My Resume

CHIEF ARCHITECT

Strategic thought leader and technology strategist with career expertise in software technology development. Established several skillsets that fit as an Enterprise Architect, CIO, Chief Evangelist, or other roles that involve influencing the technical strategy for companies. Enjoy influencing both large projects as well as bringing personal experience and flexibility to smaller companies that don't have the resources to support a full-time technical visionary role while helping avoid tech debt and blind alleys.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Agile/Lean (both as a practice and in Atlassian's JIRA)
Waterfall Project Management
Project Blueprinting
Contract Management
Technical Implementation
Product Design
Product Management

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

API Security: Expert Apigee design patterns for security and API management, security microservice architecture management
Identity Access Management: Cross platform integration of off the shelf IAM systems and heterogenous identity sources. Integration of Identity to security protocols
Cloud Migration: Development of hybrid systems and secure systems preserving legacy investments while leveraging cloud technologies with cross provider integration (AWS, Azure and GCP).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UXAPI.io
Founder/Chief Architect
April 2022-present
UXAPI is an API-as-a-Service platform that allows front-end developers to create a data API in minutes from keywords or CSV files. Leveraging my personal experience in architecture, security and design, I built the platform with industry standards such as OpenAPI, OAuth/OIDC security, Identity Access Management (IAM) integration, REST standards, and scalable, cloud-native architecture using lowcode nodejs microservices running in containers (Docker and AWS Lambda) and data adapters for S3, DynamoDB and AWS RDS.

Silicon Valley Bank:
API Evangelist
August 2020-March 2022
Informed and educated enterprise decisions around product design and technical implementation. Worked closely with both the customer facing product side of the bank as well as technical delivery teams to influence the overall direction of the API strategy in a holistic, enterprise model (i.e., both internal delivery and customer facing APIs).

Cloudentity
Director of Customer Enablement
July 2018 – January 2020
Developed a clear message for the company to face both externally to customers and internally for product management ensuring a clear experience for customers and helping to prioritize features on the product.

Helped architect a new installation model to more clearly “productize” the toolset.
Created a process and contributed to a new customer facing documentation system.
Socialized the company through blogs, videos and other presentations.
Worked with Partners to integrate the Cloudentity offering into their process and delivery models.

Tools:

AWS (High Scalability EC2, DynamoDB, RDS S3, Lambda, SNS, API Gateway, etc.)
Microservice tools (Docker, Kubernetes, envoy, hashicorp suite)

NWEA
Enterprise Architect
November 2014 – June 2018
NWEA is a $150 million educational assessment non-profit. The company has evolved from a client/server delivery to SaaS based delivery and needed assistance in unifying a range of different projects under common governance, design, security controls and best practices.

Directed the development of an internal API based on Salesforce data to integrate into a scalable SSO solution to grant access to a variety of in-house and SaaS products. This unified solution led to faster, cleaner processes, dramatically reducing onboarding of new organizations, retiring deprecated systems that were still in critical workflows, and reduced operational cost by double digit percentages.

Tools:

AWS (High Scalability EC2, DynamoDB, RDS S3, Lambda, SNS, API Gateway, etc.)
Azure (Scale up/out on Virtual Machines, Azure SQL, Azure AD, VPN and identity integration)
Apigee (Integration Apigee tools on Google and AWS)
Other (IAM using Shibboleth, Informed Identity from Salesforce data, integrated API from disparate sources to mongoDB)

Apigee Experience
Global Training Director
October 2011 - August 2014
Helped stabilize the product by connecting clients’ needs with engineering realities, built an education program from scratch for Apigee developers and delivered it around the world to hundreds of blue-chip clients.

Developed, implemented and delivered training programs for both the use of the Apigee product line and the operational management for on-premises installations of the product.
Traveled internationally to work directly with Apigee's global Fortune 500 clientele generating over a million dollars in new revenue in the first fiscal year of implementation.
Created an on-line video series with automated testing tools.

Enterprise Client Manager

Worked with key clients with the new version of Apigee.
Documented and facilitated bug fixes and feature requests and keeping clients happy (and on board) during an early adoption program of the new product.
Worked on projects with world-leading companies including Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone, Coca-Cola, Nike, MerckBurberry, The Home Depot, Marks & Spencer, Belk, Gamesys and Rhapsody.

Senior Architect/Client Manager at Nike

Working embedded with the Nike Fuel Band team to integrate the Apigee product.
Created new relationships with senior Nike IT decision makers and expanded Apigee's footprint to "foundational" technology status and quadrupled the contract.

Tools:

Apigee suite (Edge, BaaS, deployment tools, java and node customizations, apache suite)
AWS (High Scalability EC2, RDS, S3, API Gateway, etc.)

Conquent
Primary
2000-2011
Functioned as full service Internet development firm in Portland Oregon. Secured new clients while managing a 20 person team that developed new technologies and solutions to support a broad range of business objectives for a very diverse client set.

ABC/Disney
Created complete online sweepstakes system for the final season of LOST using cloud based technology to manage traffic and registrations during peak times with high transactions per second.

US Department of Transportation
Developed educational product in conjunction with multiple federal and regional jurisdictions. Managed full development from content through manufacturing and distribution. The final product has not only succeeded with its original target, but has been recognized internationally for its innovation and success.

Tyson Foods
Developed a range of projects including online sweepstakes, Facebook applications, and online games to engage a broad consumer market. Successfully quadrupled the direct marketing database.

Michelin
Introduced the first Facebook application for the international, 120 year old tire manufacturer. Increased Michelin's social presence while developing best practices for future Facebook applications.

Ironclad Performance Wear
Complete redesign of the company's online, consumer facing website. Integrated orders with Great Plains backend, allowing the company to increase order processing with existing labor, integrated "contextual like buttons" on product pages to promote specific products through Facebook without interrupting the sales process creating dramatic increases in sales and efficiencies throughout the web enterprise.

Allergan
Working within insurance and corporate privacy issues, developed a private Botox insurance tracking system allowing real-time access by the national sales staff to review procedures and reimbursements on a company by company basis.

HealthPort
Translation of antiquated 16 bit Windows application to a consumer facing, web based application while maintaining FDA and HIPPA compliance. Development led to multi-million dollar licensing to an international nutraceutical company and streamlined overall company operations to reduce technical support staff by 50%.

Tech Hero
Took start-up from concept to execution including developing company brand identity (web, print, outdoor, vehicles, etc.) through web based franchise management software which managed all aspects of franchisee operations including automatic restocking of inventory and real-time franchise reports for corporate auditing and support.