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20+ years of technology leadership in FinTech, SaaS, and PayTech

Summary

Technology executive with 20+ years of experience scaling organizations, driving digital transformation, and building AI-native product capabilities. Proven track record of growing engineering teams from 15 to 200+ members, scaling platforms to billions in transaction volume, and delivering transformative business results.

Experience

FastSpring

Chief Product & Technology Officer (2025 - Present)

Leading product and technology for a global payments platform serving 3,500+ SaaS, software, and gaming companies. Full-service e-commerce including checkout, subscription management, and global tax compliance.

Worldpay / Payrix

SVP of Engineering for Platforms & Head of Payrix Engineering (October 2023 - January 2025)

  • Scaled platform to billions in monthly transactions with 100% YoY growth
  • Transformed and grew engineering team from 70 to 150 members
  • Reorganized product engineering into mission-oriented teams working on measurable goals
  • Established AI team to improve risk product satisfaction and operational efficiency
  • Led incident response improvements, dramatically reducing production incidents
  • Executed dual-strategy approach: modernizing existing systems while building next-gen architecture

MoneyLion / Even Financial

SVP of Technology & Global Technology (June 2019 - October 2023)

  • Expanded engineering team from 15 to 200+ members across global regions
  • Drove 25x+ revenue growth across global regions
  • Increased funnel conversion rates 50%+ through ML-driven decisioning and UX optimization
  • Achieved SOC2 Type 2 certification and implemented enhanced cybersecurity measures
  • Transitioned product teams to mission-oriented structure
  • Integrated new product lines: credit cards, life insurance, student loans

Even Financial was acquired by MoneyLion (NYSE: ML) and rebranded as Engine by MoneyLion.

Technology Leadership Consultant

Interim CTO - Multiple Engagements (September 2017 - May 2019)

  • Major VOIP App: Reorganized 50-member engineering team, boosting performance
  • Health Tech Startup: Designed engineering and product organizations, improving delivery efficiency

Human Condition Safety

CTO → COO (January 2015 - August 2017)

  • Developed strategy and products to improve workplace safety through IoT and AI-powered solutions
  • Led cross-functional teams: engineers, scientists, product managers, sales, marketing & ops
  • Launched 3 new products
  • Operationalized sales processes, contributing to successful market entry

Technology Leadership Consultant

Interim CTO (January 2014 - December 2015)

  • Viacom Company: Led tech transformation enabling acquisition by Amazon
  • Smart Luggage Startup: Oversaw IoT-enabled product development, delivered MVP to market

Refinery29

Vice President of Technology (October 2012 - January 2014)

  • Scaled engineering team from 12 to 35
  • Led complete redesign of Refinery29's website and mobile experience
  • Increased engagement and monetization
  • Developed e-commerce and affiliate strategy for revenue diversification

Zmags

Director of zLabs (March 2011 - October 2012)

  • Built and led product and engineering teams
  • Delivered innovative e-commerce experiences
  • Pivoted company's business model with >10x margin and price point improvement
  • Recipient of the "Zippie" (ZMags Inspirational Performer of the Year) award

Strategery

Founder & CEO (July 2008 - March 2011)

Business strategy, product management, software development, systems architecture, online marketing, and project management consulting.

Notable Clients: Procter & Gamble, Viacom, EPoliceSupply, Kirna Zabete, NDMS Corp

NASA ARES

Manager of IT and Knowledge Management / Software Engineer (June 2003 - July 2008)

  • Designed first system capable of handling Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) data at NASA
  • Architected collaborative platforms for Orion spacecraft and bio-surveillance systems
  • Received three NASA Honor Awards, an eGov Pioneer Award, and was nominated for the Rotary National Space Achievement Award for innovation in knowledge management and safety systems

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology BS Computer Engineering, 2003

Industry Experience

  • Payments / PayTech
  • FinTech
  • SaaS / Enterprise Software
  • E-commerce
  • Media / Digital Publishing
  • IoT / Hardware
  • Aerospace / Government
  • Healthcare Technology

Key Metrics

AchievementResult
Team Scaling15 → 200+ engineers
Transaction VolumeBillions monthly
Revenue Growth25x+
Incident ResponseDramatically improved reliability
NASA Recognition3 Honor Awards, eGov Pioneer Award, Rotary National Space Achievement Award nominee

Speaking

  • API World - Keynote on marketplace technology
  • Regular advisor to startups on product and technology strategy