Zscaler

DevOps Architect

Bluebeam, Inc.

Software Architect

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-   Participated in the Architecture Board, which governed best practices, cross-cutting concerns, and technical proposals
-   Introduced a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to address quality issues and reduce production incidents by 90%+
-   Led the organization of the first Architecture Summit to discuss high-level concerns and processes
-   Increased batch job processing throughput by 4x through hands-on troubleshooting and developer coaching
-   Designed API throughput performance improvements for a 10-15x reduction in deployment resources and related costs
-   Mentored engineers by sponsoring technical designs, offering career guidance, and enhancing technical skills
-   Promoted methodologies for performance testing and data-driven decision making
-   Developed strategies and systems for decomposing a monolith into microservices
-   Collaborated with the event bus team on designs for eventing and serverless functions
-   Improved testing frameworks and guided developers on Test Driven Development (TDD)
-   Worked with the Security Team to address security concerns and implement secure coding practices
-   Utilized Python, Google Cloud Platform/Functions, API First designs, Microservices, Dapr, Redis, Docker/container images, Kubernetes, MySQL, and ElasticSearch

Principal Engineer/Software Architect

Pulse Secure

- Served on the Architecture Board, responsible for determining overall software architecture and development practices
- Architected and led a team for the development of a Zero Trust microservice platform
- Coordinated security hardening, evaluation, and best practices for most Python-based software
- Designed and led the development of the Python framework at the core of most of the company's Python software
- Designed various features, including authentication token management, multi-tenancy, WebSockets, event messaging, RBAC, user management, certificate management/PKI, OpenAPI adoption, Docker image builds, Postgres migrations, async function queues, and inter-service APIs
- Advocated for Python Best Practices, API design, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery
- Maintained several open-source projects core to the company's Python frameworks
- Coordinated Python 2 to Python 3 conversion of many microservices
- Utilized Python, Azure, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker/containers, Postgres, MySQL, Nginx (Lua), OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, Terraform, MongoDB, and ElasticSearch

Principal Engineer/Architect

- Leader of team that converted newly acquired MobileSpaces's Mobile Device Management (MDM) software to Pulse Workspace
- Architect for Pulse One, a VPN server manager and orchestrator that is Docker based, SaaS and On-premise
- Team lead for conversion of Pulse One from a SaaS solution to a cluster-able, on-premise solution within 6 months. Its Docker based architecture can be installed on custom VPN hardware or ran in VMware

Senior Staff Engineer/Server Architect

Various startups and consulting roles

Through many years of software engineering, I gained a broad range of experience from various startups, consulting companies, and open-source projects. I've deployed to every major cloud hosting provider. I've been hands-on with every major programming language. I have developed SaaS, on-premise, desktop, and mobile applications. Some notable highlights include:

-   Co-founding a software contracting agency called Massive Forge, where we developed multiple applications using Python and Javascript. A client acquired the company.
-   Software Architect Consultant for several Hong Kong-based startups, including Libbler and Pingspot, where I developed applications using Python, Javascript, MongoDB, Redis, AWS, and iOS.
-   MapMyFitness (acquired by Under Armour), a fitness tracking SaaS and mobile app, where I primarily developed with Python and Django. I also worked with Hadoop, Cassandra, and Java for analytics.
-   Zenoss, IT monitoring software, where I designed a new event processing and service monitoring suite as part of a project to convert the software from Python to Java.
-   A fintech startup called Bancvue Interactive (now known as Kasasa), where I developed SaaS products for community banks and credit unions.

Additional Software Engineer Experience

Pingspot

Pingspot (http://pingspot.com/) was "A fun, new way to record and recommend your favorite businesses.". It's an iOS application with a Python backend. For Pingspot I developed the mobile application as well as designed and developed the backend. The app graphics were designed and created by Catchlight Productions (http://www.catchlight.com/).

Technologies used: Python with Flask and Celery, MongoDB, Redis, Foursquare API, Facebook API, iOS SDK, Heroku, Cloudinary

Software Architect Consultant

Libbler

Libbler (http://libbler.com/) is "The ultimate career launchpad for entry level professionals. Features include: resume builder and guide, comprehensive employer database for graduate, internship, entry level opportunities and practical industry advice to help develop career skills.". 

I designed and developed the original libbler.com from top to bottom -- except for the graphic design.

Technologies used: Python with Flask and Celery, Spine.js, Coffeescript, MongoDB, Redis, Oneall single-sign-on, Heroku and AWS

Massive Forge

A software contracting agency that I started with my business partners. We developed several applications, primarily with Python and Javascript. The company was acqui-hired by a client.

Co-Founder/CTO

MapMyFitness

- Maintained and developed new features for primary website platform using Python/Django and MySQL
- Developed new API platform using Python and Flask while utilizing Django ORM
- Developed new live race tracking platform using Flask and integrated with remote tracking services using Python and RabbitMQ
- Created APIs for mobile developers to integrate with race tracking
- Maintained fitness statistics reporting engine using Hadoop, Cassandra, and Java
- Created and maintained new unit test infrastructure using py.test
- Developed continuos build solution for development virtual boxes using VirtualBox, Vagrant, and Python

Senior Software Engineer

Zenoss, Inc.

Zenoss provides dynamic system monitoring for IT services across physical, virtual, and hybrid cloud infrastructures. The core of Zenoss is open source and built on Zope/Python, Ext JS, and MySQL.

- Helped wrap up development of UI refresh for 3.0 release
- Developed Dynamic Service View using Flex and yfiles
- Use Agile methodologies for software development
- Design new event processing and service monitoring suite which uses Java, RabbitMQ, SOLR/Lucene, and Neo4j.

🔸Unpacking Software Architecture

I help people deploy more value with less code.

Mike Thornton

Tesatori Technologies

•Fractional CDO/CAO, accelerating the value of data, analytics, and data science for organizations

Data and Analytics, Technology Consultant

Audyence

Executive Advisor

Madison Logic

VP of Data

Diebold Nixdorf

•Led a team of analysts and engineers to drive sales analytics and product for executive leadership and global sales teams across the Americas and Eurasia

Head of Insight

Ashley HomeStore Retail Headquarters

•Led team driving strategy, analytics, and optimization of +1000 retail store sales, operations, and supply chain across the globe
•Accelerated digital transformation initatives with new tools and technologies that generate rich data for analytics and insights
•Developed in-store foot traffic monitoring and measurement technology utilizing computer vision with  python code

Director of BI and Analytics

Mersio Marketing

•Developed data strategy for enterprise data warehouse tools and individual strategies for partners
•Built analytic dashboards in MicroStrategy and Tableau to analyze trends and find insights for improvements and framed storytelling, ROI analysis, and data-driven predictive models
•Established metrics and KPIs for each owner and across client programs for individual clients
•Statistical analysis, data mining, data analysis and visualization development using Python
•Financial analytics and predictive modeling using forecasting and data-driven analysis tools

Director of Analytics

BancVue

Search Marketing Specialist

🚀 I am a dynamic and results-driven Data and Analytics Executive with a proven track record of leading global organizations through transformative digital journeys. My expertise lies in harnessing the power of data to unlock rich insights, drive strategic decision-making, and propel businesses toward unparalleled growth.

⚡️I am renowned for my strategic vision and laser-focused approach to executing organizational goals and objectives. By optimizing crucial areas of the company, I have consistently steered companies toward exceeding revenue targets and achieving unprecedented success.

💥 With a passion for leveraging data as a catalyst for innovation, I have spearheaded numerous digital transformations, empowering teams to harness the true potential of information. By structuring and transforming data, I have facilitated profound business insights that pave the way for new opportunities and drive sustainable growth.

🎯 My relentless pursuit of excellence has enabled me to navigate complex landscapes, effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels. By leading global data teams, including data analysts, data analytics, data engineers, data scientists, and AI engineers in machine learning, data governance, data engineering, data management, advanced analytics, and automation leveraging an agile methodology with precision and empowering them to flourish, I have created a culture of data-driven decision-making that fuels our collective success.

✅ If you are seeking a visionary leader who thrives on transforming businesses through the strategic application of data, analytics, and algorithms, let's connect. Together, we can unlock the untapped potential of your organization and drive unprecedented growth in the digital age.

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