Bio

Technology Leader, CTO, Founder. Clarity, innovation, and leadership. Passionate about state of the art software and data approaches and their successful implementation. Conference Keynote speaker. O’Reilly author. Highlights Leading the architecture and technology. Brings clarity, vision, innovation, and action. Works effectively with stakeholders on all levels, from CEOs to developers. Mentors and grows the next generation of technology leaders. Leading the architecture effort to scale PayPal to 1 Billion Daily Active Users through Architectural Building Code for PayPal's systems. Chief Architect for Privacy Platform responsible for end to end privacy architecture, UI, processing, and data for heavily regulated financial systems for 400 million customers. Includes the use of Big Data and AI to enhance customer privacy. Chief Architect for Developer Experience responsible for tools ecosystem, creating and delivering exceptional developer experiences in massively scalable financial systems. Used by 5,000 developers. Leading the vision for the PayPal's next generation, hybrid cloud based Data Platforms. Introducing new technologies into organization, such as Blockchain, Quantum Computing, and 5G. Extensive experience in software development, lifecycle, design, implementation, and integration of enterprise and scalable systems in a variety of technologies and languages. As an experienced company founder and owner, has a relentless focus on getting things done, having empathy for customers, championing clear communication, and creating positive outcomes across projects and teams.