About

Background, career history, and current work

I am a software architect, engineer, and technical leader with four decades of experience building systems that matter. My career spans the full arc of modern software—from early storage systems engineering at Arcada and Backup Exec in the mid-1990s, through a twelve-year tenure at Spotless delivering full-stack solutions, to an ongoing federal cybersecurity engagement with CISA and the Department of Homeland Security, which has included enterprise architecture work at Travelers Insurance.

My work today focuses on the intersection of AI integration, legacy modernization, and pragmatic architecture. I believe the best software emerges from deep domain knowledge, clear thinking about trade-offs, and an unwillingness to accept unnecessary complexity.

Core Expertise

AI Integration Technical Leadership Software Architecture Full-Stack Development Legacy Modernization Enterprise Systems Cloud Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Career Timeline

2021 – Present

CISA / Department of Homeland Security

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Built and maintained critical federal cybersecurity infrastructure protecting national systems. Within this engagement, provided enterprise architecture and engineering leadership at Travelers Insurance—focused on system modernization and cross-team technical strategy.

2006 – 2018

Spotless

Twelve years of technical leadership and full-stack delivery. Grew from individual contributor to lead architect across multiple product lines.

1994 – 1996

Arcada / Backup Exec

Early career in backup and storage systems engineering. Foundation in low-level systems thinking and reliability engineering.

Current Projects

Knowledge Builder — Tooling for constructing structured knowledge bases from heterogeneous sources. Combines document parsing, entity extraction, and graph-based storage to make institutional knowledge searchable and useful.

Career Coach — An AI-driven career guidance and professional development assistant. Leverages decades of industry experience to provide contextual, practical advice for engineers navigating their careers.

Both projects reflect my conviction that AI is most powerful when it augments human expertise rather than attempting to replace it.