People:
Proven experience recruiting and leading first-class engineering teams 10 - 100+ at Life360, Salesforce, Klout
Led distributed development across multiple timezones and geographies
Extensive experience in creating a collaborative culture and growing leaders
Process
Implemented Agile based development at various startups that led to predictable product quality and deadlines as well as productivity gains
Spearheaded Triage and Escalation at Patreon and restored customer confidence and product quality
Directed build/buy decisions around multivariant tools, A/B testing & experimentation frameworks. Not afraid to make tough decisions while understanding the trade-offs
Strong leadership character and set of beliefs with technical depth to validate opinions. Helped with transitioning to microservices architecture at Klout, Patreon, and Jigsaw
Drove stability of platform from <99% to 99.99% through efficient processes and disciplined testing strategies.
Initiated and rolled out Product Roadmap Planning Process at Patreon, Life360, and Zinio that led to increased business metrics and improved time to market by 50%
Experienced at launching new products like Tiered Pricing (Patreon) and Driving Behavior (Freemium @Life360) that accounted for the majority of the company’s revenue
Excellent with collaborating with Sales & Marketing to assess market needs and launch new products
Experience within high-growth, fast-paced organizations; comfortable with ambiguity