"With a decade of experience in the tech industry, I've led teams to develop cutting-edge solutions that have transformed businesses. My passion lies in leveraging cryptography, AI, and machine learning to solve complex problems and drive innovation."
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Cloud Computing
- DevOps
- Agile Methodologies
- Strategic Planning
- Team Leadership
- Product Development
- Data Analytics
- Distributed Systems
- Cybersecurity
Achivements
Blackbelt in Zen Shotokai Karate
Education
University of South Carolina
BS Computer Science
Summa Cum Laude
Experience
QWERKY AI Inc.
Chief Technology Officer
2025 - Present
- Developed key pending patents for Large Language Models (LLM)
- Exploring the optimization of AI/ML models and the development of bleeding-edge AI/ML architectures like MambaByte and Patch Embeddings
- Spearheading the company's technology roadmap and technical design processes
MerkleRoot
Chief Technology Officer
2024 - Present
- Managed 20+ international engineering team
- Led teams to the successful launch of the company's flagship products
- Spearheaded the adoption of cutting-edge blockchain technologies and cryptography
- Key stakeholder in the company's strategic direction and transition away from staff augmentation
- Reduced the company down to a skeleton crew after the loss of our largest client
VP of Architecture
2022 - 2024
- Led technical strategy and architecture across all major client projects leading to an over 100% increase in revenue
- Created the process for technical screenings and mentorship within the company
- Led hiring, conducted technical interviews, code reviews, and mentored developers
- Grew team from 9 to 20+ engineers
- The primary architect for the company's main client, Forte
Forte
Architect
2022 - 2024
- Led 8 teams of 5-7 engineers to deliver a new blockchain platform for the gaming industry
- Architected Platform X and the Forte Protocol with a focus on developer experience and scalability
- Designed Platform 2.0 Bridge, Orchestration, and API layer at 1M CCU scale
- Built Go microservices and programming language SDKs for the platform
- Conducted interviews for senior leadership and directors of engineering
First Foundry
Senior Software Engineer III
2021 - 2022
- Built the NFT Bridge for the Forte Platform
- Built microservices in Elixir/Phoenix, Rust, Python for the Forte Platform
- Integrated Ethereum, Zero Knowledge Proof, and solana blockchain technologies into the Forte Platform
52 Inc.
Partner & Senior Software Engineer
2015 - 2022
- Mobile iOS app development in Swift and Objective-C
- Brought 15+ apps and platforms into production
- Rescued 5+ projects reducing technical debt and increasing performance
- Rescued and scaled a NodeJS messaging server to support 1000+ rps for major hospital systemsRescued and scaled a NodeJS messaging server to support from 100 request per second (rps) to 1000+ rps for major hospital systems
- Designed, migrated, and maintained a Kubernetes Cluster of Python Microservices that tracked over 1000+ devices for an emergency response company
- Created document reading and searching apps for the insurance industry in Java
- Implemented a price predicting model for resorts, and crypto day trading in Tensorflow
- Built Marketplace, Live Streaming, and Music Platform Backends and APIs in Python leveraging technologies like Postgres, MongoDB, HLS, Elastic Search, and More
- Ran supervised learning models like kNN on platform data to recommend products to users