Experience

A track record of building teams and shipping software.

Director, Software Engineering

OpenText Communications (fka Exstream)

Jan 2025 – Present

Lexington, KY

Leading a team of 70+ engineers to support and enhance the market-leading Customer Communications Management (CCM) platform.
Driving focus on customer management and experience to improve client satisfaction and product adoption.
Leading AI transformation initiatives to integrate intelligent automation and next-generation capabilities.

AI/MLCloud ArchitectureTeam LeadershipCCMCustomer Experience

dbt Labs

Dec 2022 – Aug 2024

Richmond, KY (Remote)

Managing internal services and release engineering teams, focusing on scalability and reliability.
Leading cross-functional teams through a major cellular architecture migration to improve system resilience.
Improving engineering efficiency through optimized CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.

PythonKubernetesAWSTerraformDistributed Systems

HP / OpenText Exstream

Jan 2014 – Dec 2022

Lexington, KY

Built and scaled engineering teams from the ground up, establishing hiring practices and culture.
Led the organization's adoption of Agile methodologies, transitioning from Waterfall to Scrum.
Managed complex cloud environments and directed the modernization of legacy enterprise software.

JavaC++AzureJenkinsScrumManagement

Xerox Commercial Services

2010 – 2013

Lexington, KY

Directed large engineering organizations and managed key customer relationships.
Served as Solution Architect and Development Manager, driving ITIL process adoption.
Oversaw the delivery of critical business systems in the healthcare and transportation sectors.

.NETSQL ServerITILEnterprise Architecture

Owner & Operator

Operating and managing vacation rental property business.

Part-Time Instructor • Fall 2024

Teaching graduate-level Data Science course.

Owner & Operator • May 2019 – Dec 2020

Founded and operated food truck business.