Being a serial technology entrepreneur has led me on quite an adventure. I have stories to tell, code to craft, and more adventures ahead of me. Join me on the journey and hang on -- it's going to be an interesting ride.
Charleston Software
d/b/a Store Locator Plus®
Founder / Programmer / Architect
2012 – Present
A successful freemium locator plugin and SaaS application using WordPress as an application foundation. Intimately involved in every aspect of product launch, maintenance, and development. Contributor to WordPress Core and Documentation. Corporate-level WordCamp sponsor for Atlanta, Charleston, and Orlando.
WordPress standalone/multisite/plugin API/REST API, PHP, JavaScript, SCSS/CSS, Google Maps API, AWS EC2/RDS/S3/Scaling Groups/AMI management, Bitbucket, Trello, Slack
Research Block Technologies, Inc.
Chief Technology Officer / Stakeholder
2020 – Present
Direct Research & Development and IT Services for a ERP Software as a Service provider. Directing an in-place rewrite of a React SaaS application built on AWS cloud services. Assist in fund-raising efforts.
React classes/functional components/context, Redux, Less/CSS, REST, Objection, JavaScript, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS EC2/RDS/S3/QuantumLedger/IAM, Jenkins, Github, Monday.com, Slack
Akamai Innovations
Chief Technology Officer
2017 – 2020
Managing Information Technology and Research & Development for a medical marketing company in Monterey CA. Served critical role in stabilizing technology assets after sudden departure of prior CTO. Implemented modern security and service reliability standards with a team of remote workers.
WordPress standalone/plugin API/theme API, REST API, WHM/cPanel API, PHP, JavaScript, SCSS/CSS, AWS EC2/RDS/S3, WHM, cPanel, Beanstalk, Trello, Teams
Skyword
Technical Writer
2017 – 2019
Technical writer for Skyword. Contracted to write several articles per month about Jetpack. Articles are user-friendly introductions to complex technical topics.
Cyber Sprocket Labs
Founder
2005 – 2012
Founder of a developers-for-hire business that grew from 2 people to 20 people in less than 5 years. $3.5M in annual contracts with organizations and companies that included the USAF, Billboard Magazine, Tommy Hilfiger, USA Football as well as many local Charleston clients.
Prior Accomplishments
Entrepreneur | Software Engineer
1980s – 2005
A self-taught programmer with a life-long passion for writing code and learning everything possible about computer science. Started entrepreneurial career in mid-20s with a successful eCommerce company. Launched several successful products and open source projects over the past couple of decades.
Over 25 years software engineering experience. Coding projects in PHP, Perl, Python, C#, JavaScript, and Ruby. React development. WordPress Core contributor, plugin and theme developer. Strong Linux system admin and solid knowledge of Windows servers. Well versed in relational databases with a recent focus on MySQL and PostgreSQL. Corporate, team, and project leadership in various process methodologies including Agile/Scrum.
Currently active with the following technologies: