Professional Experience
25+ years delivering enterprise software products, managing high-performing teams, and driving digital transformation across government, education, and non-profit sectors, leveraging scalable on-premise and cloud environments.
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (Ed-Fi Alliance)
April 2018 – June 2025Senior Program Manager
Austin, TX
Led a team of 7 developers and managed a $1.3M annual budget to design, develop, and enhance core products supporting K-12 data interoperability. Directed portfolio including Admin API, Data Import, and Tech Suite tools.
- Managed $1.3M annual budget and 7-person dev team.
- Delivered Admin API, Data Import, and Learning Standards Sync.
- Led full-cycle annual security review and compliance.
- Ran RFP process to secure strategic managed services partner.
School Stacks
August 2017 – January 2018Founder and Software Architect
Baltimore, MD
Founded School Stacks to execute a Michael & Susan Dell Foundation grant. Designed and built 'Data Flow' (ASP.NET), a toolset for CSV to Ed-Fi API migration. The success of this initiative led directly to recruitment by the Ed-Fi Alliance to bring the product and leadership in-house.
- Leveraged Microsoft Azure for scalable deployments.
- Managed distributed team and pilot implementations.
- Funded by Michael & Susan Dell Foundation grant.
Learning Tapestry
August 2014 – August 2017Co-Founder and Managing Director
Baltimore, MD / Berkeley, CA
Directed custom product development for education vendors, nonprofits, and state agencies.
- Secured $2M+ in contracts for open-source replacements.
- Launched EASOL Dashboard and Ed-Fi migration tools.
- Partnered with Khan Academy and Smithsonian Education.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Shared Learning Collaborative / inBloom)
June 2012 – April 2014Director of Developer Engagement
New York City
Managed integrations between edtech vendors and the Foundation’s Shared Learning Collaborative (later inBloom) API data store.
- Built developer community to 500+ members.
- Produced SxSWEdu 2012 launch with 24 vendor integrations.
- Facilitated 50+ applications on the platform.
U.S. Department of Education
June 2009 – June 2012Technology Solutions Advisor / Special Assistant
Washington, D.C
Led creation of TEACH.org and Data.ED.gov portals; advised on open-source migration strategy.
- Architected national school broadband mapping tool using MapBox.
- Co-authored the Department’s IT Modernization Plan.
The White House
November 2008 – June 2009Assistant Director of Technology of Presidential Personnel
Washington, D.C
Developed custom reporting systems to manage the transition's hiring needs.
- Developed Searchlight (ASP.NET) scaling to 100K+ records.
- Enhanced SharePoint candidate tracking system.
- Coordinated cross-department technology projects.
Obama for America
July 2008 – November 2008Regional IT Manager and Application Architect
Chicago, IL
Managed technology operations across multiple regions and developed critical campaign tools.
- Designed Atlas Voter Protection PHP web app.
- Built custom .NET voter file import process (saving $100K).
- Managed IT for Midwest, Southwest, and Great Lakes regions.
Earlier Career
Held progressive technical and leadership roles with organizations including Quintiles Transnational, Solex (Founder), Dell Computer, and Hightower. Delivered custom software solutions, enterprise integrations, and IT infrastructure projects across industries.