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Experience

Experience

I have started multiple companies in addition to working at many great companies, including startups and more established firms. And this is just the beginning.

Lucasys

Lucasys

A technology startup focused on developing tax and accounting SaaS solutions for regulated utility companies.

1 year 2 months
Mar 2025Present
ReactJSFlaskPostgreSQLSQLAlchemyAWS

Director of Product

startup

Responsible for both product strategy and execution of the PorterLogic platform as well as Lucasys' core utility finance products.

Lead and collaborate with a global team of subject matter experts and software developers to bring to life value-creating products for our customers.

PorterLogic (acquired by Lucasys)

PorterLogic (acquired by Lucasys)

Supply chain operations platform built on a proprietary composable workflow engine, filling gaps from warehousing and inventory to procurement, orders, and more.

4 years 5 months
Nov 2020Mar 2025
ReactJSFlaskPostgreSQLSQLAlchemyGCPKubernetes/GKE

Founder & CEO/CPTO

founder

Architected and built the entire PorterLogic platform from the ground up, including proprietary composable workflow engine and supply chain operations platform.

Directed product strategy and engineering team, plus assisted in various capacities across customer success and sales engineering.

Scaled application to successfully process more than 13M transactions per month, with 100% uptime and zero security incidents.

Led team of more than a dozen, including interviewing and hiring as well as people management.

Headed fundraising efforts and successfully raised $1M in venture capital, and subsequently led the board of directors.

Followed lean startup strategy from day one, constantly conducting customer discovery and learning/iterating based on customer feedback.

Awards our team won:

SupplyTech Breakthrough Startup of the Year (2024)

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Top Supply Chain Projects (2024)

SupplyTech Breakthrough Startup of the Year (2023)

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Top Tech Startup (2023)

Atlanta Startup Awards Scrappiest Startup (2022)

Atlanta Startup Awards Best B2B Startup Finalist (2023)

Venture Atlanta Showcase (2022)

ATDC Accelerate (2022)

Individual recognition:

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pro to Know (2024)

CSCMP Emerging Leader (2023)

Porter Software

Porter Software

Custom software design and development, specializing in niche and highly technical industries like supply chain, real estate, and tax/accounting.

8 years 2 months
Mar 2018Present
ReactJSNextJSAngularJSFastAPIFlaskFastMCPNodeJSPostgreSQLSupabaseOracle PL/SQLGCPAWSWebflow

Embedded CPTO

founder

Worked with clients ranging from startups to a $50B enterprise, architecting and building software products including ERPs, inventory management systems, tax accounting solutions, public websites, and more.

Blended business strategy and technical development, leading efforts in customer discovery and user story design as well as system architecture and software engineering.

Jumped into multiple industries with no prior experience, quickly learning vertical-specific requirements to create solutions specific to each use case.

Products developed for clients:

ERP for grocery and foodservice customers

WMS/IMS for convenience stores

Deferred tax modeling system for regulated utility companies

Tax basis balance sheet automation solution

Real estate development financial assessment system

Medical device inventory tracking solution

Data management and migration tool

Public websites for customers across a wide variety of industries

Lucasys

Lucasys

A technology startup focused on developing tax and accounting SaaS solutions for regulated utility companies.

2 years 8 months
Feb 2020Sep 2022
ReactJSPython/FlaskPostgreSQLSQLAlchemyAWS

Senior Software Engineer

startup

Full-stack engineer responsible for design and development of multiple software products, from user stories and UX design, to engineering, deployment, and testing of solutions.

Collaborated with senior leadership team for functional requirement gathering and design, working iteratively to deliver products that effectively met customer needs.

Consistently met development timelines and operated autonomously with weekly status reporting, able to deliver results without the need for daily oversight.

Spinnaker SCA

Spinnaker SCA

Supply chain technology startup, specializing in design, execution, and development of enterprise warehouse management systems and supply chain solutions.

1 year 6 months
Jul 2018Dec 2019
ReactJSPython/DjangoPostgreSQLOracle PL/SQLGCP

Senior Consultant / Software Engineer, Customer Solutions

startup

Led client-side efforts for two Manhattan WMS implementations, including design and development of 10+ custom system enhancements for a $3.4B international apparel retailer.

Architected and built software tools for both internal and external clients, including analytics visualization application and test data creation tool, automating manual processes and reducing human effort in certain tasks by more than 90%.

Engineered advanced SQL queries and data transformations to achieve customer reporting requirements and deliver complex insights.

AnswerRocket

AnswerRocket

Data analytics and visualization platform leveraging AI and NLP to enable intelligent insights and faster decisions.

7 months
Sep 2017Mar 2018
PostgreSQLPythonAmazon RedshiftAWS

Senior Consultant, Customer Solutions

startup

Responsible for both sales engineering (prospect demos, proof of concepts/POCs) and customer onboarding (solution architecture, data lake design) for AnswerRocket’s business intelligence and analytics platform.

Delivered more than 20 POCs to prospective customers that drove multiple signed contracts (including a $2.4B pharmaceutical client), typically delivered in <1 week as part of the sales process.

Architected 8+ data lakes to allow customers to achieve actionable insights, including full ETL pipeline development using advanced SQL and Python.

Optimized client delivery processes and reduced turnaround time from 3-5 days to <2 hours.

Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Associates

Market leading vendor of supply chain software, building technology solutions that solve the most complex business problems in warehousing, inventory and omnichannel.

2 years 3 months
Jun 2015Aug 2017

Lead Consultant, Warehouse Management

early career

Led multiple 3-5 person teams on several enterprise WMS implementations, including for one of Manhattan’s largest accounts, a $163B pharmaceutical distributor with more than 20 warehouses.

Architected more than 25 software enhancements and system modifications, designing client-specific logic and coordinating between multiple teams to ensure successful delivery.

Expanded beyond warehouse management and gained expertise in system integrations to enable faster client implementations with less back-and-forth between teams.

Bosch

Bosch

Global supplier goods and services, with the Charleston automotive plant specializing in manufacturing fuel injectors and anti-lock brake systems.

2 years 1 month
Aug 2011Aug 2013

Industrial Engineer Co-op

early career

Worked 4 internship/co-op semesters in the industrial engineering department at Bosch's North Charleston automotive manufacturing facility.

Supported production teams with material flow optimizations, engineered labor standards, and ergonomic process design to improve manufacturing efficiency and drive throughput.

Owned multiple projects and collaborated with department leaders to achieve outcomes, presenting results to senior plant leadership.

Porter Enterprises

Porter Enterprises

Part-time side business throughout high school and college, working with local real estate agents to build websites and implementing programs to increase traffic to their listings.

8 years
Jun 2007May 2015

Entrepreneur

childhood

Started in high school and continuing through college, built websites and created marketing collateral for real estate agents and brokers, helping increase traffic to listings and driving sales.

Managed technology related to multiple marketing launches, including web development and email campaigns.

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology

BS Industrial & Systems Engineering

Minor in Engineering & Business

Atlanta, GA
Aug 2010 - May 2015

GPA 3.8/4.0

Highest honors

Best of ISyE Senior Design Finalist

St. Pius X High School

St. Pius X High School

Atlanta, GA
Aug 2006 - May 2010

GPA 95.8/100

7x Principal's List, 1x Dean's List

Honor Council member

Arbor Montessori School

Arbor Montessori School

Atlanta, GA
Aug 2004 - May 2006
Northwoods Montessori School

Northwoods Montessori School

Atlanta, GA
Aug 1996 - May 2004