I’m a hands-on tech leader who turns chaos into clarity—and then raises the bar. With 20+ years of experience, I’ve transformed struggling teams and outdated systems into high-performing engines of growth.
At Soaren, a high-volume online consumer lending SaaS platform, I oversee $6M in IT systems and staff, leading a lean 21-person engineering and IT team (down from 41) while driving $394m in annual transaction volume in 2025 (up 34% YoY) across 405k+ processed applications. I conceived, secured approval for, and launched the proprietary core operational platform (LOX) on Kubernetes and containers in May 2024—replacing legacy risks with 1500+ unit tests (from zero), cutting AWS costs by $600K/year, and authoring a 100+ page logic manual for long-term clarity after pivoting leadership to a full rebuild.
At Gartner post-CEB acquisition, I built a multi-tenant LMS in 3 months that saved $500K/year, became the go-to custom software expert for build-vs-buy decisions, pivoted Evanta to a virtual conference platform in 3 months during COVID, and challenged a doomed SugarCRM rollout—paving the way for Salesforce enterprise-wide—while rerouting a botched network to save 250 employees from a 20Mbps meltdown.
Before that, at Evanta, I grew a startup from 10 to 250 people over 12 years, rising from Director to VP, building two platforms—BlueHawk and its SaaS successor EventBeyond, also on Kubernetes and containers, which landed four paying clients pre-acquisition—plus an event playbook; I wrote the sales docs and pitched it in the ‘dog and pony show,’ driving four acquisitions by Daily Mail, NYC VC, CEB, and Gartner (via CEB).
I thrive in the storm—calmly guiding teams through crises with clear thinking and steady advice, while keeping customer experience front and center. A former high jumper, I’m never satisfied with yesterday’s wins; I push for the best ideas to win, no matter the source, running a meritocracy that delivers the impossible—whether it’s optimizing cloud infrastructure, writing security policies, or redesigning HR for fairness and clarity. As an INTJ Creator + Advisor, I bring vision, execution, and a relentless focus on results. My mission? Build teams and tech that don’t just survive—but dominate.
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