San Diego, CA

Solution
architect.
Engineering
leader.

I build teams and products that last: by leading with trust, shipping with clarity, and caring about the people involved.

Guitarist · Pizza enthusiast · Twin dad · Vintage truck owner

Currently

Senior Solution Architect at Sanity

Based in

San Diego, CA

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Work

01

Sanity

Solution Architect Now

Partnering with engineering teams and organizations to design and implement content operations solutions on the Sanity platform, bridging technical depth with customer outcomes.

  • Partnering with enterprise customers to advise on content modeling, schema design, DevOps, localization, AI-driven workflows, migrations, and scalable platform architecture.
  • Leading internal innovation efforts through demo apps, plugin development, and AI-focused enablement programs, while establishing best practices for AI-assisted legacy CMS migrations.
  • Collaborating cross-functionally with content teams and engineering to translate complex technical and AI-driven requirements into scalable, Sanity-powered platform and workflow solutions.
02

Samsara

Engineering Manager

Led Growth Engineering to deliver high-impact self-service tools and acquisition features, driving measurable increases in customer engagement and revenue.

  • Led cross-functional Growth Engineering team contributing to consistent ~30% quarterly revenue growth and ~15% pipeline expansion.
  • Deployed generative AI (ChatGPT) into sales and support tools and accelerated infrastructure development with AI coding assistants, driving measurable productivity gains.
  • Mentored engineers across multiple levels, achieving a 50% team promotion rate, while scaling the team by 200%.
03

Advance Auto Parts

Architect / Manager

Directed global engineering teams modernizing eCommerce platforms, improving site performance, and accelerating sales growth.

  • Modernized core eCommerce stack (React, Node.js, AWS), enabling $11M in annual incremental revenue.
  • Directed ~50 engineers across US, India, and Bulgaria, delivering flagship eCommerce platforms including website and mobile apps.
  • Developed VIN and License Plate Lookup tools and Parts Interchange feature, driving a 61% jump in conversion rates.
04

Harry Fox Agency

Lead Engineer / Manager

Architected and delivered scalable licensing and royalty systems, streamlining operations and enhancing accuracy for music rights management.

  • Built auto-scaling AWS infrastructure and async queues, reducing royalty processing time from ~30 days to 1 day and cutting cloud costs by 90%.
  • Re-architected the Rumblefish royalty calculation engine and led a 15-person engineering team across US and India, increasing throughput and reliability.
  • Built self-service client onboarding portal, reducing dependency on dev resources and improving operational efficiency.
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Leadership

My leadership philosophy centers on serving my team: creating opportunities for advancement, fostering collaboration, and building a culture of trust. I measure success by how many engineers I've helped grow into new challenges.

Create Opportunities for Advancement

I focus on understanding each engineer's goals and creating the conditions for them to grow into new challenges and roles.

Foster Collaboration

Great teams aren't built in silos. I invest in cross-functional relationships and shared ownership of outcomes.

Build a Culture of Trust

Psychological safety is foundational. I celebrate wins, learn openly from failures, and lead with transparency.

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Competencies

Leadership & Team Growth

Building teams where engineers excel with clear advancement paths, a trust-based culture, and an environment that celebrates wins.

  • Team Building
  • Mentorship
  • Career Development
  • Performance Management

Product & Program Leadership

Bridging technical execution and business outcomes to create measurable impact for customers and the company.

  • Roadmap Planning
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Solution Architecture
  • Content Operations
  • Customer Advisory

Technical Strength

Deep experience in backend, frontend, and infrastructure development with JavaScript, Python, and cloud platforms.

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • Sanity
  • AWS

Process & Delivery Excellence

Creating workflows that balance speed with quality and long-term maintainability, enabling teams to ship confidently.

  • CI/CD
  • Code Review Culture
  • Technical Debt Management
  • Sprint Planning
  • Incident Management
  • Schema Design
  • Platform Architecture
  • Developer Experience
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Projects

01

Indiana House Rentals

A full-featured property rental platform using Astro SSR, Netlify, and Sanity.

  • Astro
  • Sanity
  • Netlify
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