Engineering Manager

Created AI development methodology framework with 6-phase execution lifecycle, quality gates, and structured workflows. Gives engineering teams a repeatable process for AI-assisted development.

Designed multi-agent team coordination with specialized roles (lead, implementer, tester, reviewer) and file ownership validation. Same coordination patterns that scale human engineering teams.

Built cross-project persistent memory so team discoveries compound across sessions. 2,600+ tests enforcing quality before delivery. In beta across 5 coding platforms.

Built multi-agent AI migration system with 5 specialized sub-agents, reducing endpoint migration time from hours to under 10 minutes, enabling 289 endpoint migrations.

Reverse-engineered legacy compiled Acucobol systems without source access, producing 45+ migration specifications (1.75MB/50,000+ lines) through AI-assisted bytecode analysis with 99%+ query accuracy.

Deployed 34 parallel AI agents for migration validation framework, achieving 90% error reduction in schema mapping (validation suite, before/after comparison).

Designed Truth Source Architecture enabling AI agents to consume documentation and refactor code without hallucination. Patterns now adopted organization-wide.

Built AI sprint intelligence system using historical transcripts as knowledge base. Benchmarked against human estimates at ±1 story point (blind comparison, 6 sprints), achieving 2.5x throughput (story points over 6 sprints) and 13% sprint efficiency gain.

Designed AI governance framework—read-only agent accounts, DevOps approval workflows, failure-as-state design principles—after identifying blast radius from an unscoped agent action.

Retention Through Delivery: Zero attrition during 289-endpoint migration while supporting engineers' advancement to Senior/Staff. Replacement cost is material at Staff+; retention preserves execution capacity.

Cultural Velocity Engine: Maintained high-frequency validation loop (PRs, ADRs, checkpoints, recognition) with decision records. Direct report: 'You made it very healthy for me to develop and innovate.' That culture delivered 4x throughput.

Protective Leadership: Said 'no' to scope creep that would have burned out the team. Negotiated realistic timelines backed by quantified risk analysis. Result: on-time delivery, $336K+ freed for product work, team intact.

Executive Trust: Shaped decisions in every Trio and Tech Lead meeting for 2+ years. Built credibility to push back when engineering needed protection by presenting tradeoffs with quantified risks.

Executive Partnership: Provided strategic technical guidance to leadership on application roadmaps, risk management, and team investments.

Mentorship at Scale: Developed structured growth frameworks for engineering org, establishing promotion criteria and development paths.

Cross-Department Influence: Built relationships with Operations, Customer Service, and Product leadership. Engineering investments tracked to what the business actually needed.

Organization Building: Built Operations engineering team from 0 (solo) to 9 engineers, structuring into 3 specialized squads (Operations backend, CS Support, API migration), then transitioned to lead all 3 teams (12 engineers total).

Crisis Leadership: Led team through 10x COVID surge with zero attrition, maintaining velocity and morale while handling 50% MoM order volume growth.

Growth Group Leadership: Identified as top performer and placed in cross-departmental leadership development program. One of two engineers selected org-wide.

Performance Culture: Established engineering metrics and feedback loops that boosted application performance 87% in first 90 days.

Designed distributed architecture spanning AWS (US) and Aliyun (China), solving Great Firewall latency so cross-border purchases actually worked.

Architected unified logistics engine integrating 8+ international providers, automating bonded/free-trade import logic across 3 countries.

Implemented multi-currency payment system connecting 19+ payment gateways including ICBC (world's second-largest bank), directly enabling international transaction volume.

Won 2nd place at international technology competition in China; achieved compliance with public company (LifeVantage LFVN - NASDAQ) regulatory requirements.

Built and mentored distributed engineering team of 3+ developers post-MVP, instituting Agile/DevOps practices that scaled with the business.

Rescued failing insurance platform 6 months behind schedule by restructuring architecture and coordinating 6-8 remote developers—delivered on-time with zero regulatory compliance issues.

Delivered real-time quoting engine handling complex state-specific regulations for all 50 states, processing quotes in under 2 seconds across 200+ rule variations.

Kept the client in the loop with weekly demos. The team was remote and under pressure, but we shipped on time every week.

Secured and executed multiple NewBalance.com contracts, directing performance engineering that improved page load times 40% and increased conversion rates measurably.

Operated as Fractional CTO for 5+ enterprise clients simultaneously, managing end-to-end SDLC and establishing engineering standards that outlasted engagements.

Delivered performant, scalable web applications using Node.js, PHP, and Angular—building a consultancy with 100% client retention rate over 4 years.

Delivered the only two new features for PowerStandings in 90 days while prior developers performed only maintenance—demonstrating high productivity in short tenure.

Implemented linter, test pass requirements, and minimum coverage commit blockers—establishing code quality gates that raised engineering bar for entire team.

Built Salesforce API integrations for internal CRM connectivity, enabling sales workflow automation.