Led cross-functional initiatives spanning engineering, product, and business teams. Designed and deployed cloud-native distributed systems on AWS with multi-account architecture. Built CI/CD pipelines, containerized development environments, and an internal developer platform. Improved developer productivity by 20%+ through platform standardization and DevEx improvements. Architected multi-tenant SaaS platforms enabling scalability and reuse across product areas. Operated high-availability systems (99.999% uptime) handling large-scale data transfers. Balanced performance, cost, reliability, and security in system design decisions. Mentored engineers and influenced technical direction across teams without direct authority.

Principal Software Engineer at Netflix

May 1, 2018 - July 1, 2019

Designed a next-generation architecture for a large-scale supplier onboarding platform, improving extensibility and long-term maintainability. Eliminated systemic data issues by decoupling tightly coupled schemas, reducing errors by 99.99% and cutting support overhead by 75%+. Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical improvements with operational and business needs.

Principal Data Engineer at Sunrun

December 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018

Diagnosed and resolved performance and data modeling issues in a nationwide distributed data platform. Redesigned data models, queries, and ETL pipelines to restore system functionality and improve scalability. Enabled enterprise reporting and analytics through integration with external BI systems.

Lead Developer at Our Town America

July 1, 2012 - August 1, 2015

Re-architected a proprietary system into a scalable, flexible platform enabling advanced tagging and content variability. Increased revenue by 30% and unlocked additional growth through new platform capabilities. Built a self-service geospatial interface, improving user experience while reducing support load by 75%.

CTO / Founder at Absolute Information Services

December 31, 2008 - March 31, 2014

Built and scaled a production SaaS platform for legal workflows, delivering complex features rapidly and independently. Led full lifecycle: architecture, development, infrastructure, and product strategy.