Aug 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

• I had the good fortune of being one of the founding leader of the Music Expression organization, which included establishing the strategy, building the engineering and data science teams, and helping to bring the video format into Spotify.
• Together, we are discovering ways to unlock engagement between creators and their fans, using music as the medium.
• On the back of the wildly successful Canvas product, we plan to launch more video experiences that empower artists to express themselves and connect more deeply with their fans.

Mar 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

• I have the honor of of leading the Self Serve engineering org; comprised of hundreds of passionate members all focused on building a best-in-class advertiser portal.
• My duties include managing our amazing engineering managers, guiding our technical direction, and working with my peer leaders in product, design, data insights and agile coaching to grow the organization.

Oct 2018 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• I have the honor of of leading the engineering org in Ad Experience; which includes managing our awesome engineering managers, guiding our technical direction, and working with my peer leaders in product, design, data insights and agile coaching to grow the organization.

Sep 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

• My team acts as champions of the quality mindset and help spread healthy, sustainable practices. As their chapter lead, I support their efforts ; help them amplify their voices; and encourage them to continuously grow in their careers.

Aug 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

• As an Agile Coach at Spotify, I have the privilege of working with my area's leadership team to continuously improve collaboration and to be a fun, lean execution machine.
• In this role I lead a team of 4 Agile Coach leaders and together we partner with the heads of our respective areas (typically directors and senior managers) to tackle challenges and foster a healthy environment for the teams.
• I support my mission's leadership team as well as squad members. As such, my work ranges from helping shape our culture and operations; to helping individuals enjoy their work and deliver a seamless customer experience. I love going to work everyday knowing I'm part of an awesome band!

Apr 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Enterprise Coach passionate about changing workplaces for the better. This includes leading large and small scale transformations and agile adoptions, through collaboration and servant leadership.
• Professional achievements included:
• Managing the agile coaching and training strategy for and institution with over 2,000 employees
• Contributing to the creation of the agile practice within Summa
• Working with development and quality leaders to create a healthy environment for fast, sustainable delivery
• Creating training workshops to instill an agile mindset

Jul 2013 – Mar 2014 · 8 mos

• Responsible for building, launching and growing an online user application that digitally stores and shares photos via a private social network.
• Duties include: market analysis and opportunity assessment; building, championing and maintaining the product vision; user research and testing; working with peers to design and develop features; establishing quality practices; managing releases; and providing guidance to junior peers.

Sep 2012 – Jul 2013 · 10 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Responsible for the technology direction of Testing Product suite.
• Technology partner in devising product vision.
• Responsible for prioritization of development work and elaboration of features
• Partner with ScrumMaster and Development team to deliver value on a continuous basis.

Nov 2009 – Sep 2012 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Accountable for the successful delivery of several global technical projects including the transformation from a monolith to an SOA tech stack. Role included partnering with Chief Architect on scope, timeline to support a Fortune 50 client's growing needs.
• Co-founder of Agile Project Management Office and led several technical projects in the RnD area of the organization.
• Won Technologist of the Year award in recognition of my efforts.

Mar 2007 – Nov 2009 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Senior team member specializing in complex deliveries for international and domestic clients. Managed multiple offshore software development teams, who successfully developed several custom applications deployed to over thousands of users. Partnered with a major international client to bring our organization into Visa UK/EU compliance

Aug 2006 – Mar 2007 · 7 mos

Aug 2005 – Aug 2006 · 1 yr

• Formerly known as eFunds
• Managed operational teams while leading implementation of large/global projects.

Jun 2003 – Aug 2005 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Deerfield Beach, FL

• P & L responsibility for sales and marketing in three South Florida counties. Worked with VP to devise business plans and projections. Doubled the organization’s footprint in the country club and hospital sectors. Managed customer service and product installation teams.

Sep 2001 – Jun 2003 · 1 yr 9 mos · Delray Beach, FL

• Responsible for the systems that deliver proprietary email campaigns for Fortune 500 companies.

Jan 1999 – Jan 2002 · 3 yrs · Florida, United States

• Freelance work designing, coding and launching online presences and UIs for small businesses using HTML, CSS and Javascript.