🧠 About

I'm a full-stack technologist and engineering leader with over 25 years of experience building teams, systems, and software that solve real problems. My background spans fintech, healthcare, consumer goods, agriculture, and AI — and while the industries change, the fundamentals don’t: lead with clarity, communicate well, and build things that last.

I’ve worn many hats — developer, director, architect - and I enjoy the balance of rolling up my sleeves while mentoring others to grow. Whether it’s shipping a new SaaS platform, standing up infrastructure, diagramming system flows, or refining a team’s sprint habits, I try to bring a thoughtful, systems-first mindset to the work.

I'm a lifelong learner, currently deepening my expertise in cybersecurity and AI development. Outside of work, you'll usually find me experimenting with home automation, learning German, or maintaining a home lab full of Raspberry Pis, Synology NAS units, rack-mounted gear, and self-hosted tools.

I also build things for fun — like mermantic.net, a minimalist Mermaid.js editor for creating and sharing diagrams quickly, using modern vanilla JavaScript and my own component library.

🧰 Work History

Software Engineering Manager, GenAlpha Technologies

May 2024 - Present

  • Leading cross-functional engineering teams focused on AI-driven B2B solutions
  • Rapid prototyping with AWS Bedrock, Claude, and internal data pipelines
  • Supporting architecture decisions, team structure, and DevOps workflows

Systems Architect, West Bend Mutual Insurance

June 2023 - May 2024

  • Authored architectural decision records and high-level strategy docs
  • Evaluated AI developer tools; led trial and rollout to 150+ engineers
  • Unified dev workflows across verticals through standardization and documentation

Director of Design and Engineering, Source Intelligence

March 2022 - January 2023

  • Managed front-end and UX teams for next-gen compliance product
  • Led sprint planning, execution, and delivery
  • Mentored team members and defined career trajectories

Senior Technology Lead / Manager, Horizontal Digital

May 2021 - March 2022

  • Tech lead for $1M+ e-commerce account
  • Led sprint planning and delivery of websites and integrations

Director of Development | Technology, CI Design

July 2016 - May 2021

  • Grew development team from 3 to 11
  • Implemented peer code review and containerization
  • Hosted workshops on emerging technologies

Director of Digital, Charleston|Orwig

March 2014 - July 2016

  • Managed developers across offices and Fortune 100 clients
  • Designed and oversaw project management practice
  • Achieved partnership status with Sitecore and Microsoft

Earlier Roles (2000–2014)

  • Senior Dev / Tech Lead @ Layer One Media & Red Arrow Labs
    Led 30-person dev and pre-sales team, defining tech strategy across projects
  • Senior Developer @ Charleston Orwig
    Architected enterprise-scale solutions with cross-functional teams
  • Software Engineer @ SpectraCom
    Built web/mobile tools for Fortune 100 clients, led platform evaluations
  • .NET Developer @ Journal Broadcast Group
    Modernized web properties for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • Software Engineer @ Dart Chart Systems
    Migrated legacy systems to .NET stack with new workflows
  • Web Developer @ Cream City Communications
    Delivered full-stack sites for enterprise clients
  • Operations Manager @ Phoenix Internet / Mixcom
    Ran ISP infrastructure and technical operations

🧪 Skills & Technologies

Front-End

React Vue Angular Aurelia Tailwind Bootstrap Bulma SASS LESS PWA

Languages & Platforms

C# JavaScript TypeScript Java Kotlin PHP Blazor Android iOS .NET

Cloud & DevOps

Azure AWS CI/CD Functions Lambda EKS

Design & Architecture

Figma Lucid Adobe XD MVC MVP MVVM GraphQL REST SOAP

Data & Analytics

GA GTM Power BI Looker MSSQL PostgreSQL MySQL Redis MongoDB

Certifications & Platforms

Sitecore Kentico Ucommerce Google Mobile Dev IBM Cybersecurity