Leader

20+ Years in Engineering.

Beginning as an innovative developer and architect, then spending the last 11+ years building and running high performing leaders and teams across multiple products. From scaling organizations to integrating acquisitions to developing the next generation of engineering leaders, I thrive in high pressure, high visibility situations.

My Story

I started my career as a developer who just wanted to write code. Somewhere along the way, I discovered that my passion for solving hard technical problems extended to the human ones too. Over the last decade, continuing to find how deeply the two are connected.

Over 20+ years, I've grown from writing code to leading the people who write it, eventually building and leading 30+ engineers across multiple teams and products. I've stayed hands-on technically, building production applications and architecting systems that scale. And I've invested deeply in people, helping 18 individual contributors become engineering leaders themselves.

That's the work I care about most, the intersection of building great technology and developing the people who build it. Whether that's turning around a struggling team, helping someone find their leadership voice, or figuring out what's next for the product.

20+
Years in Engineering
11+
Years in Engineering Leadership
18
ICs Developed into Leaders
5+
Years Executive Leadership

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Open to Opportunities
Consulting
Need help scaling your engineering team, implementing AI responsibly, or developing your leaders? I work with companies to solve specific challenges.
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Open to Opportunities
Fractional Executive
Need VP/Director-level engineering leadership but not ready for a full-time hire? I can step in part-time to build the foundation you need.
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Open to Opportunities
Full-Time Roles
I'm exploring VP of Engineering and CTO opportunities with companies building something meaningful. Culture and connection matter more than logos.
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Experience

2020 – 2025

Senior Director & Director of Engineering

Bullhorn, Inc.
Led engineering transformation within a 227-person global organization. Developed 18 leaders (11 IC→Team Lead, 5→Director, 2→Senior Director). Transformed 4+ failing teams, doubling throughput in every turnaround. Scaled SaaS platform to $1B+/month in payroll transactions.
2017 – 2020

Manager & Senior Manager of Engineering

Bullhorn, Inc.
Founded and scaled engineering organization for Bullhorn's back-office SaaS platform. Grew from founding team to 6 engineering teams. Delivered SOC 2-compliant enterprise product in 11 months—first customer was a major healthcare organization.
2011 – 2017

Lead Developer

Paradowski Creative & Build-A-Bear, Inc.
Led development teams and technical initiatives. Directly hired over a dozen full-time employees. Built successful initiatives across marketing, e-commerce, and consumer retail.
2007 – 2016

Software Developer / Freelance

Various Companies
Built technical foundation across marketing, e-commerce, and SaaS domains. Developed full-stack engineering expertise that enabled later technical and leadership success.

Key Achievements

18
Leaders Developed
11 ICs to Team Leads, 5 to Directors, 2 to Senior Directors
6
Teams Built
Founded and scaled an entire product engineering organization
$1B+
Monthly Processing
Scaled SaaS platform to handle over $1B in payroll transactions
4+
Teams Transformed
Doubled throughput in every failing team inherited
2x
Efficiency Gains
Pioneered AI-augmented development practices
10+
Acquisitions Integrated
Led technical and cultural integration for acquired companies
90%+
Milestone Delivery
Sustained on-time delivery across 20+ teams for 3+ years
16
Boomerang Employees
Built culture so strong that former employees came back
11 mo
Zero to Enterprise
First paying enterprise customer in under a year
32
Direct Reports
Managed up to 32 people across 4 teams at peak scope
SOC 2
In 11 Months
Achieved enterprise-grade security compliance while building product and team
Global
Distributed Leadership
Led teams across multiple office locations, countries, and time zones

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