Jul 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Atlanta Metropolitan Area · Remote

• Leading the Billing Platform engineering team at Vercel where I build and maintain dependable, compliant, and high-performance financial infrastructure powering our global edge network. Passionate about harnessing technology and design to create impactful solutions for our customers and platform users.

Aug 2021 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Direct and lead an exceptional engineering team responsible for building and maintaining dependable, compliant, and high-performance cloud billing systems.
• Played a pivotal role in introducing a new usage-based billing model to the platform.
• Spearheaded the team's efforts in developing a compliant and reliable billing infrastructure.
• Formulated the team's charter and collaborated with the EPD (Engineering, Product, and Design) team to devise a pragmatic and actionable roadmap.

May 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Mirrored responsibilities held at Salesforce (Heroku), focusing on the management and oversight of billing-related processes and systems.
• Spearheaded the implementation of a new billing system, ensuring streamlined and efficient operations at Equinix.

Mar 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Held managerial responsibility for the Heroku Billing team overseeing accounting and provisioning systems, which included billing, license management, and analytics components.

Jan 2014 – Mar 2019 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• Functioned as the Lead Engineer for data collection & aggregation, billing, and analytics segments of the Heroku platform.
• Regularly engaged with core technologies such as Elixir, Ruby, PostgreSQL, and the AWS platform.

Sep 2011 – Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Atlanta, GA

• Served as a full-stack developer, leveraging a comprehensive set of core technologies such as Ruby, Javascript, Phonegap, iOS SDK & Objective C, Chef, Rackspace Cloud, and Linux.

Jun 2011 – Sep 2011 · 3 mos

• Contributed as a key member of the development team, building and maintaining multiple projects for high-traffic corporate clientele.
• Engaged in the end-to-end development of new products while also enhancing and supporting ongoing projects.
• Utilized a wide range of core technologies including Ruby, Redis, Riak, MongoDB, Solr, Facebook Graph API & FL, Heroku, Amazon Web Services, and Linux.

Feb 2010 – Jan 2014 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• Offered web software development services to clients on a contract or consulting basis, with a primary focus on Ruby development.
• Managed multiple high-traffic and high-profile projects involving data collection, monitoring, and aggregation. Technologies employed include Ruby on Rails, MongoDB, Redis, Riak, Apache SOLR, Heroku, FL & Facebook Graph API, and Linux.
• Collaborated with Agathon Group to re-engineer and re-architect a platform for a successful national business. Technologies used include Ruby, PostgreSQL, HTML5, jQuery, MySQL, Passenger, and Linux.
• Partnered with Think Interactive to optimize an existing internal Rails application, incorporating extensive use of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices and data re-architecture. Technologies involved include Ruby and PostgreSQL.
• Served as the lead developer for a custom online work order management system. Technologies employed include Ruby, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Heroku, and Amazon Web Services.

Jan 2010 – Nov 2010 · 10 mos

• Led and standardized development practices for the entire team.
• Upheld product quality, ensuring alignment with industry standards.
• Managed infrastructure as a system administrator, scaling applications as required.
• Integral member of the development and planning teams, ensuring timely and efficient goal attainment.
• Utilized core technologies including Ruby, MySQL, MongoDB, Nginx, Passenger, Javascript, and Amazon Web Services.

Apr 2009 – Nov 2009 · 7 mos

• Spearheaded the migration of newhomeguide.com from its legacy platform to Ruby on Rails.
• Developed multiple internal web services intended for integration into Primedia applications.
• Collaborated with the operations team to incorporate Webistrano and mesh it with the current LDAP setup.
• Conceived and built a custom CMS system.
• Maintained key Primedia properties, such as apartmenguide.com and newhomeguide.com, working in a pair programming setup.
• Engaged with core technologies like Ruby, PostgreSQL, CouchDB, Capistrano, and Endeca.

Feb 2009 – Dec 2010 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Served as Lead Developer and Project Manager for client initiatives and bespoke product development, gaining advanced expertise in cloud technologies, document/object databases, and specialized web server applications.
• Leveraged web servers beyond their traditional role as proxies, utilizing them to address common application challenges effectively.

Jul 2008 – Feb 2009 · 7 mos

• Crafted and designed architecture for DL's products and services.
• Managed and deployed scalable applications, ensuring consistent performance.
• Served as the code auditor, emphasizing clean code principles across projects.
• Authored Ruby scripts enhancing web applications, especially in data imports and aggregation.
• Innovated a distributed processing framework for efficient data imports and aggregation.
• Mentored and trained both new and existing developers, ensuring alignment with optimal development practices to fulfill business objectives.

Nov 2006 – Jul 2008 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Designed and implemented a three-part system: a language-agnostic user registration and authentication service, a hybrid payment gateway integrating language-agnostic services with HTML form-based applications, and a scalable classifieds application that supports diverse vertical implementations.
• Developed and revised applications using JavaScript, Rails, PHP, and Forge with an emphasis on integrating RESTful architecture.
• Provided System Administrators with guidance on optimal stack setups and deployment strategies for Rails applications.
• Created APIs within legacy systems to bridge compatibility with modern technologies.
• Authored Ruby and PHP scripts to enhance web application functionalities through background processes.

Dec 2004 – Nov 2006 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Information architecture for interactive / web projects - flowcharts, logic charts, and project scope generation
• Manage, code, and/or design for company web initiatives
• Consulted with vendors, clients, or our internal IT department in various project situations
• Supported print project design and production when requested (includes marketing and packaging projects)
• Key decision maker in the process of requesting outsourcing support.