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Education
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (1994 - 1999)
- Degree: BS
- Field of Study: Computer Science
- Description:
Skills:
Cloud Computing, Software Development, Scalability, Distributed Systems
Work Experience:
Founder and CTO at Mattermost
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Duration: 2014-09 to Present
- Description: Mattermost is the leading collaboration platform for mission critical work. We serve national security, government, and critical infrastructure enterprises, from the U.S. Department of Defense, to global tech giants, to utilities, banks and other vital services. We accelerate out-of-band incident response, Dev/Sec/Ops workflow, and self-sovereign collaboration to bolster the focus, adaptability and resilience of the world’s most important organizations. Our enterprise software and single-tenant SaaS platforms are built to meet the custom needs of rigorous and complex environments while offering a secure and unrivaled collaboration experience across web, desktop and mobile with channel-based messaging, file sharing, audio calling and screen share, with integrated tooling, workflow automation and AI assistance.
Founder and CTO at Tempo AI (purchased by SalesForce)
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Duration: 2011-12 to 2014-08
- Description: Led technical vision and implementation for Tempo AI, a popular context-aware communication and time management mobile application. Raised over $12.5M in venture funding from Sierra Ventures and Relay ventures. Grew and managed highly skilled team of mobile and machine intelligence experts to meet global demand. Tempo was localized in 9 languages and offered in 26 countries. Salesforce acquired the company in 2015 to extend Tempo AI's market-leading technology to next-generation CRM applications.
Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Stanford Research Institute
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Duration: 2011-05 to 2011-12
- Description: Developed and lead commercialization of machine intelligence technology designed to dramatically improve productivity in mobile communications products. Worked closely with SRI researchers and leadership to spin-out technology from SRI into a fast growing mobile productivity startup, "Tempo AI".
Founder and Chief Architect at Pricini.com (Earnstone Corporation)
- Location: Patterson, CA
- Duration: 2008-04 to 2011-05
- Description: Founder and chief architect for pricini.com a web 2.0 service-oriented website specializing in internet software for the consumer analytics space. Pricini.com explored the bounds of distributed multi-dimensional matching and data-retrieval by crawling and indexing popular classified/auctions sites. Built as an elastic cloud service utilizing big-data technologies and ideas like Cassandra’s NoSql column oriented database. Architected and built a distributed multi-dimensional database on top of Cassandra. Experience with running production Multi-Node Cassandra clusters.
Senior Development Lead and Architect at Microsoft
- Location: Redmond, WA
- Duration: 2002-07 to 2008-01
- Description: Development lead/Architect for the Monitoring product in Microsoft SharePoint. Lead a startup team of highly motivated, highly skilled developers into the business intelligence application space for Microsoft with the release of Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager, which was the foundation for SharePoint Insight. Played a fundamental role in evaluating various companies for acquisition. Expert in business intelligence with over 20 patents (or pending patents) and Technical Editor of published books.
Candidate Intelligence Report
AI-powered analysis from the perspective of a US hiring director — evaluating career continuity, growth trajectory, and role fit.
Career Continuity & Risk Assessment
Employment Gap: No significant gaps observed; track record shows continuous employment and entrepreneurship since 2002. Industry Consistency: Strong alignment in software, cloud, and distributed systems; multiple startup ventures introduce some variance but remain within core tech domain. Tenure Stability: Generally solid with multi-year tenure at Microsoft and long-running founder roles; overall stability is high. Education-Career Match: Engineering/tech-focused education aligns well with senior technical leadership roles in software and security-critical platforms.
Industry Consistency: Occasional pivots between enterprise, startup, and innovative AI/mobile domains may raise questions for employers seeking a single-domain track record; however, all roles remain within technology leadership. Tenure Stability: Some shorter stints (e.g., EIR at SRI) are transitional in nature, though overall tenure is still strong; consider context of entrepreneurship when evaluating stability.
Tenure Stability: Overall stability is high with long-term roles (Microsoft; Mattermost) and purposeful transitions rather than gaps. Education-Career Match: Strong alignment between engineering education and high-level technical leadership; credentials support CTO/architect responsibilities.
Education-Career Match: Cal Poly engineering background supports advanced technical leadership; consistent with the candidate’s track record of building scalable systems and leading technical teams.
Career Growth Curve
Best-Fit Roles (Top 5)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Security-Critical Collaboration Platform97% fit
Extensive founder/CTO experience at Mattermost with deep expertise in secure collaboration, distributed systems, and government/critical infrastructure clients; proven ability to scale platform and lead cross-functional teams.
Vice President of Engineering - Enterprise Cloud Collaboration Platform92% fit
Strong track record building and scaling enterprise-grade collaboration tools; leadership across Dev/Ops, security, and product teams; relevant to large organizations with public-sector interests.
Chief Architect / Senior Principal Architect - Cloud Platform & Distributed Systems88% fit
Demonstrated architectural leadership for distributed databases and cloud-native systems (e.g., Cassandra); ideal for organizations needing scalable platform design and governance.
Head of Platform Engineering - AI-Enhanced Productivity Tools85% fit
Experience leading AI-enabled product initiatives (Tempo AI) and integrating AI into enterprise workflows; strong fit for teams building AI-powered collaboration and productivity suites.
Founder & CTO - AI/ML Enterprise Software Startup (Defense/Public Sector)78% fit
Proven founder with government/defense domain exposure and a robust technical leadership profile; suitable for spinning up or advising new ventures in secure software
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