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Site ImpactChief Technology Officer
Sep. 2023Coconut Creek, Florida, United States• Overseeing the development and maintenance of the company's foundational applications, systems architecture, and data infrastructure, spanning from initial product design to production support.
• Implementing agile methodologies and streamlining company processes, boosting efficiency and driving organizational growth.
• Providing strategic vision and direction for the company's technology infrastructure, ensuring scalability and security.
FIRSTHead Referee | Mentor
Aug. 2023West Palm Beach, Florida, United StatesFIRST Robotics FTC, or the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), is a robotics competition designed for students in grades 7–12 to compete head to head using a sports model. Teams are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Participation in FTC offers students a unique opportunity to develop skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as in teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving. Through the process, participants gain a deeper understanding of the value of hard work, innovation, and creativity. Additionally, FIRST Robotics offers scholarships and other opportunities for participants, further encouraging students to pursue education and careers in STEM fields.
Simpli.fiIntegration Transition Consultant (via Bidtellect Acquisition)
Mar. 2023 - Sep. 2023Boca Raton, Florida, United States• Maintained the stability and functionality of Bidtellect's core systems post-acquisition, ensuring business continuity for Bidtellect clients within the Simpli.fi environment.
• Bridged the gap between Bidtellect and Simpli.fi technical teams, fostering collaboration and knowledge transfer during the integration process.
• Identified and mitigated potential risks associated with system and process integration, ensuring a seamless transition for both companies.
• Optimized Bidtellect's internal processes to align with Simpli.fi's workflow, promoting efficiency and cost-effectiveness within the new structure.
Society for Information ManagementBoard of Directors; Membership Chair - South Florida Chapter
Aug. 2021
South Florida Tech Hub 🌴Tech Hub South Florida Board of Directors & Talent Committee Co-Chair
Aug. 2019
Florida Atlantic UniversityPresident, Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Executive Advisory Council
Nov. 2018Boca Raton, Florida
Florida Atlantic UniversityMember, Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Executive Advisory Council
Mar. 2018 - Nov. 2018Boca Raton, Florida
BidtellectChief Product Officer/Chief Technology Officer (CPO/CTO)
Jun. 2017 - Mar. 2023Delray Beach, Florida• Served as the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) taking ownership of product strategy, development, and innovation (28 resources) • Led cross-functional teams in defining product roadmaps, setting priorities, and aligning business objectives with technology solutions. • Oversaw ongoing innovation initiatives, developed and executed product vision, from ideation to launch, ensuring seamless integration of features and functionalities. • Spearheaded product lifecycle management, conducting market research, user feedback analysis, and competitive intelligence to drive continuous improvement. • Navigated complex technical challenges, collaborating with the engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, user-centric products. • Implemented agile methodologies, fostering a culture of rapid iteration and adaptability, resulting in higher productivity and enhanced product quality. • Built best of class Demand Side Platform through delivery of customizable and flexible self-service workflow optimizations, AI-driven bid optimization, comprehensive data insights, transparent and real-time reporting, while delivering optimum scale and reach • Maintained a single product baseline to be used for managed service (70%) and self-service (30%) clients through permissions-based delivery reducing maintenance and hosting costs.. • Addressed market needs for performance marketers to maximize Native Advertising and maintain privacy compliance through targeted delivery based on placement rather than user information. • Responsible for development of the company’s core applications, systems platform, and data infrastructure • Engage in industry standards initiatives (IAB Tech Board), university collaborations, and tech community programs on behalf of the company • Ensured company’s cybersecurity profile and protection of digital assets through development of data security and privacy policies and practices in alignment with SOC II requirements
AOL Platforms (via Millennial Media acquisition)Sr. Director of Technology
Oct. 2015 - Jun. 2017Baltimore, Maryland Area• Managed an engineering organization for maintenance of Millennial Media advertisement, monetization and campaign management systems, including DSP, DMP, Big Data infrastructure, analytics and reporting platforms
• Manage the design, development and adoption of centralized, streaming event collection and delivery infrastructure for collecting logs from multiple adServers and beacon servers across Aol Platforms to include ad.com, Adapt, and AdTech
• Responsible for developing and managing automation and development of centralized CI/CD processes and infrastructure for Aol Platforms Data Services
Millennial MediaVice President Software Engineering
Oct. 2014 - Oct. 2015Baltimore, Maryland Area• Led 68+ resource team of Mangers, Architects, and Software Developers across Data Services, Data Warehouse and Data Management Platforms supporting all mobile advertising platforms • Directed hardware and software development and delivery of Big Data infrastructure, Data Warehouse and Data Management Platform products (ingest, data lake, analytics, BI, and reporting)
• Responsible for evaluation and selection of Hadoop distribution and associated cluster hardware
• Implemented Hadoop re-architecture solution using MapR through consolidation of multiple clusters into single data lake providing a cost effective solution to ingest, process and store of 20 billion ad requests and events daily
• Responsible for the development of internal DMP platform and targeting systems for location, behavioral and contextual audience segments.
• Responsible for reengineering of internal 1st party Audience segment creation tool leveraging 1st and 3rd party data ingest
• Responsible for development of location based geo-targeting
Millennial MediaSr. Director of Engineering
Jan. 2013 - Oct. 2014Baltimore, Maryland Area• Managed an integrated development and test organization for Millennial Media advertisement, monetization and campaign management systems • Managed the development and testing of Demand Side self service monetization tool for app developer’s monetization efforts
• Adjunct responsibility for driving automation initiatives across the Technology organization
XeroxDirector of Systems Integration
Oct. 2006 - Dec. 2012Germantown, Maryland
Sentiant CorporationBoard of Directors
Jun. 2005 - Nov. 2012Mt. Airy, Maryland
Core Enterprises, LLCVice President, Professional Services
Jun. 2005 - May. 2006Hunt Valley, Maryland
Celera GenomicsInfrastructure Technology, Manager
Jun. 2000 - Jun. 2005Rockville, Maryland
Testmasters, IncDir. of Federal Services/Washington Test Center
Jun. 1998 - Mar. 2000
iQuest Solutions, Inc.Senior Business Manager
May. 1995 - May. 1998
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (CSC)Integration Test Manager, Payload Operations Control Center
Mar. 1993 - May. 1995
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (CSC)Software Engineer
Sep. 1990 - Mar. 1993Greenbelt, Maryland
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