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

New York, NY

March 2023 - Present




Head of Engineering @ Kustomer, Meta

New York, NY

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

New York, NY

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

New York, NY

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.




Executive Director of Technology @ Voyat, Intent

New York, NY

June 2016 - October 2017

Intent acquired Voyat Inc. in June 2016.




Director of Engineering, Voyat

New York, NY

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.




Lead Organizer, Startup Weekend

New York, NY

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.




Interim CTO, Karta

New York, NY

May 2013 - July 2013

Karta was an early stage social startup part of the NEA Incubator Summer 2013.




Head of Engineering, Elm Analytics

Rochester, MI; New York, NY

July 2011 - April 2013

ELM Analytics is the leading provider of Automotive Industry supply chain data and intelligence.




Lead Engineer, Edict

Rochester, MI; New York, NY

August 2007 - July 2011

Software Engineer, Edict

Rochester, MI

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.




Education


B.S. COMPUTER ENGINEERING, Oakland University

Rochester, MI

2005 - 2008



Studied MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

2004 - 2005




Professional Associations


Organizer, NY CTO Club

New York, NY

January 2020 - Present

Member, NY CTO Club

New York, NY

March 2019 - Present