Arach Building for multi agent systems at OpenScout ex Meta, co-founder @Breathe Life (acquired by Zinnia 2022), 4x CTO
Arach Building for multi agent systems at OpenScout ex Meta, co-founder @Breathe Life (acquired by Zinnia 2022), 4x CTO
Career
Founder at Scout from 2024 to Present in RemoteBuilding Talkie, a native voice-to-action app; exploring AI-native development and providing fractional technical leadership for startups.
Engineering at Meta from 2022 to 2023 in New York, NYLed three teams of 12 engineers. Launched Creator Education for more than 20 million aspiring creators, Creator Support Hub serving 6 million creators, and the Facebook app support experience for Meta Verified.
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder at Breathe Life from 2018 to 2021 in Montreal, CanadaBuilt and led a 20-person engineering organization, scaled the insurtech product, and led engineering through the company’s acquisition by SE2 LLC, now Zinnia.
Head of e-commerce platform (external) at Starbucks from 2016 to 2017 in Montreal, CanadaLed development of a headless-commerce-style React application powering Starbucks’ global website and improved mobile conversion rates by more than 40%.
Vice-President, Engineering at PhotoShelter from 2015 to 2016 in New York, NYLed a 20+ person hybrid engineering organization and partnered with marketing, sales, and product on a multi-year product roadmap.
CTO at Primary from 2014 to 2015 in New York, NYJoined as employee #2 and built the technical foundation for the company’s seed-stage platform, scaling it to support more than $10 million in annual recurring revenue within its first year.
CTO at Lot18 from 2011 to 2014 in New York, NYProgressed from senior engineer to CTO through multiple promotions; launched the first personalized wine club in the United States and powered white-label wine clubs for publishers including The New York Times and Forbes.
Software Engineer at Outbox from 2006 to 2011 in Montreal, CanadaHelped build the core ticketing platform from pre-launch through more than $100 million in annual gross merchandise volume; the platform was rolled out to more than 100 venues worldwide.