Top-rated U.S. SaaS engineer, product owner, and technical lead with 15+ years of experience, $388K in lifetime Guru earnings, 248 completed transactions across 35 employers, and 100% feedback across 71 reviews. I help SaaS and web-product teams stabilize live systems, reduce technical debt, and ship production-ready platforms with less risk. I lead work from discovery and architecture through hands-on development, QA, release, and long-term support. Through The SaaS Masters and Bluegrass Media, I have delivered healthcare compliance portals, recruiting and staffing platforms, AI-enabled mobile and web apps, WordPress/LearnDash systems, eCommerce products, and API and Stripe integrations. My core stack includes React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, PHP/WordPress, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase, AWS, Stripe, React Native, and Flutter. Engagements include application audits and code reviews, rescue sprints, 90-day product roadmaps, fractional technical leadership, custom SaaS development, payment integrations, and ongoing retainers. Clients choose me for clear scope, direct communication, early risk visibility, dependable follow-through, and maintainable software. Available Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm Central for fixed-price or hourly engagements.…

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Top-rated U.S. SaaS engineer, product owner, and technical lead with 15+ years of experience, $388K in lifetime Guru earnings, 248 completed transactions across 35 employers, and 100% feedback across 71 reviews. I help SaaS and web-product teams stabilize live systems, reduce technical debt, and ship production-ready platforms with less risk. I lead work from discovery and architecture through hands-on development, QA, release, and long-term support. Through The SaaS Masters and Bluegrass Media, I have delivered healthcare compliance portals, recruiting and staffing platforms, AI-enabled mobile and web apps, WordPress/LearnDash systems, eCommerce products, and API and Stripe integrations. My core stack includes React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, PHP/WordPress, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase, AWS, Stripe, React Native, and Flutter. Engagements include application audits and code reviews, rescue sprints, 90-day product roadmaps, fractional technical leadership, custom SaaS development, payment integrations, and ongoing retainers. Clients choose me for clear scope, direct communication, early risk visibility, dependable follow-through, and maintainable software. Available Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm Central for fixed-price or hourly engagements.…

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Top-rated U.S. SaaS engineer, product owner, and technical lead with 15+ years of experience, $388K in lifetime Guru earnings, 248 completed transactions across 35 employers, and 100% feedback across 71 reviews.

I help SaaS and web-product teams stabilize live systems, reduce technical debt, and ship production-ready platforms with less risk. I lead work from discovery and architecture through hands-on development, QA, release, and long-term support. Through The SaaS Masters and Bluegrass Media, I have delivered healthcare compliance portals, recruiting and staffing platforms, AI-enabled mobile and web apps, WordPress/LearnDash systems, eCommerce products, and API and Stripe integrations.

My core stack includes React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, PHP/WordPress, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase, AWS, Stripe, React Native, and Flutter. Engagements include application audits and code reviews, rescue sprints, 90-day product roadmaps, fractional technical leadership, custom SaaS development, payment integrations, and ongoing retainers.

Clients choose me for clear scope, direct communication, early risk visibility, dependable follow-through, and maintainable software. Available Monday–Friday, 9am–6pm Central for fixed-price or hourly engagements.

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Skills

Experience Level

MongoDB
Expert
WordPress
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
Stripe
Expert
SaaS
Expert
React Native
Expert
React JS
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
PHP
Expert
Node.js
Expert
MySQL
Expert
API
Expert
Leadership
Expert
Laravel
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
HTML5
Expert
GraphQL
Expert
Flutter
Expert
Docker
Expert
CSS
Expert
AWS
Expert
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Work Experience

Lead Product Owner / Technical Lead at Parlance Corporation
February 1, 2024 - October 31, 2025
Rebuilt a low-code UI Bakery application into a structured React and GraphQL architecture using Hot Chocolate and MongoDB. Improved frontend and API traceability and debugging efficiency, standardized release documentation and sprint communication, and served as the primary liaison among engineering, QA, and executive stakeholders.
Technical Lead / Product Owner at World Xchange
July 1, 2019 - February 1, 2024
Architected a multi-tenant SaaS backend using React, Node.js, and MongoDB. Designed real-time device synchronization logic to maintain consistent data states, automated data workflows that reduced manual entry by 80%, and established structured milestone documentation for stakeholder alignment.
Owner / Project Manager at The SaaS Masters
July 1, 2019 - Present
Own and lead technical delivery of custom SaaS MVPs, portals, dashboards, integrations, AI products, cloud software, rescue projects, and modernization engagements. Guide discovery, architecture, phased builds, launch, and ongoing care. Coordinate full-stack delivery across React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, PHP/WordPress, PostgreSQL and Supabase, MongoDB, AWS, Stripe, React Native, and Flutter. Partner directly with founders and operators to clarify requirements, reduce delivery risk, and ship maintainable production systems.
Owner / Project Manager at Bluegrass Media Inc.
July 1, 2019 - Present
Own and manage full-lifecycle delivery of custom SaaS platforms, web applications, mobile products, AI tools, and WordPress/LearnDash systems. Translate business requirements into execution plans, coordinate design, engineering, QA, and releases, and oversee React, Node.js, PHP, and AWS implementations. Established staging and production release discipline, role-based access, audit controls, logging, sprint reporting, and stakeholder checkpoints. Recent work spans healthcare compliance, recruiting, fintech, education, legal operations, and eCommerce. Reduced QA turnaround time by 40% through structured validation workflows.
Senior Software Engineer at Bigarmor
August 1, 2018 - July 1, 2019
Improved API performance by 60% through refactoring and caching strategies. Implemented CI/CD workflows to automate build and deployment processes, and stabilized systems under heavy client load and compressed delivery schedules.

Education

B.S. Computer Science at Rice University
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

Top-Rated U.S. SaaS Engineer — Guru
July 1, 2023 - September 24, 2026
Recognized on Guru with 100% feedback across 71 reviews, $388K in lifetime earnings, 248 completed transactions, and work for 35 employers. Member since July 2023.

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Financial Services, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Transportation & Logistics, Retail, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment
    ESDIAC TIP Talent Platform

    Designed and delivered a multi-role recruiting and talent-evaluation SaaS platform with applicant intake, evaluator scoring, dashboards, source tracking, audit logs, and drag-and-drop pipeline management. Led product requirements, architecture, full-stack engineering, QA, and release coordination.

    Stack: React, Vite, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, REST APIs, and MongoDB.

    Case study: https://www.twine.net/signin

    PrimeCare Healthcare Compliance Portal

    Led full-stack delivery of an AWS-hosted healthcare operations and compliance portal that replaced paper and spreadsheet workflows. The platform supports staged onboarding, OCR-assisted document capture, role-based access, dashboards, audit workflows, expiry reminders, secure storage, and activity logging.

    Stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, OCR, and secure document workflows.

    Case study: https://www.twine.net/signin