Product and technology leader with founder DNA and enterprise-scale operating experience. I build and scale durable platforms with direct accountability for outcomes.

From Startup to Enterprise Scale

My career spans early-stage startups, founder-led SaaS growth, and Tier-1 enterprise systems at Amazon. Across each chapter, I’ve built product-led engineering organizations that translate complex technical systems into measurable business outcomes. From scaling higher-education platforms serving hundreds of institutions to operating revenue-critical infrastructure processing millions of transactions per second, the through-line has been consistent: build durable platforms, develop strong teams, and align product vision with disciplined execution.

Amazon.com

Amazon Ads is one of the fastest growing organizations within Amazon and the third largest digital advertising business in the world.

2024-Present

Senior Technical Program Manager

At Amazon Advertising, I partner closely with senior leadership to prioritize modernization investments and balance platform durability with long-term strategic growth. I drive cross-organizational programs spanning 20+ engineering teams, strengthening platform resilience, operational governance, and executive visibility. My work focuses on aligning complex technical execution with long-term strategic durability — ensuring revenue-critical systems remain scalable, reliable, and adaptable as they evolve.

2021-2024

Software Development Manager

I led the engineering organization responsible for processing all global Amazon Advertising events — systems supporting tens-of-billions in annual revenue and millions of transactions per second. I oversaw a multi-year zero-downtime migration to AWS-native architecture while rebuilding team culture, delivery discipline, and operational rigor. The result was improved system resilience, clearer execution cadence, and a stronger, more accountable engineering organization.

Merit Pages, Inc.

Merit is a SaaS based marketing platform used nationwide by hundreds of higher education institutions to drive awareness for their brands online, in social media and in local media.

2012-2020

Co-founder / Chief Product & Technology Officer

As co-founder and CPTO, I led product vision, UX, engineering, and operations for a multi-tenant SaaS platform serving ~450 colleges and universities nationwide. I owned the journey from concept through revenue — shaping roadmap, pricing, architecture, hiring, and long-term platform strategy. We transformed fragmented institutional workflows into a scalable digital engagement platform, growing the business to multi-million-dollar ARR while building a durable product-led organization.

readMedia, Inc.

readMedia is a SaaS provider of a hyper-local news distribution/syndication platform and media database utilized by non-profits, government and small businesses.

2008-2012

Head of Technology

I led the transformation of a services-heavy organization into a scalable SaaS platform with recurring revenue at its core. By modernizing infrastructure, formalizing product strategy, and launching a higher-education vertical that achieved ~10% U.S. market penetration, I helped reposition the company for sustainable growth and operational leverage.

Initiate Commerce, Inc.

Initiate Commerce was a provider of a product merchandising management platform that enabled retailers to easily discover, source, and build product. Acquired in 2008 by CommerceHub.

2006-2008

Co-founder / Chief Product Officer

I co-founded and led product strategy and platform development for a retail merchandising startup, designing search, catalog, and storefront systems from the ground up. This early chapter sharpened my instincts for zero-to-one product building, commercial alignment, and pragmatic execution — lessons that continue to inform how I lead today.

CommerceHub, Inc.

CommerceHub (now Rithum) is a billion-dollar, multinational provider of hosted integration, drop ship fulfillment, and product content management for multi-channel e-commerce merchants. It provides integration and fulfillment services to both online and brick and mortar retailers, distributors, and supplier companies. Acquired in 2006 by Liberty Media.

1999-2006

Engineer → Product & Engineering Leader

As the sixth employee, I grew alongside the company from startup to enterprise platform provider. I helped scale the core technology foundation and established the first formal product management function, bridging enterprise customer needs with scalable system design. This formative experience shaped my long-term orientation toward platform durability and cross-functional alignment.

Leadership Philosophy

I operate at the intersection of product strategy and technical execution, bringing founder ownership and enterprise discipline to complex systems. I’m hands-on when it matters, but my primary focus is building strong teams and clear decision frameworks that allow great work to happen consistently. Throughout my career, people have chosen to join and stay on my teams because they value both the standards we uphold and the environment we create. I believe high performance and high empathy reinforce each other; when people have clarity, trust, and shared ownership, durable products and meaningful outcomes follow.

Let's Connect

I’m always interested in conversations about building durable, product-led technology organizations. Open to growth-stage CPTO opportunities where product and platform strategy are core differentiators.

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