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Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer

HouseCanary is the authoritative source for accurate, uniform information that covers every residential block and property in the U.S., analyzed and visualized real-time to make better, faster decisions.

Twenty years of experience leading teams building everything from spacecraft to video games. Highlights: Director of Amazon's Global Mobile Shopping organization comprising over 50% of Amazon's shopping revenue. CTO for HouseCanary's industry changing analytics and machine learning products. Lead Integrator for the Kepler Spacecraft and Joint Strike Fighter at Ball Aerospace CTO and Director for multiple gaming studios within millions of concurrent players. Extensive military experience at the DoD and as a US Navy EOD tech. I have spent my career building and scaling high-performance, fault-tolerant teams who are fast, efficient and, perhaps most importantly, happy.  Regardless of the product, size or environment, my organizations have consistently succeeded in delivering highly scalable solutions in volatile environments. My teams have successfully delivered the Kepler Spacecraft, Joint Strike Fighter antenna systems, several other satellite systems, multiple video games and related core services, Amazon's mobile shopping applications (including shopping for Alexa and FireTV) and all of HouseCanary's products and services. I have a broad base of strategic leadership, product development and team building. My engineering knowledge encompasses software/hardware design and development across industries, massively scaled services, business and engineering process improvement and risk management. I have a well established product and leadership ability as well as strong academic aptitude, communication skills and a proven track record in challenging, volatile environments. Specialties: Strategic direction and execution. Leadership. Building high-performance organizations and services. Security and Compliance. Coordinating across multiple disciplines and teams. Delivering mission critical projects at any size and scale. Navigating the challenges of large programs and organizations. Adapting to radically different technologies and problem spaces.