CTO & Forward Deployed Engineer.

Ported data processing SaaS into an embeddable microservice. Migrated AWS to Azure for SOC2 compliance. Built expert system for legal timesheet categorization saving clients hundreds of thousands.

• Ported data processing SaaS application into an embeddable microservice within an existing platform
• Migrated system from AWS to Azure, aligning with enterprise infrastructure requirements (SOC2)
• Developed expert system for categorizing improperly categorized timesheet data
• Enabled integration into larger workflow systems, improving scalability and operational flexibility

Built multi-tenant SaaS platform for legal budgeting and spend management from zero. Led discovery with legal & finance stakeholders. Built data ingestion and normalization pipelines.

• Built multi-tenant SaaS platform for legal budgeting and spend management
• Led discovery with legal and finance stakeholders to model workflows and decision systems
• Built data ingestion and normalization pipelines integrating external billing systems
• Operated production system with focus on reliability, auditability, and secure handling of sensitive data

Boutique consultancy. 20+ client engagements across fintech, legal tech, hospitality, real estate, consumer apps, and IoT/energy. Discovery to production to scale.

• Sole revenue driver — sourced, scoped, and delivered every engagement end to end, from discovery through production and account growth
• Built distributed SaaS platforms, APIs, and data pipelines across finance, healthcare, legal tech, real estate and e-commerce
• Architected high-volume video production, large-scale encoding farm, and global CDN-backed distribution platform for CNE Media (online video network)
• Integrated automation and AI-style workflows for data extraction, classification, and decision support
• Designed scalable SaaS messaging architectures for decoupled, event-driven systems
• Migrated and operated systems on AWS, improving deployment speed and system reliability

Architected HIPAA-compliant messaging and e-prescribing platform. Built secure Java/C# backends supporting provider-patient workflows and regulatory compliance.

• Led development for secure, HIPAA-ready, doctor-patient communication services
• Architected NCPDP Script Standard based B2B electronic prescription hub for NDCHealth
• Ported ASP/COM+/SQL application to C# .NET for scalability and code reuse
• Managed engineering team downsizing and retooling to meet budgets and refocus skills

Built the world's first online betting marketplace. $39M from Benchmark, Index Ventures, UBS Capital. Merged with Betfair to create the world's largest exchange betting company.

• Led design and development of the world's first online betting marketplace
• Participated in $39M private equity financing from Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Chase, UBS Capital
• Architected highly scalable real-time transaction processing on Java/J2EE, WebLogic, Oracle, Solaris
• Designed and deployed a $2.5M data center at Exodus London for 24/7 availability
• Grew and managed 25 high-output developers; merged with Betfair in Dec 2001

Built the world's first internet-based gourmet same-day meal delivery service. End-to-end: e-commerce, credit card processing, JIT manufacturing, logistics, same-day distribution.

• World's first internet-based gourmet pre-prepared same-day meal delivery
• Designed all mission-critical systems from front-end to back-end
• E-commerce, credit card processing, just-in-time manufacturing, logistics, distribution
• Launched same-day in San Francisco, then national overnight delivery

Built the first portable downloadable audio device — a predecessor to the iPod. Won CES 1997 Most Innovative Product of the Year.

• Designed and developed an innovative internet audio distribution system with portable device
• Architected dynamic database-driven web-based audio library for device downloads
• Designed the AudioWiz client software for content management and device sync
• Won the 1997 Consumer Electronics Show Most Innovative Product of the Year Award

Established Internet division. Built Ford Motor Company's first website, generating $1.5M+ in internet business. Integrated legacy systems with online vehicle configuration.

• Established Internet division responsible for Ford Motor Company website
• Generated over $1.5M in Internet business
• Integrated Ford's legacy and Internet systems for online vehicle specs and pricing
• Set standards for development across the practice

Pioneered combining digital precision encoders with brushless servo motors to create a new class of precise motion control systems. Deployed across wafer fab, fiber optic cable manufacturing, airframe optimization, and trans-oceanic oil pipeline construction.

• Custom, real-time, multitasking machine control software and hardware applications
• Designed a line of custom Brushless Servo Motors for 64-bit RISC Machine Controller
• AT&T Bell Labs High Speed Fiber Optic Winding Draw Tower
• Boeing Airframe Weight Optimizer
• McDermott Trans-Oceanic Pipeline Welder