Engineering Leadership

15+ years building teams, scaling products, and leading technical strategy across industry-leading companies

Professional Journey

Founder & CTO

TeachTech Platform
2024 - Present
San Jose, CA

Founded and architected edtech platform from concept to revenue-generating business

Managing technical advisory board and 2 student coordinators with structured 1:1s

Achieved 95% student retention across pilot programs through strategic program design

Built comprehensive React/Firestore platform with Discord integration and real-time features

Leadership Role

Engineering Lead

Adobe Systems
2019 - 2023
San Jose, CA

Managed 7-member offshore engineering team across multiple time zones (2019-2021)

Led technical architecture for applications serving millions of users

Improved release velocity by 35% through strategic automation and process optimization

Mentored junior developers while driving cross-functional collaboration with product and design

Leadership Role

Engineering Lead

Proteus Digital Health
2018 - 2019
Redwood City, CA

Managed 5 offshore engineers leading iOS and web healthcare application development

Achieved 90% test coverage while reducing critical production bugs by 60%

Established quality metrics and reporting standards adopted company-wide

Partnered with development teams on early issue detection and release quality strategies

Leadership Role

Automation Engineer

Google
2015 - 2018
Mountain View, CA

Contributed to YouTube uploads and Android TV automation across multiple platforms

Developed automation frameworks for Nest security applications

Worked on high-scale applications serving millions of users globally

Collaborated with engineering teams on product quality and testing strategies

iOS QA Engineer

Apple
2014 - 2015
Cupertino, CA

Tested iOS applications for released and unreleased handheld devices

Performed comprehensive testing across different countries and banking systems

Contributed to iOS software upgrade testing and performance validation

Worked with cutting-edge mobile technology and development practices

Test Engineer

Microsoft
2013 - 2014
Redmond, WA

Contributed to Windows Operating System testing and validation

Worked on enterprise-scale software systems and applications

Gained experience with Microsoft's development methodologies and tools

Collaborated with distributed teams on complex software projects

QA Engineer

Mozilla
2012 - 2013
Kirkland, WA

Contributed to Firefox browser testing and quality assurance

Worked on open-source software development and testing practices

Participated in cross-platform compatibility testing

Supported Mozilla's mission of building accessible web technologies

Core Competencies

Leadership & Management

Team Management (5-7 engineers)
Cross-functional Collaboration
Performance Management
Strategic Planning
Offshore Team Coordination
Mentoring & Development

Technical Leadership

Software Architecture
Technology Strategy
DevOps & CI/CD
Database Design
API Development
Performance Optimization

Technologies

React/TypeScript
Node.js/GraphQL
Firebase/PostgreSQL
AWS/Docker
Python/Java
Mobile Development

Business Skills

Product Development
Stakeholder Management
Process Improvement
Quality Assurance
Agile/Scrum
Vendor Management

Leadership Impact

12+
Engineers Managed
Across offshore and onshore teams
35%
Velocity Improvement
Through strategic process optimization
5+
Companies
Including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Adobe

Ready to Lead Your Engineering Team

My journey from individual contributor to engineering leader across top tech companies has prepared me to build, scale, and lead high-performing engineering teams. I bring both technical depth and proven people management skills to drive results that matter.