built the engineering team and established modern agile processes and continuous integration & delivery best practices.
- ::Managed teams across the US and Europe.
Lead Organizer, Startup Weekend
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New York, NY
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April 2013 - March 2014
Startup Weekend is an educational movement for entrepreneurs, hosting events in 400 cities and 110 countries around the world. The New York chapter is one of the biggest and widely considered the most innovative, attracting talent and venture capital from all over the world.
- ::Organized a number of events with over 100 attendees.
- ::Opening speaker at the Startup Weekend B2B event in May 2015.
Interim CTO, Karta
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New York, NY
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May 2013 - July 2013
Karta was an early stage social startup part of the NEA Incubator Summer 2013.
- ::Ensured goals set for the incubator were successfully executed.
- ::Managed the offsite development team and built key features.
Head of Engineering, Elm Analytics
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Rochester, MI; New York, NY
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July 2011 - April 2013
ELM Analytics is the leading provider of Automotive Industry supply chain data and intelligence.
- ::Led development, product architecture and vision.
Lead Engineer, Edict
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Rochester, MI; New York, NY
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August 2007 - July 2011
Software Engineer, Edict
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Rochester, MI
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July 2005 - July 2007
Edict is a software solutions company that specializes in innovative web development for companies such as Ford, General Dynamics, KPMG, Grant Thornton, Kaiser Permanente, JCB and others.
- ::Led development on a multitude of scalable web applications.
- ::Ran cross-team communication between Edict and client team.
- ::Provided guidance on product direction.
- ::Onboarded and trained new developers.
Education
B.S. COMPUTER ENGINEERING, Oakland University
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Rochester, MI
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2005 - 2008
- ::Magna Cum Laude
- ::Oakland University Dean's List every semester
- ::Treasurer for the Society of Women Engineers
- ::2006 DaimlerChrysler Foundation Scholarship Winner
- ::Studied Electrical Engineering in parallel
- ::Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, SWE
Studied MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, University of Michigan
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Ann Arbor, MI
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2004 - 2005
Professional Associations
Organizer, NY CTO Club
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New York, NY
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January 2020 - Present
Member, NY CTO Club
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New York, NY
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March 2019 - Present