Mar 2023 – Nov 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Strategic advisor to C-suite executives in healthcare, driving enterprise-wide adoption of modern engineering practices and platform capabilities. Translate digital transformation strategies into executable delivery patterns that accelerate time-to-market.
• Reduced development friction and improved delivery velocity through Infrastructure as Code adoption and automated promotion processes
• Enhanced productivity and business alignment through targeted enablement workshops consistently recognized for clear, industry-specific guidance
• Improved system reliability and delivery performance through architectural assessments and metrics-driven optimization recommendations
• Accelerated healthcare document processing and reduced manual workflows through AI/ML solution architecture
• Enabled modern engineering practices while maintaining healthcare compliance and regulatory requirements

Mar 2020 – Mar 2023 · 3 yrs

• Embedded "Field CTO" for enterprise clients across Manufacturing, Financial Services, and Healthcare before transitioning to dedicated healthcare engagement in January 2021. Guided organizations through DevOps adoption, CI/CD implementation, and cloud-native architecture transitions.
• Accelerated organizational maturity and delivered incremental value through tailored modernization roadmaps
• Improved delivery practices and reduced deployment risks through modern engineering adoption across multiple industries

Jun 2019 – Mar 2020 · 9 mos · St. Louis, MO

• Leadership team member of company built to disrupt traditional household moving industry through automation and consumer-focused technology. Applied modern platform engineering principles to transform industry operations.
• Enabled 450% market expansion within six months through scalable technical infrastructure delivered in 90 days
• Improved operational efficiency by automating complex supplier coordination and customer interactions
• Reduced manual inventory processes through AI/ML-powered mobile application development
• Accelerated product development cycles through strategic team building and modern engineering practices

Mar 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater St. Louis Area

• Led enterprise-wide transformation of software delivery practices across 70+ developer organization. Evolved delivery models from waterfall to agile methodologies while maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Doubled product team capacity and enabled business expansion into new product lines through demonstrated delivery value
• Improved deployment reliability and reduced change windows through CI/CD implementation and blue/green deployment adoption
• Accelerated delivery velocity while reduced defects through 2-week sprint cadence, metrics tracking, and systematic retrospectives
• Enhanced security posture and reduced vulnerability response times through embedded security practices and automated enforcement
• Increased developer productivity through internal platform team and shared services migration based on common requirements

Mar 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater St. Louis Area

• Led enterprise-wide transformation of software delivery practices across 70+ developer organization. Evolved delivery models from waterfall to agile methodologies while maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Doubled product team capacity and enabled business expansion into new product lines through demonstrated delivery value
• Improved deployment reliability and reduced change windows through CI/CD implementation and blue/green deployment adoption
• Accelerated delivery velocity while reduced defects through 2-week sprint cadence, metrics tracking, and systematic retrospectives
• Enhanced security posture and reduced vulnerability response times through embedded security practices and automated enforcement
• Increased developer productivity through internal platform team and shared services migration based on common requirements

Sep 2014 – Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Greater St. Louis Area

• Led technology consulting team delivering DevOps engineering, CI/CD automation, AWS cloud services, and strategic direction for enterprise clients. Provided technical and cultural leadership during major business transformation initiatives.
• Accelerated application delivery from concept to App Store releases in 90 days, demonstrating modernized delivery process value
• Improved infrastructure automation and reduced vendor lock-in through cloud-agnostic IaaS tool development with AWS and VMware feature parity
• Enhanced client technology strategies and modernization outcomes through C-level advisory services and detailed implementation specifications

Oct 2010 – Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Greater St. Louis Area

• Led enterprise infrastructure transformation in healthcare, pioneering automated cloud solutions when fully-automated server provisioning was considered impossible and cloud providers were in their infancy.
• Reduced server fulfillment time from 2 months to 2 hours through automated, self-service private cloud infrastructure development
• Improved deployment efficiency and eliminated manual release processes through secure, HIPAA-compliant automation framework
• Enhanced operational standards and governance through comprehensive infrastructure, security, and compliance pattern establishment
• Achieved industry recognition at VMWorld 2013 for innovative private cloud solution and Oracle RAC migration to IaaS offerings

Jul 2006 – Aug 2010 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Greater St. Louis Area

• Managed IT staff supporting Financial Market and Trading platforms. Improved developer productivity and reduced operational overhead through self-service virtual environment creation and comprehensive infrastructure standards for thousands of Windows systems.

Jan 2000 – Jul 2006 · 6 yrs 6 mos

• Progressed through increasingly responsible roles supporting enterprise IT infrastructure and security operations. Established enterprise risk management frameworks, designed critical server infrastructure, and provided foundational technical support across the organization.