my journey
professional experience
building products and leading teams across startups and enterprise. from technical leadership to scaling engineering organizations.
Elayne
Chief Technology Officer
- Secured $4m seed round funding at a $25m valuation following Y Combinator (S24) acceptance
- Led 0-to-1 platform development, architecting product from concept to launch
- Engineered core AI technology for unstructured document analysis
- Secured SOC 2 & HIPAA certifications, unlocking regulated industry sales
- Scaled engineering org with globally distributed team and AWS IaC pipeline
Rocket Money
Technical Lead Manager
- Led high-performing team of 6 engineers for core web and mobile products
- Spearheaded 0-to-1 development of Rocket Money web application
- Slashed database query latency by 90%+ through strategic indexing
- Drove adoption of engineering support escalation system, cutting resolution times 50%
Appian
Software Engineer II
- Developed enterprise low-code platform features
- Contributed to core application development framework
Macedon Technologies
Senior Consultant
- Delivered custom software solutions for enterprise clients
- Led technical consulting engagements across multiple industries
Institute on the Environment
Digital Content & IT Manager
- Designed, developed, maintained, and updated website and digital content
- Managed IT infrastructure and systems for the organization