ยง Profile

CTO and Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience leading engineering teams and delivering scalable, strategic software solutions. I bring hands-on expertise across the tech stack with a strong ability to translate business goals into technical roadmaps. Experienced in growing organizations, mentoring talent, and driving product-focused development across early-stage startups and mature companies. Passionate about building transparent, sustainable engineering cultures and accelerating business growth through smart technology decisions. Strong focus on marketplaces, data pipelines, real-time systems, and practical AI/ML integration.

§ Skills

  • Leadership & Strategy:
    CTO, Team Management, Technical Roadmaps, Hiring & Mentorship
  • Engineering & DevOps:
    Elixir, Golang, PostgreSQL, AWS, Documentation, Docker, Linux
  • Product & Platform:
    AI Integration, Real-Time Systems, ETL Pipelines, Phoenix LiveView
  • Collaboration:
    Cross-Functional Teams, Compliance (HIPAA/SOC)

§ Experience

CLASSIC.COM - Miami, FLAugust 2021 - Current

Chief Technology Officer, Senior Software Engineer

CLASSIC.COM is a data platform helping classic car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts make informed decisions using vehicle data from 1400+ auction houses and dealers. Large data platform with 3 million monthly users and billions of analytical insight events.

  • Led full platform transition from Next.js to Elixir + Phoenix LiveView, improving performance, reliability, and SEO
  • Reworked core data ingestion and modeling to support large-scale vehicle data across multiple sources
  • Built and maintained data pipelines powering marketplace search, analytics, and pricing insights
  • Improved search relevance and performance across a large, messy dataset (VINs, incomplete listings, etc.)
  • Stabilized APIs and backend systems under increasing load
  • Introduced CI/CD workflows and improved deployment reliability
  • Hired and mentored engineering team while setting technical direction and priorities
  • Integrated product level AI insights and AI agent assistance to development teams

Glimesh.tv - Pittsburgh, PAJuly 2020 - July 2023

Founder

Glimesh was a next-gen live streaming platform focused on low-latency video, creator fairness, and community-driven development.

  • Founded and built platform end-to-end (backend, infra, real-time systems)
  • Designed real-time API using Elixir pub/sub architecture
  • Handled 10M+ monthly requests across a distributed system
  • Managed infrastructure across 40+ servers
  • Led open-source development with 20+ contributors
  • Built system with strong test coverage and high availability

Idelic - Pittsburgh, PAAugust 2018 - November 2020

Director of Engineering, Senior Software Engineer

Idelic builds safety and compliance software for the trucking industry, helping fleets prevent accidents and manage risk.

  • Built initial ETL pipeline, then transitioned into engineering leadership
  • Managed engineering team and helped define technical direction
  • Led architecture evolution from monolith toward microservices
  • Standardized development workflows and introduced agile practices
  • Led HIPAA and SOC compliance efforts

Eyemart Express - Farmers Branch, TXAugust 2012 - August 2018

Senior Software Developer, DevOps

Eyemart Express is a national optical retailer with over 140 locations across 30 states.

  • Built and deployed software across 180+ retail locations
  • Developed custom PoS system and e-commerce features
  • Migrated infrastructure to AWS
  • Led deployments and infrastructure improvements across distributed locations

§ Volunteer

Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire DepartmentAugust 2021 - Current

Firefighter, Board Member, Secretary

The Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department is a 35 member fire department for a medium sized borough in Western Pennsylvania. On average the department gets around 600 first due / mutual aid calls a year, any time, any day.

I volunteer time as available to serve the MPVFD as a firefighter, vehicle rescue operator, and board member. I currently hold a Pro Board Firefighter I certificate.