Resume

Professional Summary

Seasoned software product development leader with a breadth of knowledge and experience both technical and creative, ideally suited to see the big picture and yet sweat the details.

Work Experience

Software Development Manager

2016 – present
Oracle, Inc
Austin, TX

Led a team of full stack developers to extend a high volume social media engagement SaaS app built with Ruby on Rails and React JS.

  • Drove platform improvements that decreased delayed messages by 75%.
  • Built reporting tools to measure key application performance metrics.
  • Coordinated changes across products and geographically dispersed teams.

Chief Technology Officer

2015 – 2016
MicroVentures, Inc
Austin, TX

Oversaw development of major new features to extend equity crowdfunding platform previously developed while acting as Lead Developer.

  • Hired, mentored, and trained frontend and backend developers.
  • Managed projects and set priorities according to business needs.
  • Consistently delivered quality software in a timely manner.

Ops Business Intelligence Developer

2014 – 2015
Apple, Inc (via contract w/ Collabera Inc)
Austin, TX

Built and maintained internal development, deployment, reporting, data processing, and help desk tools on the Shared Services and Infrastructure team.

Owner / Lead Developer

2001 – present
Dragon Eye Design, Inc
Austin, TX

Led technical and creative aspects of agency projects. See dragoneyedesign.com.

Lead Developer

2013 – 2014
MicroVentures, Inc
Austin, TX

Frontend Developer

2005 – 2009
HomeAway, Inc
Austin, TX

Web Developer

2001 – 2003
USDA Forest Service
St. Paul, MN

Web Developer

2000
General Systems Corporation
Tianjin, China

Management Competencies

Product Development
master
User Experience / Technical Implementation
Business Intelligence
veteran
User Behavior / Stat Analysis / Visualization
IT Management
veteran
Hardware / Infrastructure / Architecture
Project Management
veteran
Agile / Scrum / Release Management
People Management
veteran
Resource Planning / Team Building / Coaching
Communication
veteran
Public Speaking / Training / Persuasion
Business Strategy
experienced
Competitive Analysis / Go-to-Market

Technical Competencies

Web Client-Side
veteran
HTML5 / CSS3 / SASS / Javascript
Web Server-Side
veteran
PHP / Ruby / RDBMS / Web Servers
Development Tools
experienced
Virtualization / IDE / Source Control
Design Tools
experienced
Web / Print / Animation / Video
Business Tools
experienced
Productivity / Visualization / Presentation

Industry Experience

Social Media
veteran
Consumption / Aggregation / Publishing
Finance
veteran
Crowdfunding / Venture Capital / Services
Travel / Hospitality
veteran
Vacation Rental / Travel Agency
Education
experienced
K-12 / University / Learning Management
Healthcare
experienced
Dermatology / Pediatrics / Pharmacy
Construction / Architecture
experienced
Architectural Firm / Building Systems
Non-Profit / Government
experienced
Food Pantry / Religious Ministry / Forestry
Consumer / Retail
competent
Electronics / Textiles / Novelty