The story so far
Flexibility gives you strength.
- Empowering
- Collaborative
- Strategic
- Systems-Oriented
Every role I've held has added a different kind of range — engineering, infrastructure, security, IT, leadership. I've never seen those as separate tracks. The versatility is the point: it's what lets me connect the dots others treat as someone else's problem.
The through-line
I'm a technology leader with a deep-rooted passion for building secure, scalable platforms through a DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering lens. My core belief is simple: infrastructure, security, and IT are not standalone concerns — they're core features that should seamlessly support and enhance the customer experience.
My leadership style centers on empowerment. I hire great people, set them up for success, and then get out of their way — offering guidance, support, and vision rather than mandates. I see my job as building ecosystems where people and technology can do their best work, together.
Impact
I've led DevOps and SRE-driven transformations that broke down silos, improved cross-functional collaboration, and boosted team output by up to 50%. Whether building teams from the ground up or guiding existing ones through change, my focus is aligning engineering, infrastructure, and IT with the broader business — while fostering a culture of trust, ownership, and sustainable success.
I've architected systems across all major cloud platforms, including leading a lean team of four to support a fleet of 3,000–4,000 nodes running millions of synthetic tests daily across eight cloud providers. From monolith-to-microservice transitions to cloud-native designs, my technical choices are grounded in solving real business problems — not chasing trends.
Security as a feature, not a blocker
In regulated sectors like healthcare and finance, I've championed a security-first mindset. I've led SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance efforts, contributed to FedRAMP initiatives, and laid the groundwork for CMMC 2.0. I'm currently advancing alignment with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 — reinforcing my belief that security should be a product feature, enabling responsible, sustainable scale rather than standing in its way.
Culture & collaboration
Technology should serve people, and that starts with culture. I partner across Sales, Marketing, and Product to make sure technical strategy is inclusive, clearly communicated, and always customer-centric. I'm passionate about translating complex initiatives into approachable narratives that unify teams around shared goals.
Compliance & security frameworks
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
- HIPAA
- NIST 800-171
- FedRAMP
- CMMC 2.0
Career timeline
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Director, Infrastructure, Security & IT · Groundfloor
Feb 2024 – Present
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Director of Infrastructure & Security · Kobiton
May 2023 – Feb 2024
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Head of Infrastructure · Reliable Robotics
Jan 2023 – May 2023
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Director of Infrastructure · Groundfloor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
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Sr. Manager of Engineering · Splunk (via Rigor acquisition)
Oct 2020 – Jan 2022
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Director of Engineering · Rigor (acquired by Splunk)
Mar 2020 – Oct 2020
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Director of Engineering, Site Reliability · SmileDirectClub
May 2019 – Oct 2020
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Sr. Director, IT & SRE · Cardlytics
2017 – May 2019
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Technical Director · Cardlytics
2013 – 2017
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Senior Implementation Engineer · Cardlytics
2011 – 2013
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Configuration Analyst · SBC Systems
2009 – 2011
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Business Analyst · CGI
2007 – 2009
Furman University — B.A., English, 2005.