I have 19 years of experience across software development, creative technology, and product leadership. Most recently I was VP, Creative Innovation at Mod Op, where I led a six-person product and engineering team and owned six products in the agency's AI portfolio. My work covered product strategy and technical direction, with hands-on contributions to prototypes and implementation.
AI systems. LLM applications · Agents · Retrieval-augmented generation · Shared knowledge architecture · MCP integrations · AI evaluation · Generative image tools
Product. Product strategy · Portfolio prioritization · Prototyping · MVP definition · Adoption measurement · Build-versus-buy decisions
Teams & clients. Product and engineering management · Collaboration with design and strategy teams · Client advisory · Prototype-led selling · Internal product rollout
Technical foundation. Next.js · PostgreSQL · OAuth 2.0 / SSO · OpenAI APIs · Web application architecture · Development with Claude Code and Cursor
Founding member of the Innovation team. Led a six-person product and engineering team in the company's first product engineering group, developing AI products for internal use and client work. Member of the AI Council, which defined responsible-use practices and compliance protocols.
Owned five other products alongside Nexus.
By August 2026, prototype-led work had generated active pipeline conversations with dozens of client accounts. Helped shape the portfolio story that became Orion, wrote Mod Op's public articles on Brand Agents and micro-tools, and appeared on five episodes of the Leader Generation podcast.
Joined as a developer, was promoted to tech lead and then Technology Director, and led the agency's digital experience and technology practice. Managed multidisciplinary teams across engineering, UX, creative, strategy, production, and analytics for clients including NBCUniversal, Under Armour, Planet Fitness, FOX, Sheetz, Swarovski, Stanley Black+Decker, Kellogg's, William Grant & Sons, Dietz & Watson, and Sparkling Ice. Co-led the agency's first all-hands session on generative AI in late 2022, created the Frontier AI briefing, and built branded Stable Diffusion demonstrations in 2023 while working with client teams as they began exploring generative AI. Mod Op acquired the agency in 2024; tenure continued through the acquisition.
Built websites, web applications, and DVD/Blu-ray titles for Warner Bros., NFL Films, and Bethesda Softworks.