Who am I?

A Multidisciplinary Leader in Technology Engineering, Architecture, Security, Automation, AI, DX, CI/CD, UX, UI, Design, Innovation, Growth


TL;DR

Leader of teams that design and build secure, high-performance platforms at the intersection of AI, security, and full-stack product development.

A rare combination of technical depth to architect complex systems, innovative creativity for product design, and business fluency to bridge the gaps between deep technical execution, executive strategy, and organizational resilience.

Builder of cultures where teams and individuals do their best work.

Professional Summary

A strategic technology engineering leader with a proven track record of building, scaling, and securing high-performance platforms, microservices, and full-stack product ecosystems. Brings a rare fusion of deep technical fluency, innovative creativity, and executive business acumen — translating engineering excellence into competitive advantage, revenue growth, and organizational resilience.

Equally at home designing AI usage patterns and agentic workflows, driving broad digital transformation, and presenting technology strategy to boards and C-suite stakeholders. A natural teacher and coach who builds inclusive, high-velocity engineering cultures from the ground up — developing engineers, elevating standards, and embedding psychological safety, continuous learning, and a relentless commitment to quality across every team. Champions responsible, sustainable technology — embedding ESG principles, ethical AI governance, and security-first thinking into every layer of the engineering organization.

A creative and multidisciplinary leader who bridges technology, product, design, and media — bringing professional creative direction and pro audio engineering expertise to organizations where innovation, craftsmanship, and differentiated user experience matter.

Thrives in forward-thinking companies where bold technology vision, operational excellence, and human-centered engineering are not just priorities — they are the standard.

Work Experience

Director, Cloud Engineering & Operations,
Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY, US
Delivery & Technology Lead,
Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY, US
Tech Lead,
Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY, US
Senior Engineer,
Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY, US
Webmaster,
Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY, US
Director,
Digital Entropy, Nyack, NY, US
Webmaster,
Lawrence Erblaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, US
Multimedia Designer/Developer,
Net2Phone, Newark, NJ, US
Multimedia Designer/Developer,
Pearson Education (formerly Prentice Hall), Upper Saddle River, NJ, US
Art Director,
Creative Solutions, Hackensack, NJ, US
Music Producer,
Ill Famiglia Music, New York, NY, US
Painter,
DiFrisco Painting, New York, NY, US
Musician,
Artist,

Education

Fundamentals of Secure Development, 2020
NotSoSecure, Claranet Cyber Security, London, England
Fundamentals of Application Security, 2020
NotSoSecure, Claranet Cyber Security, London, England
Agile Bootcamp, 2016
AND Digital, London, England
Publishing Course for Professionals, 2009
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, US
Associates Degree in Visual Communications, 1997
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Computer Graphics, 1995
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, US

Core Competencies

Technology Vision & Strategy

Long-range roadmapping, emerging technology evaluation, innovation portfolio management, and aligning technology investment with business outcomes.

AI & Intelligent Systems Leadership

End-to-end AI strategy, LLM integration, agentic workflow design, AI governance, and operationalizing AI to drive efficiency, revenue, and customer value.

Engineering Excellence

Full-stack development, DevSecOps, solutions architecture, platform engineering, and developer experience optimization.

Security & Resilience

Zero-trust architecture, supply chain security, cybersecurity risk management, compliance readiness, and AI threat surface awareness.

Delivery & Execution

Agile, SAFe, and Lean Six Sigma — driving OKRs and engineering KPIs across distributed, cross-functional teams.

People Leadership & Talent Development

Engineering team building, performance management, mentorship, and fostering a culture of psychological safety and continuous learning.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Executive stakeholder communication, product partnership, FinOps, and bridging technical strategy with go-to-market goals.

ESG & Responsible Technology

Carbon-aware infrastructure, sustainable architecture, and embedding ethical practices into engineering culture and governance.

Creative & Product Direction

UX/UI design, branding, identity systems, and bridging engineering leadership with customer experience and product storytelling.

Music Production & Pro Audio Engineering

Composing, recording, mixing, mastering, sound design, and studio and live audio production.

Technical Expertise

AI, Automation & Intelligent Systems

LLM orchestration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini), multi-agent frameworks, prompt engineering, AI-augmented CI/CD, and AI governance.

Cloud & DevOps

AWS, GCP, Azure, Cloudflare, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD — with FinOps and cloud-native security.

Cybersecurity & DevSecOps

Zero-trust architecture, OWASP, SAST/DAST, secrets management, supply chain security, IAM, and compliance readiness.

Data Engineering & Observability

GraphQL, Apache Kafka, data pipelines, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana, and data-informed decision making at scale.

Languages

JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, PHP, Ruby, Go, Elixir, Bash, SQL.

Frameworks & Platforms

React, Next.js, Vue, Node.js, Express, Ruby on Rails, FastAPI, Serverless, MuleSoft, Spring.

Standards & APIs

REST, GraphQL, OpenAPI, OAuth, OIDC, JWT, JSON-LD, Schema.org, WebSockets, SEO.

Quality & Testing

TDD/BDD, AI-assisted code review, Playwright, Cypress, Jest, Postman, k6, Sonar, and load testing.

Content & Collaboration

Confluence, Notion, WordPress, Shopify, Jira, GitHub, Linear, Figma, Miro, Slack.

Systems

macOS, Linux (Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu, Red Hat/Fedora), Windows, iOS.

Pro Audio & Music Production

Logic Pro, MIDI sequencing, mixing, mastering, sound design, music composition, and podcast and broadcast production.

Technical Skills Big Board

Skills that pay bills (and some that don't).

An excessively massive list of technology, software, services, and standards that I've had experience with. It helps me keep track of it all, and serves as a useful reference. I've represented my experience and skill-level using icons.

Legend:

  • (true love)
  • (everyday use)
  • (favorite)
  • (signficant experience)
  • (beginner)
  • (dated knowledge)
  • (dead skill)
  • (frown)

Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure

Cybersecurity & DevSecOps

Data Engineering & Observability

Frameworks & Platforms

Standards, APIs, & Markup

Quality & Testing

Programming, Scripting, & Query Languages

Collaboration & Project Management

Content & Website Management

Development Software

Business & Admin Software

Media Software

Build & Dependency Management

Template Languages

The Graveyard