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Previous Roles

A detailed look at the positions and experiences that shaped my career in technology and platform engineering.

Gannett / USA Today Network​

Platform Architect | 2017 - 2021

At one of America's largest media companies, I led transformative cloud initiatives that modernized the technology infrastructure.

Key Achievements​

  • Hybrid Cloud Architecture: Pioneered public and multiregion private hybrid cloud implementation
  • Cloud Abstraction: Designed abstraction layers enabling workload portability across cloud providers
  • Platform Modernization: Led migration from Windows to Linux infrastructure
  • Technology Stack Transition: Guided the move from .NET to Node.js
  • Platform Engineering: Built internal developer platform practices from the ground up

Impact​

This role provided hands-on experience with the challenges of enterprise Kubernetes adoption—challenges that directly inspired the creation of Kubefirst.

American Systems​

Performance Engineer

Focused on system optimization and reliability engineering in defense and government contexts.

Responsibilities​

  • Performance testing and analysis
  • System optimization
  • Reliability engineering
  • Capacity planning

Northrop Grumman​

Software Developer

Enterprise software development for defense systems.

Focus Areas​

  • Defense systems engineering
  • Enterprise software development
  • Secure software practices
  • Government compliance

HP (Hewlett-Packard)​

Software Developer

Software development and automation for enterprise technology solutions.

Contributions​

  • Enterprise software development
  • Automation tooling
  • Technology solutions architecture

ADP-IMS​

Software Developer / Test Automation Developer

Early career role that established my foundation in quality engineering and automation.

Focus​

  • Automated testing implementation
  • Quality assurance engineering
  • Test framework development
  • Early adoption of automation practices

Integrity Test Solutions​

Founder & CEO | 2003 - 2021

The company I bootstrapped at age 22 and led for 19 years, running parallel to my engineering career.

Company Overview​

A software and services company focused on quality engineering and testing solutions.

What I Learned​

  • Entrepreneurship: Building a business from nothing to sustainable operation
  • Customer Focus: Understanding and solving real customer problems
  • Leadership: Building and managing teams over the long term
  • Business Operations: Finance, sales, delivery, and everything in between
  • Resilience: Navigating economic cycles and market changes over nearly two decades

This experience fundamentally shaped my approach to building Kubefirst and Konstruct—always with a focus on sustainability, customer value, and practical solutions.