I'm a seasoned engineer turned leader with over 15 years of experience in the web space. For the past five years, I've focused on leading distributed engineering teams and aligning technical vision with business impact. I'm passionate about building results driven, remote-first cultures and scaling frontend systems that provide a great experience for the people using them.

Experience

Senior Director of Engineering

Upsun
March 2025 - Present
  • Driving global frontend engineering initiatives, aligning Product and Marketing teams to deliver unified user experiences.
  • Maintained high team velocity and retention rates by fostering a supportive, growth-oriented remote environment.
  • Leading strategy for scalable frontend architecture, ensuring long-term maintainability and performance.
  • Mentoring team members and establishing clear career growth paths and performance goals.
  • Overseeing release management to ensure timely delivery of high-quality features.

Director of Engineering

Upsun
May 2020 - March 2025
  • Spearheaded Frontend team growth, scaling the department to support an aggressive product roadmap.
  • Established remote-first best practices across multiple time zones, ensuring seamless collaboration.
  • Recruited and guided the company's inaugural dedicated QA team, significantly improving project stability.
  • Cultivated strong cross-functional collaboration between Engineering, Design, and Product.

Product Engineer

Upsun
August 2018 - May 2020
  • Led the relaunch of the primary customer-facing interface, console.upsun.com.
  • Collaborated with executive leadership to prioritize strategic direction and technical needs.

Previous Experience

Frontend Engineer
Lullabot
2014 - 2018

Designed scalable CSS architectures and React/Redux applications for large media publishing clients.

Frontend Engineer
Imagine
2011 - 2014

Built enterprise-scale automation applications for print organizations.

Education

Associate Degree in Web Tech
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College