Experience

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  Self employed

  Jan 2003 - now

  Consultant

  Provide web, software, mobile and cloud computing consulting services to a number of public and private sector clients requiring reliable and professionally developed solutions

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  Magmic inc

  Mar 2008 - Jul 2011

  Senior web developer/software developer

  One of two senior developers on a team of 6 developers, 1 QA, and 2 designers working directly under the VP of technology

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  Pretzil inc

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2011

  Team lead, senior web developer/software developer/mobile developer

  Architect, design and develop a social networking platform for mobile gamers, with a robost API and various mobile device SDK's for game developers, that scaled to service over a million usersLead developer of social networking platform and API for an internal team of 3 developers and 1 designer

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  Canvaspop

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  Manager, senior web developer/software developer

  Architect, design and develop brand new e-commerce and manufacturing platforms to meet the rapidly growing demands of the business, using a host of AWS technologiesDesign and build various web properties, such as canvaspop.com, dna11.com, and various marekting related micrositesBuild and manage an internal development team, totalling 4 developers and 1 quality assurance specialistManage corporate IT directionProject manage all development tasks outsourced to local development firm Show less

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  Dna 11 inc.

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  Manager, senior web developer/software developer
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  Halogen software

  Aug 2012 - May 2017

  Manager, senior web developer/software developer

  *Acquired by Saba Software*Migrate all Halogen web properties and applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS), using a host of technologies (EC2, Autoscaling, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, Route53, Latency-based routing, RDS, Elasticache, Elasticsearch)

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  Saba software

  May 2017 - Apr 2020

  Senior manager, web development

  *Acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand*Manage and lead a team of developers in architecting, designing and developing technical solutions to business and technical problems that impact users. Provide coaching, mentorship, and feedback to the team on a continuous basis.Instilled a team culture of creativity and experimentation by leveraging team standups, regular 1:1 meetings, 360 feedback, frequent code reviews, lunch and learns, professional certifications, team outings, and happy hoursLead architectural decisions, participate and contribute through the full software development life-cycle including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and security to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloudCommunicate regularly with numerous global stakeholders and executive leadership across marketing, sales, product management, legal, IT and web development to to help define requirements, features and functionalityEvaluate and select 3rd party vendors for various integrations, including; content management, marketing automation, data enrichment, translations, and performance monitoringRecommend strategies that improved organizational processes and workflowRepresent the marketing department within change management by attending regular and emergency change advisory board (CAB) meetingsCapture and share best-practice technical knowledge with the team and company through continual personal developmentMaintain documentation related to processes, standards, infrastructure and more Show less

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  Cornerstone ondemand

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Senior manager, web development

  Provide guidance and advice towards transitioning Saba Software's developers, processes, web properties and cloud services to Cornerstone OnDemand

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  Knak.

  Aug 2020 - Mar 2021

  Head of cloud operations

  Manage the cloud operations and security behind an enterprise SaaS application within Amazon Web Services (AWS)Architect, design and develop a SaaS application for businesses to create custom email and landing page templates for Marketo, Eloqua and other marketing automation platformsLead the architecture and implementation of cloud computing services for an enterprise SaaS application within Amazon Web Services (AWS)Demonstrate forward thinking around where the organization is going and how technology can support these effortsCollaborate with the development team to ensure that all software and services are secure, performant, reliable, and scalableAssist the development team in the architecture and engineering of cloud based software and services Show less

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  Cornerstone ondemand

  Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

  Manage and lead a team of developers in architecting, designing and developing technical solutions to business and technical problems that impact users. Provide coaching, mentorship, and feedback to the team on a continuous basis.Instilled a team culture of creativity and experimentation by leveraging team standups, regular 1:1 meetings, 360 feedback, frequent code reviews, lunch and learns, professional certifications, team outings, and happy hoursLead architectural decisions, participate and contribute through the full software development life-cycle including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and security to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment in the cloudCommunicate regularly with numerous global stakeholders and executive leadership across marketing, sales, product management, legal, IT and web development to to help define requirements, features and functionalityEvaluate and select 3rd party vendors for various integrations, including; content management, marketing automation, data enrichment, translations, and performance monitoringRecommend processes and strategies that improved organizational processes and workflowRepresent the marketing department within change management by attending regular and emergency change advisory board (CAB) meetingsCapture and share best-practice technical knowledge with the team and company through continual personal developmentMaintain documentation related to processes, standards, infrastructure and more Show less

  • Director, Web Development

    Mar 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Consultant

    Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
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  Knak

  Jun 2022 - now

  Director, it and security

  Strategic Leadership: • Develop and execute IT and security strategies aligned with organizational goals.IT Infrastructure & Operations: • Manage technology roadmaps, budgets and manage business applications for CRM (Salesforce), Marketing Automation (Adobe, Marketo, Pardot, Responsys, Eloqua), DBMS (MySQL, Aurora), CMS and headless CMS (Wordpress, Sanity), BI software (Tableau, Snowflake), HRMS (Bamboo), Project management (Shortcut, Asana, Wrike, Monday), Communication (Slack, Zoom, Teams), SSO and Identity management (Okta, Auth0), Translation (Smartling, Transperfect), and various other applicationsCybersecurity Management: • Build programs, policies and systems to around SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, ISO, and NIST standards. • Implement and maintain endpoint protection (SentinelOne) and compliance tools (Safebase, Drata). • Create and update comprehensive security documentation, including policies, procedures, and control descriptions, to facilitate efficient responses to questionnaires • Lead the evaluation of vendor security practices by reviewing and responding to security questionnaires • Oversee the completion of customer security questionnaires, providing detailed and accurate information about the organization's security postureCompliance & Audits: • Conduct internal/external audits and work with external auditors; ensure compliance with SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA requirements. • Regularly evaluate security postures, risk acceptance and remediation plans.Innovation & Emerging Tech: • Explore and integrate emerging technologies, including Generative AI solutions. • Drive digital transformation and cross-departmental technology adoption. Show less