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Executive Summary
A seasoned technology leader with over 12 years of experience, specializing in startup growth and technical innovation. Currently leading provider experience transformation at Wonderschool following a successful acquisition of EarlyDay, where as Founding CTO, secured over $4M in funding and built a high-performing remote team.
Proven track record in strategic leadership, having contributed to multiple successful exits and fundraising rounds totaling over $39M across EarlyDay, Hub Token ($20M), and KarmaCheck ($15M). Deep expertise in modern technology stacks including Ruby on Rails, React, and cloud infrastructure.
Passionate about leveraging AI and emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges, with recent focus on integrating Large Language Models and AI agents into production environments.
Experience Timeline
Engineering Manager (Provider Experience) - Wonderschool
February 2024 - Present
- Leading technical integration and team alignment post-EarlyDay acquisition
- Managing multiple product teams (14 engineers) across distributed tech stacks
- Spearheading AI initiatives to enhance provider experience and operational efficiency
- Driving architectural decisions for platform consolidation
- Watch my March 2025 farewell announcement to the eng team
Founding CTO - EarlyDay
Acquired by WonderschoolFebruary 2022 - February 2024
- First employee and technical founder, securing $4M+ in funding
- Built and led remote engineering team across US and LatAm
- Architected scalable platform serving multiple US metro areas
- Established engineering practices and technical vision
- Led technical due diligence during acquisition process
Senior Software Engineer - Hub
December 2018 - February 2022
- Collaborated with LinkedIn co-founder Eric Ly on revolutionary blockchain-based trust protocol
- Key contributor to successful $20M token sale through technical leadership and presentations
- Architected and developed core platform features using Ruby on Rails and React Native
- Led implementation of blockchain integration for reputation management system
- Mentored junior developers and established coding standards
Senior Front End Developer - KarmaCheck
$15M Series ANovember 2019 - March 2020
- One of first two developers building MVP for Hub sister company
- Contributed to successful $15M Series A funding round
- Set foundation for product architecture and development practices
- Continued as board advisor after returning to Hub
Team Lead - GuavaPass
Acquired by ClassPassNovember 2016 - December 2018
- Led 5-person development team through successful acquisition by ClassPass
- Managed product roadmap and technical architecture for fitness marketplace platform
- Implemented agile methodologies and DevOps practices improving deployment frequency by 300%
- Conducted technical due diligence during M&A process
- Mentored team members through career development and technical growth
Senior Ruby on Rails Developer - Roomorama
September 2014 - October 2015
- Developed and maintained high-scale property listing platform serving millions of monthly visitors
- Built robust integrations handling 100,000+ property listings with real-time pricing
- Improved platform performance and reduced response times by 40%
- Implemented comprehensive test coverage and documentation standards
- Collaborated with international team using agile methodologies
Web Developer - Catch Design
September 2013 - October 2014
- Developed solutions for major NZ companies including KiwiRail and 2degrees
- Implemented backend systems and third-party integrations
- Built customer communication management system for 2degrees business customers
- Integrated ElasticSearch and designed mock backend systems
Managing Director - Consilio
January 2013 - October 2014
- Provided Rails consulting services for small/medium businesses in Wellington region
- Led requirements analysis, system design and development
- Managed client relationships and project delivery
Technology Director - Tendersave
September 2012 - January 2014
- Led team of 4 developers building tender management platform
- Served as director aligning business goals with technical direction
- Managed full project lifecycle from conception to deployment
What I'm Working On Now
AI Integration at Wonderschool
Leveraging OpenAI/Claude to enhance product capabilities and user experience. Building AI-powered features to streamline early childhood education processes.
AI Development Tools Exploration
Experimenting with cutting-edge AI tools including Cursor editor and Devin AI agents to enhance development workflows.
Agentic AI Research
Building and experimenting with agentic AI systems to understand their potential in software development and automation.