Some information about me.
I’m a driven technologist with a passion for the web, cloud, the IoT and maker education. An experienced leader with a background in engineering, product & people management, strategy, and architecture, I love to work with companies that delight their customers with amazing tools and experiences.
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I've managed product and strategy orgs, led teams large and small, & crafted roadmaps for commercial software products.
I've been working with the web since 1999. In the last five, I've focused on front-end applications with React, Redux, Vue.js, and Python/Flask.
I love learning and talking about cutting-edge technologies & have built DevRel teams for some of the world's biggest software makers.
I'm a tinkerer at heart. I have created educational tools and products designed to get future generations of makers excited about electronics, computing & tinkering.
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Built and led a Developer Relations practice from the ground-up for this hardware and platform technology company targeting IoT use-cases. Created developer engagement and education programs with a focus on in-person events, online content, and hands-on workshops. Since joining, Particle's developer community has grown by nearly 100k.
Carrot Pants Press is a publisher of books, apps and resources designed to introduce kids to the world of electronics through story. Our first product raised 112% of its initial goal on Kickstarter in September, 2017 and was delivered on-time to backers. Our second book raised 125% of its initial goal on Kickstarter in May, 2018 and was also delivered on-time to backers.
Tangible built, offered, and supported a leading container-based PaaS product called Xervo, formally Modulus. Xervo managed over 40k websites across the globe on three different cloud platforms. The Xervo product was discontinued in May of 2017. In 2017, Tangible used that experience providing Web, Mobile, Cloud and IoT consulting services.
GM for a 60-person organization responsible for over $100 million in top-line revenue across one dozen developer-focused productivity tools. Managed strategy, GTM and execution for 4 SaaS products and 8 on-premises developer products.
Leader of 20-person PM & UX team responsible for a suite of SaaS-based mobile development, deployment and monitoring tools; As an individual contributor PM, launched the Kendo UI product into a new market (commercial JavaScript component libraries) and oversaw 1000% revenue growth over a two-year period.
Responsible for all web, HTML5 and mobile initiatives across the Central US. Created a 12-city Web Camp initiative designed to train developers on web standards and modern HTML, CSS and JavaScript; Among the earliest Microsoft employees active via GitHub and other OSS channels.
Led planning, architecture, and design for key cleints, as well as business development for new and existing accounts.
Drove modernization of Business-IT strategy and product portfolio for this $500 million, global non-profit. Led initiatives to modernize legacy systems-of-record and componentize key systems via a Service-Oriented-Architecture.
Responsible for development and maintainance of external-facing corporate websites; Led vendor selection for org-wide document management solution.
Led database architecture for a suite of real-time trading systems for a global energy trading organization.
Focus on Management Information Systems with a minor in International Business and Operations Management.
One academic year of coursework completed for each degree.
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