Hi, my name is

Chris.

I build things on the web

A proven technology leader with enterprise knowledge in digital strategy, architecture, generative AI, and hands-on mentoring for product transformation initatives. I led, delivered, and maintained various successful projects over the last twenty years. I have deep experience with distributed enterprise applications, mobile-first digital products, data pipelines, and B2C/B2B SaaS platforms. I’m currently focused on technical leadership, enterprise architecture, management, cloud solutions, and ROI analysis for generative AI adoption.

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About Me

Office View: Park Avenue Plaza Building -- Midtown Manhattan, NYC

I’m a father, community volunteer, and lifelong learner. I’m in the Enterprise Architecture group at Employbridge. It’s a rewarding, but different challenge from previous roles. I was accustomed to weekly travel. Working in large corporate environments was commonplace. I partnered with clients in New York City, Atlanta, Houston, San Francisco, Miami, and Washington D.C. I had opportunities to work with some of the best and brightest in their respective fields.

Now, I focus on remote work with distributed teams. I enjoy collaborating across teams to deliver ROI for business and investors. On a typical day, I interface with leadership in RevOps, Marketing, Engineering, Platform, and 3rd-party vendor teams. And I never forget to help developers at all levels, reviewing code or offering suggestions AI can not provide (yet). I have a strong passion for aligning business strategy with the right technology choices.
Our teams are always on the hunt to find value wherever it can be found. The intersection of business value and effective digital solutions produces happy end-users.

In my spare time, I experiment with Open Devin. I also enjoy taveling, reading, and exercising with my dogs. Community involvement is important. As Vice President for a local non-profit, I founded the only Technology Mentorship program in Hays County. I also sponsor the Buda Johnson Robotics Club. Family does come first. Everyday life is centered around my wife and two daughters.

Here are a few technologies I’ve utilized in the last few years:

Architecture:

  • Event-Driven
  • Microservices
  • Containers
  • Serverless
  • SaaS
  • SPA

Cloud:

  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS ECS
  • AWS Cloud Formation
  • AWS RDS
  • AWS EKS
  • AWS Glue
  • AWS Redshift

Development:

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Typescript
  • Node JS
  • Java
  • Git
  • Github Copilot
  • AWS Code Whisperer
  • Chat GPT
  • Bash
  • Linux

Recent Platform Experience

AWS
Cloud Architecture Security CI/CD
AWS
Leverage core AWS Compute and Storage services to support RevOps, Marketing, Platform initiatives. DevEX, budget estimates, and legal requirements help inform enterprise cloud governance strategy. Solutions designed with cloud-first approach.
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Modal
Cloud Architecture Data AI ML
Modal
Implemented containerized solutions, data batch processing, and trained AI/ML models with Modal's highly-optimized platform. Also integrated data synchorinization processes with multiple consistency models (eventual, sequential) for structured schemas. OpenDevin experimentation hosted on this service.
Site
Twilio Segment
CDP Data Marketing Automation
Twilio Segment
B2C mission-critical platform for enterprise 'Customer Data Platform' (CDP). Integrated with multiple SaaS and internal microservices across business domains. REST-based workflows implemented with Segment Functions and Reverse ETL to support B2C/B2B analytics, identity resolution, campaign audiences, and end-user privacy management.
Site
Snowflake
Data Modeling Data Warehouse OLAP Automation
Snowflake
The core OLAP data cloud platform. Leveraged for highly-available B2B/B2C data: end-user events, marketing conversions, source attribution, end-user / client mapping, data correlation and insights.
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Optimizely
CMS Product Marketing Feature Flags Personalization Analytics
Optimizely
Scalable CMS, feature flag, and experimentation functionality. CMS hosted in Azure, with branded UI components, data management, and plugin integrations (AI). Optimizely Full Stack used to manage digital experimenation strategy.
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Microsoft Azure
Cloud Storage Netowrking AD CI/CD CMS
Microsoft Azure
Trusted platform for enterprise active directory management and workflow enhancements. The host platform for Optimizely CMS instances and deployment pipelines.
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Open AI
Experimentation Automation Data Pipeline Product Marketing Personalization
Open AI
AI/ML platform for generative AI, data pipeline automation, and experimentation. Evergreen solutions built for ROI analysis and cross-domain efficiences. Also enables reliable ad-hoc data insights.
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Salesforce
B2B Data Pipeline Analytics Automation
Salesforce
Primary B2B enterprise platform. Empowers the business with data-driven insights, client management, drives revenue growth priorities. Its fully integrated with CDP data pipelines.
Site

Colleague Recommendations

Mr. David Taylor
Portfolio Operations @ Permira | Ex-McKinsey
Chris is a truly gifted developer and technology thought partner. He is comfortable on the cutting edge of web and mobile technologies. He is well connected and respected in many developer communities. He is a patient coach to other developers, delivers quickly, takes initiative, and is an asset to any team.
Mr. Paul Malatesta
E-Commerce Supply Chain @ PepsiCo | Ex-EY | Ex-McKinsey
I enjoyed working closely with Chris while I was at McKinsey. He was a very collaborative thought-partner who helped us advance a number of key features and capabilities in a number of our knowledge management and digital tools. Chris has a very strong understanding of both business and technical issues and is able to quickly bring ideas to fruition. One of his major strengths is his ability to positively challenge an organization's thinking and help make change happen.
Mr. Krishna Nadav
Manager @ EY Global Consulting Services
I have known Chris from past 7 months and I have never met any person who has immense knowledge about Front end technologies. Chris has always been my fresh pair of eyes who always see every complex problem with new ways to solve them. I have learned a lot from Chris whether it’s his impeccable skills of management or his in depth knowledge of domain or ready to help people and giving them new perspective to solve complex front end code puzzles. Chris is our jack of all trades and has successfully mastered in all.
Mr. Krishan Dadlani
Vice President at JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Ex-McKinsey
I have worked with Chris for four years and have done numerous projects with him. He is an excellent full-stack developer. He is always ready to take up new challenges and has a helping hand. As I remember, Chris is a very productive person and is a multi-skilled person with vast knowledge. He is careful, proactive, self-motivated and intelligent team player. Genuine expert is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Chris. I have worked with him across various projects and technology stack. He is a great asset to the team.
Mr. Akash Kalsekar
Frontend Engineer
I had the opportunity to work under Chris who is also a mentor to other developers within our department. As a Technical Architect Chris has a thorough knowledge of various tech stacks. Chris is highly organized, process-oriented, and methodological. His strong technical knowledge and futuristic problem-solving approach help in resolving complex issues. As a leader, Chris is calm and composed in high-pressure situations. He has always guided and helped other members of the team. Working under Chris is fun and enlightening.
Mr. Farhad Ghayour
Author | Advisor | Builder | Ex-McKinsey Partner
I had the pleasure of working with Chris extensively for many months on a number of tough challenges. Not only Chris is a highly competent software engineer, he also brings forth an unparalleled enthusiasm and drive that rubs off on the entire team. Any team would be lucky to have Chris.

Publication Credits

Manning Publications - Technical Editing and Contributions
Utilized my professional technical expertise to collaborate with Manning authors and staff on several published books. I helped each author shape the technical direction, content, visual illustrations, and citations over several months.

↦ Technical editing for the following books: • “Good Code, Bad Code: Think like a Software Engineer” by Tom Long (In Print)
• “React Quickly, 2nd Edition” by Morten Barklund & Azat Mardan (In Print)
• “Own IT: How to Succeed in Your Tech Career” by Don Jones (In Print)

↦ Technical reviews for the following books: • “Amazon Web Services in Action, 3rd Edition” by Andreas and Michael Wittig (In Print) • “Rust Web Development” by Bastian Gruber (In Print) • “Skills of a Successful Software Engineer” by Fernando Doglio (In Print) • “Refactor To Rust” by Lily Mara, Joel Holmes (Currently In Review)
• “Designing Experiment Platforms” by Rebecca Grunberg

↦ Technical contributor for the following LiveProject Case Studies:
• “Exploring Python Fundamentals Series” by Naomi Ceder
• “Optimizing Costs in Microservices Series” by Andres Sacco
• “Building Micro Frontends With A Team-Based Architecture” by Max Gallo
• “Refactoring to React Hooks” by Valentino Gagliardi
• “Analyzing GitHub Data with Google Cloud” by Mike Fowler
• “Create an Open Banking App Using OpenAPIs and Spring Boot” by Nathan Crocker
• “Defending by Attacking: Web Applications for System Administrators” by Spiros Antonatos

Education & Certifications

University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate
• Bachelor of Arts (05/2000)

Post-Graduate
• McCombs School of Business Post Graduate Program in Cloud Computing: AWS, Azure, GCP (09/2022)
Industry Certifications
AWS
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate SAA-C03 (01/2023)
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate SOA-C02 (05/2023)
• AWS Certified Developer Associate DVA-C02 (12/2023)
• AWS Cloud Foundations (02/2022)

Get in Touch

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