Executive Summary
VP of Engineering with 15+ years leading distributed, multinational engineering organizations across regulated enterprise platforms, SaaS, and developer productivity initiatives. Proven leader in eComms compliance systems, platform architecture, and organizational transformation.
Currently responsible for all technology decisions for the eComms division at MyComplianceOffice following the acquisition of Fairwords, while leading company-wide agentic AI enablement — transforming delivery from traditional PI planning to human-in-the-loop, agent-orchestrated workflows.
Brings deep expertise in architecture, systems design, compliance governance, security auditing, and AI-assisted development, with a strong track record of scaling teams, modernizing platforms, and delivering measurable productivity gains.
Core Expertise
Professional Experience
MyComplianceOffice (formerly Fairwords, acquired 2023)
VP of Engineering — eComms Platform & Agentic Enablement
Originally hired as Director of Engineering at Fairwords and promoted to VP of Engineering prior to the acquisition. Following the acquisition, retained platform and organizational leadership for the eComms division while expanding scope to include enterprise-wide agentic enablement and AI strategy.
eComms Platform Leadership
- Own all technology decisions for the eComms division — architecture, platform evolution, and compliance alignment.
- Lead three multinational, fully remote engineering teams (up to 21 engineers, QA, and technical leads).
- Act as architectural lead for core eComms systems including ingestion, archival, analytics, and compliance workflows.
- Provide hands-on guidance in systems design, integration patterns, scalability, and observability.
- Partner with Security, Legal, and Compliance to ensure platforms meet regulatory, audit, and data-handling requirements.
- Contribute to security audits, risk assessments, and governance reviews for regulated customer environments.
- Serve as senior engineering sponsor for major platform initiatives and cross-team architectural decisions.
Organizational & People Leadership
- Accountable for career progression, promotion readiness, and senior-level talent development across the eComms organization.
- Mentor Engineering Managers and Senior Engineers on technical leadership, architectural judgment, and cross-team influence.
- Participate in performance calibration, succession planning, and compensation discussions.
- Shape org design and role clarity without direct ownership of day-to-day line management or sprint execution.
Agentic Enablement & AI Transformation (Last 6 Months)
- Lead a strategic shift from traditional PI planning and manual elaboration to agentic enablement and delivery, with humans in the loop.
- Designed and implemented agent-orchestrated delivery pipelines that:
- Generate structured delivery packages — PRDs, task breakdowns, complexity analysis, test plans.
- Integrate infrastructure reusability analysis, compliance considerations, and architectural validation.
- Maintain deterministic standards via policies, validators, and human approval gates.
- Introduced model-agnostic agent design, decoupling outcomes from specific LLM providers.
- Built internal tooling and frameworks to accelerate sprint preparation, reduce cycle time, and improve consistency across teams.
- Partnered with engineering, product, and leadership to scale AI-assisted workflows safely across the organization.
Technologies: AWS · Angular · Electron · MongoDB Atlas · Apache Kafka · GraphQL · Docker · Claude Agent SDK · agentic AI tooling
Paya
Tech Lead
- Led technical delivery for a core payment gateway platform.
- Balanced hands-on development with team leadership and DevOps responsibilities.
- Designed local development environments and deployment pipelines.
- Mentored developers and contributed to architectural decisions for scalable payment systems.
Technologies: Node.js · AWS (Lambda, SQS) · Serverless Framework · Yii · React · Ember · Docker
Intengo
Senior Full-Stack Developer
- Built and evolved enterprise research and analytics platforms.
- Led architecture modernization from LAMP to MEAN-stack microservices.
- Implemented GraphQL, WebSockets, and monorepo architectures to improve scalability and developer velocity.
- Supported sprint planning, DevOps, and third-party vendor coordination.
Technologies: Angular · Node.js · Express · MongoDB · GraphQL · Docker · AWS · Laravel · Backbone
The Morrison Agency
Developer
- Delivered responsive, client-facing web applications.
- Owned frontend development, implementation, and client interaction.
Technologies: WordPress · JavaScript · HTML · CSS
Imperative Design, Inc.
Founder / Owner
- Founded and operate a full-service digital agency.
- Responsible for client acquisition, technical delivery, mentoring, and product strategy.
Technologies: Angular · Node.js · NativeScript · WordPress · Ghost
Education
North Georgia College & State University
Bachelor of Marketing · Associate Degree in Spanish
Studied abroad in Costa Rica.
Languages
Fluent in Spanish and Romanian.
Notable Focus Areas
- Agentic AI & human-in-the-loop orchestration
- Model-agnostic AI systems
- Compliance-safe AI adoption
- Platform-level developer productivity
- Organizational leverage through automation