My career has moved through software engineering, infrastructure, enterprise modernization, cloud platforms, applied AI and company building. The titles changed; the recurring job was translating difficult technology into systems and organizations that could actually deliver.
2025 — PRESENT
Founder & CTOCoverity
I founded Coverity to modernize the operational infrastructure behind notary, escrow and regulated real-estate transactions. I lead technology strategy, product direction, security architecture and engineering while serving as principal architect of the production platform.
Built on .NET, Azure and SQL Server, Coverity combines API-first integration, asynchronous processing and AI-assisted document workflows. I took the product from concept to production and established the engineering and security foundations needed for enterprise integrations and regulated workflows.
2014 — 2025
Director, Infrastructure & Platform EngineeringDDN
At DataDirect Networks I led architecture and engineering initiatives across public and private cloud, high-performance infrastructure, distributed storage, automation and post-acquisition integration. The work spanned Azure, AWS, GCP, OpenStack, Lustre and Ceph and required balancing modernization with the reliability expectations of mission-critical environments.
2011 — 2014
Senior Manager, Enterprise ModernizationLive Nation
I directed an 18-person engineering organization through one of the company’s largest enterprise endpoint modernization programs. That meant engineering the migration, automation and systems-management platform while coordinating security, compliance and business continuity across a nationwide organization.
2005 — 2010
Co-Founder & CTOAuthentiClick
AuthentiClick was an early machine-learning company focused on advertising traffic quality and click fraud. I led technology strategy, product development, infrastructure and a multidisciplinary engineering organization, building high-volume ingestion and real-time scoring systems and guiding the technical side of the company through acquisition.
My work on traffic-quality detection resulted in U.S. Patent 10,567,255 B2.
Earlier engineering leadership
Before AuthentiClick came a run of UI, programming, QA, operations and hardware roles — at companies large and small, many of them long gone now. Those years built the software, operations and delivery foundation that still informs how I lead technology organizations today.
2004–2005Director of EngineeringTax Credit Company Inc.
Responsibilities
- Managed UI development
- Created sketches and prototypes for UIs
- Developed an in-house billing system for reconciliation and export to QuickBooks
- Used geocoding with ArcGIS to determine the zones and programs that would best benefit each customer — this automation saved the company $138,000 in staffing requirements
- Ported the entire project to Visual Studio 2005 from VS 2003 and VB6
- Managed infrastructure (replacing a contractor)
- Built integration modules for Crystal Reports™, QuickBooks™, Laserfiche™ and Merlin™
2004–2005User Interface ManagerFieldConnect Inc.
Responsibilities
- Managed UI development
- Created sketches and prototypes for UIs
- Developed UIs for Windows CE and XP
- Managed the code transition from Solomon and Timberline to Dynamics GP
- Developed the primary logic and technology for “FieldACCESS,” the company’s biggest seller
- Created inverse geocoding for MapPoint’s OCX control
- Ported the entire project to Visual Studio 2005 as an early adopter
2002Director of ProgrammingWorldLink LLC
Responsibilities
- Maintained the in-house SQL database front end
- Supported and resolved desktop and network issues
- Maintained Active Directory
- Developed SQL scripts to detect and repair errors
- Built and repaired Crystal Reports forms and functions
Achievements
- Promoted to Director of Programming
- Reduced the open bug count on assigned projects from 1,342 to 6 in the first two months
- Developed an online inventory trading and assistance front end
- Designed the company intranet
- Improved application and database response times by 90% across in-house applications
2001Software DeveloperNowcom Inc.
Software design
- Designed and maintained in-house tools using ASP and VB
- Designed and specified improvements to website management tools
- Built deployment packages with Wise InstallMaster and Wise for Windows Installer
Software QA
- Specified QA procedures for the enterprise
- Maintained QA hardware and software
- Designed processes and tools to test software
2000–2001QA AnalystSBC Interactive
QA duties
- Monitored site functionality
- Promoted graphics and ads to the production environment
- Ad-hoc and regression testing
- Java / Oracle environment testing
- Tested the Internet Yellow Pages environment
2000QA AnalystFirstLook.com
QA duties
- Monitored site functionality
- Regression, application-level and database / SQL testing
- Performance and stress testing
- Established and enforced QA standards
- QA test lead for the affiliate program
- Designed automated test tools for the affiliate program
- Managed QA for the transition from ColdFusion™ to BEA WebLogic™
Additional work
- Built the company intranet with ASP, Perl and SQL
- Built a workflow management solution
- Managed the PVCS Tracker database and application; used PVCS Tracker and Version Manager
- Managed reporting and metrics for bug tracking and version control
1999–2000Technical Support EngineerKnowledge Adventure
Responsibilities
- Technical support for Windows and Mac children’s software
1999QA AnalystDisney Interactive
Responsibilities
- Regression and ad-hoc testing of children’s educational software
- Tested internationalized versions in Dutch, French and German
1999Software QAKnowledge Adventure
QA duties
- Ad-hoc and structured software testing
Additional work
- Assisted with PC and Mac hardware and software maintenance
1998–1999Sales & Technical ServicesT.S. Computers
Responsibilities
- Sold PC and Amiga video editing systems
- Repaired PC and Amiga video editing systems
- Organized the sales floor and showroom
- Manufactured custom cables and electronics adapters
- Maintained customer databases
- Edited video for clients
1997–2003Director of OperationsBBS-LA Internet Service Provider
Responsibilities
- General troubleshooting and remote administration
- Hardware and software installation on servers
- Maintained user accounts
- Set up and installed websites and custom servers
- Maintained security patches