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Where I’ve Made an Impact

Systems. Teams. Outcomes.

I build systems and teams that stand the test of pressure. From U.S. Special Forces missions to global fintech, I’ve learned that clear decisions and ownership—not slogans—are what turn complexity into durable results.

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How This Work Gets Done

I’ve led platforms processing billions in transaction volume and serving large, distributed user bases globally. The goal isn’t activity; it’s sustained progress.


Systems, team structure, and delivery practices are intentionally designed to reduce friction and build momentum over time.

Coordinating Enterprise Mobile at Global Scale

Senior Engineering Manager, Mobile

At iSeatz, I lead distributed mobile engineering teams embedded with American Express, delivering the Amex Travel app as part of a $9B+ global loyalty and travel ecosystem serving millions of Card Members.


Mobile sits at the intersection of customer experience, platform reliability, and enterprise dependencies, where small decisions compound quickly. I partner with Amex product and engineering leaders to align architecture, release strategy, and execution across iOS, Android, and the mobile service layer.


The result is faster delivery, clearer ownership, and mobile systems that remain reliable as customer adoption and transaction volume grow. This enables rapid iteration without enterprise risk.

Amex Travel mobile app interface showcasing core features, user flows, and modern UI design.

Executing Regulated Fintech Without Downtime

Software Development Manager

At Dayforce, I led engineering for Dayforce Wallet, a real-time earned-wage-access platform serving 860K+ users and processing $7B+ in transaction volume under strict regulatory constraints.


My teams delivered over 90 production releases and completed a complex U.S. bank migration with zero downtime for native mobile apps and backend services. We strengthened platform resilience with ML-driven fraud detection and tighter SDLC controls, achieving an 82% reduction in fraud.
 

This role demanded precision: reliability, compliance, and speed were all non-negotiable.

Dayforce Wallet mobile app interface showcasing core features, user flows, and modern UI design.

Increasing Velocity Through Quality and Leverage

Software Development Manager, Mobile

At Quore, I led mobile engineering for a hospitality operations platform serving 7,100+ hotels across 50 countries and 81K daily users.


Through targeted refactoring, CI/CD improvements, and data-driven QA prioritization, we sustained a 99.98% crash-free rate while increasing delivery velocity by 28% and reducing the bug backlog by 42%. Alongside execution, I focused on mentorship, developing engineers into senior technical and leadership roles.


Durable speed came from leverage, not heroics.

Quore mobile app interface showcasing core features, user flows, and modern UI design.

Designing Platforms for Reuse and Acceleration

Mobile Architect & Platform Strategist

As an independent consultant, I architected six reusable mobile platforms across fintech, education, nonprofit, and enterprise domains, optimized for repeatable deployment in high-churn customer environments.


Using shared codebases and a configuration-driven architecture, I enabled 200+ branded deployments, reducing release cycles by 67%. In one engagement, modernizing a donation platform increased giving by 32% and engagement by 47%. Across multiple product roadmaps, I partnered directly with executives to align architectural decisions with delivery velocity and business outcomes.


This period cemented my approach to leverage: build once, deploy many, and optimize for change.

Foundation: Operating Under Irreducible Pressure

IT & Operations Leader

Earlier in my career, I led secure, mission-critical IT and communications systems that supported U.S. Army Special Forces operations worldwide, including combat missions during the Gulf War.


With teams of up to 40 people, I maintained 99.998% uptime across classified systems despite high-risk, resource-constrained environments. I earned the Ranger Tab, the Master Parachutist Badge, and multiple Meritorious Service Medals.


These experiences formed the foundation of how I lead today—where clarity, accountability, and composure are assumed, not aspirational.

Clarity builds trust. Trust enables execution.

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