Career Journey

Experience

A career spanning three decades of technology leadership

30+
Years Experience
25+
Companies
3
Patents
6x
Microsoft MVP

Mortgage Automator

Chief Technology Officer

2021 - PresentCurrentToronto, Ontario, Canada (Remote)

Leading technology strategy and product development for a growing fintech platform that streamlines private lending operations.

  • Directing overall technology vision and roadmap for the platform
  • Building and leading engineering teams across multiple disciplines
  • Driving product innovation in the private lending space
  • Implementing scalable architecture to support rapid growth

Technology Leadership Roles

VP of Engineering / CTO

2015 - 2021Scottsdale, Arizona

Held senior technology leadership positions driving digital transformation and engineering excellence.

  • Led engineering organizations of 50+ developers
  • Architected enterprise-scale software solutions
  • Drove agile transformation and DevOps adoption
  • Managed multi-million dollar technology budgets

Innovation & Patents

Principal Engineer / Architect

2010 - 2015Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Focused on innovation and intellectual property development, resulting in multiple patented technologies.

  • Invented patented fraud detection systems using image analysis
  • Developed patented text-based fraud detection methods
  • Created product identification technologies
  • Led R&D initiatives for emerging technologies

Enterprise Software Development

Senior Software Architect

2003 - 2010Dallas, Texas

Recognized as Microsoft MVP for ASP.NET six consecutive years while architecting enterprise web applications.

  • 6x Microsoft MVP for ASP.NET (2003-2009)
  • ASPInsider program member
  • Architected large-scale .NET enterprise applications
  • Led technical teams and mentored developers
  • Certified Sitecore Developer

Early Career with Mark Cuban

Software Developer

1998 - 2003Dallas, Texas

Began professional career working directly with entrepreneur Mark Cuban during the early internet era, learning the fundamentals of building successful technology ventures.

  • Worked directly with Mark Cuban on technology initiatives
  • Gained firsthand experience in tech entrepreneurship
  • Developed web applications during the dot-com boom
  • Earned MCAD certification from Microsoft