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Director of Engineering

Coinbase

- Lead an organization that builds and improves features for USDC on the entire Coinbase ecosystem, providing customers more reasons to hold and use USDC.
- Lead a team to build Coinbase's first issued token, cbETH, a liquid staking version of staked ETH, providing new utility and liquidity options for Coinbase and DeFi customers.

Senior Engineering Manager

Amazon

Lead an organization in Amazon Retail Consumer Electronics that builds scalable features for all of Retail. Team built and supported the Compare With Similar Items table on the detail page, the In House Installments feature that allowed customers to pay for products with installments, and a Guided Search feature for mobile that provided a better UX for customers filtering down search results.

Software Development Manager

General Networks Corporation

Lead all engineering, product, sales & marketing departments that deliver custom workflow, document management and portal solutions to clients. Hands on product/engineering work for key projects that drive high priority client relationship growth.

COO/CTO

Lead teams of product/engineering to develop custom solutions in the workflow automation and intranet portal spaces. Design and develop custom Microsoft SharePoint add ons to improve customer UX.

Director of Professional Services

Lead a pod of developers to implement custom workflow automation solutions for clients. Scoping, TDD, implementation and ongoing KTLO/OE contracts for high profile customers.

Practice Manager

Martin Worldwide

Design, scope and build a web based marketing list count/delivery system with C#/SQL backend and jQuery/JavaScript front end. Included authentication, role based permissions, cart/checkout capability and automated list delivery.

Full Stack Developer

QuikStor

Email/Phone software support for a Storage Facility Management thick client application. Development tasks to resolve small bugs and create patches for high priority issues/clients.

Technical Support Specialist

I post about Engineering Leadership, Strategy and Optimization.
As a Director of Engineering at Magic with over 16 years of engineering experience, I have had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of teams and technologies. Throughout my career, I have taken on many different roles, from software engineer to technical lead to engineering manager. 

I have worked with startups as well as large organizations, and I have experience with managing/mentoring both ICs and managers. I have led teams in delivering products from ideation to launch and have experience working with cross-functional teams to ensure the success of a project.

Owen Runnals

iAgent Protocol

iAgent's Visual Learning Model empowers gamers to train their own AI agents from gameplay footage, powered by decentralized compute (DePIN) thereby creating a new digital asset class on the blockchain.

Head of Partnerships

Aethir

Aethir is redefining the future of gaming through a decentralized, tokenized, enterprise-grade GPU cloud infrastructure.

We aggregate compute from tech companies, enterprises, data centers, and crypto miners into our enterprise-focused GPU compute marketplace.

We provide a Cost-Effective and High-Performance Cloud Game Streaming solution.

- INSTANT game access with no downloads.
- SEAMLESS play across any device.
- NEW, compelling forms of user acquisition and discovery.

Head of BD & Strategic Partnerships

Stealth Startup

Co-Founder & CBO

Cookie3

Web2.5 Behavioral & Attribution Intelligence driven by AI!

Analyze and Optimize Web3 Marketing with Precision 🔍 | Cookie3.com

Senior Strategic Advisor

Gaimin

GAIMIN is a new kind of gaming platform that’s changing how we play and create games | GAIMIN.io

*For Gamers:

1) It’s a simple app for your Windows PC that lets you play exciting new web3 games

2) You can truly own your in-game items as digital collectibles or NFTs

3) While you play or even when your computer’s idle, you can earn rewards

*For Game Developers:

1) GAIMIN provides tools to easily add blockchain features to your games

2) You get access to a large, enthusiastic gaming community

3) It offers affordable cloud computing power for game development

GAIMIN is bridging the gap between regular gaming and the new world of web3.  We’re making blockchain gaming easy and fun for everyone, whether you’re a player or a developer.  No need to be a tech expert – just download, play, and enjoy your game!

Head of Global Partnerships

ETH College

ETH College is a one-of-a-kind event that brings together leading innovators, startups, and educational institutions in the Web3 space | ETHCollege.org

Founding Member

Easy onboarding with passwordless sign-on and automated wallet creation | magic.link 🪄✨

Head of Gaming Partnerships

Aldea

Aldea is a new L1 blockchain with a mission to simplify blockchain and empower developers.  Aldea allows:

1) Developers to quickly build, leveraging easy to use and commonly understood programming language

2) Extremely fast TPS — starting at 100K-120K TPS with sub second finality on 1 shard

3) Gas fee is ~$0.00001

Basically, Aldea is the easiest to use, high-performance blockchain for builders!

Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships

WAGMI Games

Bridging Web3 and Web2 through Transmedia Entertainment | WAGMIGame.io

Immutable

Immutable is the leading Layer 2 scaling solution, providing an NFT infrastructure on the Ethereum blockchain.  Powering the next generation of Web3 games, Immutable aims to improve both the experience of users and developers by offering seamless gameplay, lightning-fast transaction speeds, and gas-free, fully carbon-neutral NFT minting.

- Led the management of Immutable's highest-valued gaming partners

- Discovered growth opportunities for our partners’ businesses and our platform

- Effectively managed and mitigated risk across our partners

- Identified trends and opportunities in the web3 gaming landscape for our partners and processes

Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Success - Gaming | Metaverse | Ecosystems

Business Development & Partnerships - Blockchain | Crypto | Web3: Gaming, Metaverse, Ecosystem, Music & Technology | AI | Ex-Immutable

As a tenacious and dynamic problem-solver, with over 20 years of business experience, I have a proven track record of exceeding sales quotas in the web2 and web3 industries. I excel at connecting with decision-makers and creating efficiencies that drive sales cycles and improve "Close Win" results.

In one of my past role as a Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Success at Immutable, a global web3 tech company advancing the world of gaming, NFTs and digital ownership; I led and implemented the complete GTM strategy for assigned game partners, resulting in $10M+ Total Transaction Volume (TTV). I also successfully launched the FIRST full game with NFT integration.

As a Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Qumulo, I achieved 100% of my quota with notable enterprise accounts, including VISA and NVIDIA.

I'm skilled in consultative sales, business development, and value conversation. I'm a clear communicator and presenter, proficient in Salesforce, HubSpot, and Asana.

In my free time, I love listening to music, exercising, and going to the beach. I'm a lifelong knowledge seeker and I enjoy taking educational courses, reading, and learning to expand my skills.

If you're interested in chatting about potential opportunities, let's connect -- feel free to DM me!

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