Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

• Angel investor & Advisor in various developer tooling, marketing, and B2B startups including:
• Langbase, vlt, Guild, Webapp, #paid, Answerable

Jan 2020 – Jan 2025 · 5 yrs

• Supported various startups (Series B+) such as ViralNation, #paid, Revelate.
• Advising executive leadership into maturing their technology investment, AI platform adoption, and leading cross-functional technology teams (including Engineering, AI/ML, Architecture, Product, IT & Security, and Customer Success) to drive technology execution in alignment with strategic business goals. Focused on redefining the technology strategy, transforming architecture for optimal performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Jan 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · Oakland, California, United States · Remote

• npm, Inc. operated the Node Package Manager, the world's largest software registry essential for JavaScript developers. It was acquired by GitHub in 2020 and serves as critical infrastructure for the web development ecosystem.
• Directed a fully remote, globally distributed team across Engineering, DevOps, Product, Security, and Support, ensuring operational stability and execution for the world’s largest JavaScript package registry, serving over 12 million developers and processing 125+ billion monthly requests. Spearheaded the technical integration for npm's acquisition by GitHub, leading M&A due diligence, audits, staff/IP transition, and optimizing infrastructure/security for seamless handover. Strengthened platform security by managing 1,300+ vulnerabilities and enhancing compliance to safeguard the critical JavaScript supply chain.

Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• TELUS is a leading Canadian telecommunications company providing a wide range of products and services, including internet access, wireless connectivity, television, home phone, and technology-driven healthcare solutions.
• Led the Architecture team, setting technology strategy, platform modernization direction, and technical roadmaps impacting 450+ Engineering team members within TELUS Digital & thousands across the corporation. Developed the TELUS Digital Architecture Framework for web and mobile platforms, standardizing development with tools, platform engineering libraries, and starter kits. Contributed to scaling the digital engineering organization from 125 to 450+ professionals, supporting a major enterprise transformation. Established and governed the Architecture Review Process, overseeing hundreds of projects and multimillion-dollar technology investments to ensure strategic alignment, scalability, and reliability. Led technical training programs, drove innovation, and served on the enterprise-level TELUS Architecture Review Board, advising on major software architecture investments.

Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 · 2 yrs · San Francisco, California, United States · Remote

• Kong Inc. is a software company that provides open-source platforms and cloud services for managing, monitoring, and scaling application programming interfaces (APIs) and microservices.
• Led a globally distributed engineering team across 4 timezones (San Francisco, Toronto, London, Amsterdam), overseeing product development, architecture, and engineering strategy focused on Kong’s core open-source Microservice API gateway. Directed sales and business development efforts. Spearheaded product evangelism and developer community initiatives to accelerate open-source contributions and overall ecosystem growth.

Jan 2013 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions.
• Led web and mobile software development teams focused on digital product delivery and enhancing user experience at Canada's national public broadcaster. Oversaw the front-end technology stack, guiding architectural decisions to ensure platform scalability, performance, and seamless backend integration. Scaled the engineering team by 25%, accelerating product innovation cycles. Successfully launched CBC’s high-traffic 2014 Winter Olympics digital platform, delivering high-performance streaming services to millions of users. Led a key cloud migration initiative, optimizing enterprise SaaS infrastructure for improved efficiency and reliability, and collaborated with leadership on broader digital transformation strategy.

Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Syncapse was a technology-enabled services company that utilized social media data to deliver smarter marketing solutions and performance improvements for leading global brands like Coca-Cola, Diageo, and L’Oreal.
• Led a global team across 4 international offices responsible for the ideation, strategy, and delivery of Social Media Professional Services tailored for major global brands. Significantly improved team productivity and product delivery quality through the creation and implementation of new policies, standardized processes, and the adoption of the Agile methodology for software development. Worked directly with Fortune 500 clients and prominent global brands, including J.P. Morgan Chase, Coca-Cola, L’Oréal, and Anheuser-Busch InBev, on strategic service engagements.

Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 · 3 yrs · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Viigo was a highly popular mobile application on the BlackBerry platform that aggregated real-time information like news, weather, stocks, and flights. It was acquired by Research In Motion (BlackBerry) in 2010 due to its significant user base and enterprise adoption.
• Led both Client Services and Professional Services teams while architecting and managing the highly scalable web infrastructure essential for Viigo's rapid user growth and demanding enterprise customer base. Designed redundant, load-balanced web services focused on ensuring high availability and enterprise-grade scalability. Contributed key technical foundations that supported Viigo’s expansion to millions of downloads and hundreds of enterprise partnerships, establishing it as a top application on the BlackBerry platform.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• ChickAdvisor Inc is the parent company of 3 consumer review sites (ChickAdvisor, FamilyRated & XYStuff) and most recently, Butterly.
• Designed and developed a bespoke Content Management System (CMS) tailored for managing ChickAdvisor's editorial content needs. Concurrently engineered an integrated user portal featuring e-commerce capabilities, sophisticated product comparison tools, and a social directory to enhance user engagement and support purchasing decisions.