Hands-on CTO / VP of Engineering

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Hands-on engineering leader with a proven track record of architecting and scaling AI-powered data ecosystems and software products. Demonstrated expertise in developing secure, cloud-native solutions, modernizing legacy systems, and leading global engineering teams to deliver impactful AI, machine learning, and analytics capabilities. Strategic and execution-focused, with deep experience in enterprise environments and early-stage startups, translating business objectives into innovative technology solutions and delivering measurable results in fast-paced environments.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CloneMeNot – Southbury, CT

Chief Technology Officer - 1/2024 - Present

● Architected AI-enabled cybersecurity platform to protect digital identities across social media.

● Built a scalable, serverless full-stack platform using Python, React, & Typescript on AWS services.

● Deployed Anthropic Claude Sonnet LLM with AWS Bedrock for analysis of social media profiles (identification of anomalies, post summaries, sentiment analysis, report generation).

● Developed AI chatbot with RAG, FAISS, Langchain, and Anthropic Claude Sonnet on AWS Bedrock.

● Integrated OAuth APIs with LinkedIn, Facebook, X, TikTok, and others; built Stripe-based billing.

● Leveraged Amazon Q generative AI to accelerate development and testing cycles.

DemandScience – Danvers, MA

Chief Technology Officer - 5/2023 - 11/2023

● Unified global engineering and product teams post-acquisition; drove AI product development.

● Built and launched ML-based Buyer Intent Engine using Snowflake and AWS.

● Oversaw Live Data Factory initiative to normalize data from global sources into unified data vault.

● Delivered MVP of ReplyForce, an AI-driven B2B email outreach platform, and major release of Klarity, a SaaS B2B Prospecting service.

● Led Engineering & Data Science teams across the U.S., Canada, Switzerland, India, and Philippines.

Spiceworks Ziff Davis – Austin, TX

Chief Data Officer / Chief Technology Officer - 12/2020 - 4/2023

● Led 100+ global Engineering org spanning Data Science, Software Engineering, DevOps & IT.

● Consolidated engineering systems, achieving $1M+ in annual AWS savings and reducing headcount costs by $2.5M without product impact.

● Built next-gen AI Buyer Intent Engine integrating 1st/3rd-party data within AWS and Snowflake.

● Directed transformation of data infrastructure, team scale-up, and AI product innovation.

Aberdeen – Wilton, CT (Acquired by Spiceworks Ziff Davis)

Chief Technology Officer / Senior Vice President of Engineering - 12/2018 - 12/2020

● Oversaw full rearchitecture and AWS migration of Aberdeen OnDemand SaaS platform, big data pipelines and infrastructure, and ElasticSearch index.

● Built cloud-native systems to automate delivery of actionable B2B buyer intent data.

● Led acquisition-focused due diligence and post-merger technology consolidation.

● Directed Engineering teams and contractors across the U.S. and Poland.

The Big Willow – Wilton, CT (Acquired by Aberdeen)

VP Engineering - 6/2016 - 12/2018

● Designed AI-driven systems to extract buyer intent signals from billions of daily web events.

● Built a demand-side platform (DSP) using C/C++ with real-time, low latency ad bid processing.

● Developed NLP ML pipeline using Spark, AWS EMR & Athena, scikit-learn, nltk, pandas, Tensorflow & PyTorch.

● Created Python/Flask-based reporting engine and PowerBI client portal for business visualization.

● Delivered Salesforce CRM integration with a custom Salesforce app based on Apex & Visualforce.

ASML – Wilton, CT

Group Leader, Software Development - 11/2013 - 6/2016

● Led development for robotic and laser systems in semiconductor manufacturing.

● Directed C/C++ based software development on VxWorks RTOS with Python test suites on Linux.

● Managed cross-disciplinary coordination with hardware and systems engineering.

Hewlett-Packard – Danbury, CT

R&D Manager, Business Transaction Management - 3/2007 - 11/2013

● Owned global product development and post-merger integration for enterprise transaction tracking, diagnostics, and business process products.

● Integrated Bristol’s technology and tech stack into HP and Mercury Interactive solutions.

● Led remote engineering teams across the U.S., Canada, Germany, Ukraine, and Israel.

Bristol Technology – Danbury, CT (Acquired by Hewlett-Packard)

Director of Engineering / Engineering Manager / Principal Software Engineer - 2/1997 - 3/2007

● Developed enterprise business transaction tracking software and cross-platform developer products across Windows, mainframe, and multiple Linux & Unix operating systems & hardware.

● Co-developed a new product called Jprinter that provided Windows and Unix/Linux printing services for Java, and also eXactML which compiled XML DTD/Schema into C++ interface code.

● Completed multiple high-profile client professional services engagements.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Computer Science – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering – University of Connecticut

SKILLS

AI and Data Engineering Leadership AI/ML Solution Development Data Modernization Strategy Generative AI (GenAI) Data Science Machine Learning Data & Predictive Analytics Next Best Action Business Intelligence (BI) Data Pipeline Design AI Solution Architecture Cloud Data Architecture Hybrid Cloud On-Premises Solutions AWS Azure Data Protection Data Security Data Privacy GDPR Compliance Open Source Environments CRM Integration Salesforce.com Automation Strategy Workflow Optimization Engineering Leadership Global Engineering Teams Agile Software Development Scrum Teams DevSecOps CI/CD Processes Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Cross-Functional Team Leadership & Mentorship Product Delivery Software Development Lifecycle

Secure Software Development Cybersecurity Critical Thinking Metrics-Driven Leadership Performance Metrics (KPIs & OKRs) Customer-Centric Product Delivery Cross-Functional Collaboration Organizational Vision Budget Management Engineering Culture Continuous Improvement

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