Lead Engineer
Building teams that build great software.
Full stack developer specializing in repairing development teams and transforming startup products into scalable enterprise platforms.
About
I'm a full stack developer with deep experience across the entire software lifecycle — from first commit to enterprise scale. My career has been defined by a unique specialty: stepping into struggling engineering organizations, diagnosing what's broken, and rebuilding both the teams and the technology from the ground up.
I believe that great software starts with great teams. I've spent years cultivating the skills to assess team dynamics, establish engineering culture, implement robust development practices, and architect systems that can grow from thousands of users to millions — without rewriting everything.
Experience
VP of Engineering
ScaleForce Technologies
Leading a complete engineering transformation for a Series C fintech startup. Rebuilt the development organization from 6 to 35 engineers across 5 squads, introduced platform engineering practices, and re-architected the monolith into event-driven microservices handling 10x the original transaction volume.
Principal Engineer & Team Lead
NovaBridge Systems
Inherited a demoralized 12-person team with 40% annual turnover. Stabilized retention to under 5%, established CI/CD pipelines, introduced trunk-based development, and delivered a greenfield platform that replaced three legacy systems.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Meridian Health Tech
Took a HIPAA-compliant patient portal from prototype to production serving 200k+ users. Led the migration from a jQuery monolith to a React/Node.js architecture with comprehensive test coverage and automated deployments.
Full Stack Developer
Launchpad Digital
Built and shipped MVPs for early-stage startups across e-commerce, social, and SaaS verticals. Developed expertise in rapid prototyping while maintaining code quality standards that supported long-term product growth.
Software Developer
Crestwood Consulting
Delivered full stack web applications for enterprise clients in financial services and logistics. Built foundational skills in database design, API development, and agile delivery methodologies.
Skills & Technologies
Frontend
Backend
Cloud & DevOps
Leadership
Featured Work
Fintech Platform Rebuild
Challenge
A Series C startup with a monolithic codebase that couldn't handle growing transaction volumes, a fractured engineering team, and mounting technical debt threatening the next funding round.
Outcome
Delivered an event-driven microservices architecture handling 10x transaction volume, grew the team from 6 to 35 engineers, and helped secure a $45M Series D.
Healthcare Portal Scale-Up
Challenge
A prototype patient portal built with aging technology needed to become a production-grade, HIPAA-compliant platform serving hundreds of thousands of users without a complete rewrite.
Outcome
Incrementally migrated to React/Node.js, achieved 99.97% uptime, passed all compliance audits, and scaled to 200k+ active users within 18 months.
Engineering Culture Turnaround
Challenge
A demoralized team with 40% annual turnover, no CI/CD, manual deployments, and three overlapping legacy systems creating constant firefighting.
Outcome
Reduced turnover to under 5%, shipped a unified platform replacing all legacy systems, and established an engineering culture that became a key recruiting advantage.