May 2021 – Present · 5 yrs · United States

Jul 2019 – Jan 2020 · 6 mos

Jun 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr

Mar 2018 – Jun 2018 · 3 mos

• Helping startups grow.

Mar 2017 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr

• Advise teams on architecture. Ensure alignment with corporate technology investment direction. Watch trends. Mentor technical team members. Consult on product strategy.

Oct 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Leading the Wunderlist team as we integrate into the Microsoft productivity ecosystem.

Jun 2015 – Oct 2015 · 4 mos

• Leading engineering for Wunderlist as we integrate into the Microsoft productivity ecosystem.

Nov 2015 – Nov 2019 · 4 yrs · Berlin Area, Germany

Feb 2013 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Berlin, Germany

• Sold the company and product to Microsoft.
• Built the technology and development team behind the simplest, most beautiful organizational tool in existence.
• Deep technical re-architecture of a cross-platform, multi-client collaborative synchronization system. Clients on Mac, iOS, Windows/Windows Phone, Android, and Web.
• Creating a public API and some amazing integration technology which will change how we get things done forever!!!!!

May 2012 – Feb 2013 · 9 mos

• Manage globally distributed product engineering, design, UX, global IT, security, tech ops, and the project management office.

Mar 2011 – May 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Grew the engineering team 10x. Implemented light weight, formalized development processes. Delivered a ton of software, driving rapid growth for the business.

Jun 2007 – Mar 2011 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• Premier software consultancy. Completed projects and built products for companies ranging from small startups to multi-national corporations.
• InfoEther was acquired in 2011 by LivingSocial.

Sep 2005 – Oct 2006 · 1 yr 1 mo

Jan 2005 – Sep 2005 · 8 mos

• Built a globally distributed engineering team to deliver a distributed, multi-agent insurance claim classification system.

Jan 2001 – Jan 2011 · 10 yrs

• Founded the International Ruby Conference (RubyConf), the International Rails Conference (RailsConf) and RailsConf Europe. Organized those conferences handling logistics, content curation, marketing, registration, etc. These are the premier events for their respective communities drawing thousands of attendees from around the world.

Jul 1999 – Dec 2004 · 5 yrs 5 mos

Jul 1997 – Jul 1999 · 2 yrs · Memphis, TN

• Developed and maintained corporate intranet systems. Designed and implemented LDAP architecture. Managed UNIX systems and database servers. Managed corporate email system.