Who am I

I am an engineer by training who is curious, energetic, and passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. I thrive at the intersection of technical expertise and managerial insight, consistently bringing a clear business and product vision to technology-driven projects.

As a deliberate “jack of all trades,” I embrace my role as a specialized generalist, bridging gaps between diverse technical domains to build a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to create successful tech products. My hands-on experience spans various programming languages and frameworks, from ANSI C to Go, always driven by my curiosity to learn and apply new technologies that enhance customer experiences.

Leadership comes naturally to me; I lead by example, working closely alongside my teams to inspire collaboration and innovation. My colleagues appreciate my positive, easy-going nature, fast learning curve, and unwavering sense of responsibility towards my team and our shared goals.

Ultimately, I do what I love and love what I do, always approaching challenges with enthusiasm, adaptability, and a can-do attitude.

Experience

I have over 12 years of experience leading a diverse portfolio of projects and working with teams of all sizes. I have architected, developed, and delivered digital products to help businesses improve people’s lives by solving complex problems with simple solutions.

CrowdStrike

Engineering Program Manager III

March 2024 - May 2025 / San Diego, CA (Remote)

Impacted by company-wide layoffs affecting the entire Program Management organization

As the lead Engineering Program Manager for the Platform Scale group at CrowdStrike, I drove strategic and tactical execution across complex, global initiatives. My role required a deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and cross-functional coordination at scale, with a focus on platform evolution, AI enablement, and engineering efficiency.

Served as the lead Engineering Program Manager for the Platform Scale Product Group, responsible for defining and executing both the long-term engineering strategy and near-term tactical roadmap across multiple cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, and OCI

  • Led high-priority Major Initiative (MI) programs across CrowdStrike’s core platform, ensuring cross-functional alignment and on-time delivery with stakeholders across global time zones (U.S., EMEA, Israel, Australia)

  • Spearheaded the expansion of CrowdStrike’s core development stack into Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), coordinating deep collaboration between infrastructure, security, and engineering teams

  • Drove efforts to inject AI into the software development lifecycle, leading programs focused on the development of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Agents and foundational MPC (Model-Program Communication) services

  • Maintained a deep technical understanding of CrowdStrike’s product architecture, enabling effective scope planning, scheduling, and risk management across complex engineering initiatives

  • Fostered strong relationships with engineering leads, product managers, and executive stakeholders to identify critical dependencies, resolve blockers, and drive outcomes aligned to business objectives

Amazon Web Services

Technical Program Manager II

March 2022 - March 2024 / San Diego, CA

As a Technical Program Manager for Amazon Web Service (AWS) Security, I managed all aspects of AWS’ internal tier 1 authorization (AuthZ) services for both resource, and human identity AuthZ. This position required a deep technical understanding of AWS architecture and different access control principles. This position also required I quickly disambiguate and draft technical requirements based on business need and customer use-cases. My responsibilities included:

  • Product Owner: I was the Product Owner of record for both resource and human identity AuthZ for AWS Security. This required I build/maintain product roadmaps and backlogs, forecast future headcount needs, and report bi-weekly project and service status to executive leadership.
  • Customer Interface: I was the central point of contact for the tens of thousands of customers which use AWS Security AuthZ services. I was directly responsible for all external customer communications and campaigns, as well as working directly with customers to escalate issues, plan builds, and source product feature requests.
  • Service Operations Management: I prioritized and managed service operations to “Keep The Lights On” for AWS Security AuthZ services. I worked directly with Software Development Engineers to drive tasks and maintain service availability to a tier 1 standard. I also reported monthly on “Ops Load” to executive leadership and forecasted required headcount to support the services.
  • Life-Cycle/Execution Management: I was the project lead and responsible for the Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC) management of all AWS Security AuthZ projects. As the lead I worked with teams across AWS and Amazon Retail to drive projects, communicate and clear blockers, and report status.

Northrop Grumman Corp.

Program Manager

Nov 2020 - March 2022 / San Diego, CA

As the Program Manager for an external facing multiple multi-million dollar programs to repair the F22 and EA-18G Command Navigation and Identification (CNI) platforms, I was required to develop a technical understanding of the CNI platforms and serve as the Program Lead. I successfully maintained a security clearance for this position. My responsibilities included:

  • Life-Cycle/Execution Management: I managed the execution of multiple repair programs across different fighter jet component platforms, as well as the full lifecycle management of several multi-million dollar new technical development efforts.
  • Customer Interface: I effectively worked directly with multiple customers from various external agencies and organizations to manage customer expectations and report status and cost for weekly module repair, as well as new technical capability development efforts. I also supported multiple program-level audits from outside agencies.
  • Propose and Negotiate: Leveraging past actuals and my own experience I successfully built estimates, generated proposals, and negotiated directly with external customers to win future multi-million dollar repair and development contracts.
  • Reporting Profit and Loss: I effectively reported Earned Value Metrics and Program status to company executive leadership.
  • Lead and Manage: As the program’s lead, I was responsible for leading and managing multiple teams of diverse engineering skillsets to complete repairs on-time and deliver new technical repair capabilities to schedule and budget.

Senior Principal Quality Engineer

Jul 2019 - Nov 2020 / San Diego, CA

As a Senior Quality Engineer, I lead the Mission System San Diego Metrology Department which supported multiple Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sites across the San Diego County area. This position required I develop a deep technical understanding of metrology principles, develop test equipment calibration requirements, and work with outside vendors to calibrate thousands of manufacturing and engineering instruments to AS9100 standards. I successfully maintained a security clearance for this position. My responsibilities included:

  • Calibration Lead: I was directly responsible and the authority on calibration life-span and status of tens of thousands of test instruments for multiple NGC Programs and Facilities. I supported multiple AS9100 audits and internal certification audits.
  • Department Manager: Manage the staff, budget, and metrology capability for multiple NGC Metrology Organizations across San Diego County
  • Manufacturing Floor Optimization: I developed and successfully executed “Calibration Schedules” to minimize manufacturing floor downtime due to equipment calibration by calibrating instruments “in bulk” on-site.

Principal Project Manager

Sep 2017 - Jul 2019 / San Diego, CA

As a Principal Project Manager, I was the Technical Program Manager for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Communication Navigation and Identification (CNI) Production Special Test Equipment (STE) Maintenance Program, and software engineering lead for all JSF Sustaining Projects. This position required I maintain a broad understanding of dozens of CNI Products and how they interface with other JSF systems. I successfully maintained a security clearance for this position. My responsibilities included:

  • Technical Lead: I was the technical lead for all JSF STE development projects. These projects required I design and built RF and Digital test stations, and write JSF CNI test software.
  • Department Lead: This position was responsible for the budget, and test capabilities of the manufacturing sustainment organization.
  • EVM Reporting: I regularly report Earned Value status directly to JSF Program leadership and external customers.

Embedded Software Engineer

Jun 2013 - Sep 2017 / San Diego, CA

As an Embedded Software Engineer I was responsible for the full life cycle of multiple hardware/software deliverables to be used on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) manufacturing floor and flight system hardware. This position required I maintain a deep technical understanding of embedded software and Radio Frequency (RF) principles, as well as the software life-cycle, RF test instruments, APIs, Software to Hardware interfaces, and cryptography. I successfully maintained a security clearance for this position. My responsibilities included:

  • Project Lead: I served as the Integrated Project Team (IPT) lead, SCRUM Master, and Cost Account Manager for multiple projects and programs. I was responsible for generating project schedules and burn down estimations. I also interfaced with other teams to coordinate builds/deliveries and remove roadblocks as needed.
  • Technical Lead: As technical lead for JSF CNI RF Modules I designed and built new test stations for manufacturing floor use. I created new software processes which interfaced with test equipment to better automate the rapid testing of RF hardware. I implement encryption algorithms with military applications. I also created and maintained a production database and corresponding real time GUI for statistical tracking of completed test sequences on production units.