About
Experienced software engineering team leader and AI-assisted product owner with more than 10 years leading agile teams of 5-20 engineers, in successful deployments of critical applications used by up to 500,000 customers.
I'm looking for a new role as a software development team leader, product owner, or product manager where I will engage with customers and the team, setting the vision and delivering high-value products people love. I am passionate about the intersection of technology with human health and wellbeing, fitness, and the power of food in health.
My success philosophy: if you fully engage with customers, invest in trust, accountability, honesty and clear communication, team ownership, enthusiasm, creativity and fun for each person on the team, then the project will be successful!
Top Skills
Leadership & Management
- Software Team Leadership
- AI-Assisted Project Management
- People Management
- Customer Success Management
Product & Design
- Product Ownership
- Customer Experience Design
- User Experience (UX)
- Requirements Analysis
Development & Tools
- Agile Development
- Software Engineering
- Software Test Automation
- Git
- Github Copilot
- Jira
Technologies
- ReactJS
- TypeScript
- GraphQL
- Ruby on Rails
- JavaScript
- Cursor AI
- ChatGPT
- Claude AI
Experience Highlights
AI-Assisted Product Owner, AI Integrations And Developer Experience
HP Inc., Corvallis, OR
February 2014 - December 2025
- Leading agile/scrum team of 12 developers and QA engineers
- AI-Assisted Product Owner for HP's Model Context Protocol (MCP) AI integration projects
- Spearheaded external developer portal serving 56,000 users; reduced onboarding time by 40%
- Delivered reliable APIs serving 500,000 customers
- Resolved 400 security issues, passing HP's strict security standards
Web Application Developer And Student Mentor
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
June 2008 - February 2014
- Mentored 15-20 student programmers in web application development
- Implemented features for TripCheck.com used by hundreds of thousands of Oregon drivers
- Worked on Course Catalog used by 30,000+ students and faculty
Software Engineering Manager
Oregon State University Open Source Lab, Corvallis, OR
February 2006 - June 2008
- Supervised team of 10-12 students and staff developers
- Taught software engineering best practices
Education
B.S. Computer Science
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR