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As an entrepreneur, author, and executive, I’ve spent my career bridging the gap between complex technology and tangible business value. I’ve founded and led IT businesses from the ground up, successfully transitioning them into sales to publicly traded firms, and held executive roles overseeing finance, customer engagement, and strategic growth. Alongside these accomplishments, I’ve authored or co-authored nine industry books and created several comic book series that explore the intersection of technology and storytelling. Currently, I’m leading the Public Sector practice at Tessell where we help federal and SLG organizations harness the full potential of cloud computing to optimize database performance, drive down costs, and improve service delivery. With our platform-anchored solutions, we’re able to tackle the specific challenges facing public institutions, ensuring a seamless and cost-effective migration of critical Oracle databases to Azure. My Forbes article, How Cloud is Changing the Role of DBA to Data Engineer, highlights the shift in IT roles driven by the cloud—just one example of my commitment to staying at the forefront of technology trends. Whether advising startups, working with large enterprises, or collaborating with public agencies, I’m passionate about finding innovative solutions that meet today’s economic and technological demands.