Fractional Chief Technology Officer, Independent - Burbidge LLC - Lehi, UT
(2024)
Part-time, remote CTO engagements with three early-stage companies.
- Serves as fractional CTO to three early-stage companies, two building brand-new products from zero: sets technical direction, platform architecture, backend design, and delivery process for each while keeping a portfolio of engagements.
- Leads development of an agentic AI product: LLM and model integration, tooling, and the surrounding data and workflow architecture.
- Advises on platform architecture, data migration, and payment and data workflow integration for a custom enterprise application, including build-versus-buy and phasing decisions.
- Hires developers, mentors engineers on building with AI, and sets the engineering practices, documentation, and quality bar for each team.
VP of Platform Enablement - CenExel Clinical Research - Draper, UT
(2025-11 - 2026-07)
18-site U.S. clinical research network, approximately 2,000 platform users. GCP and 21 CFR Part 11 regulated.
- Built the Platform Enablement department from the ground up, defining team structure, accountability, and platform strategy across an 18-site network, bridging strategy and execution over the full platform ecosystem.
- Embedded privacy, security, and compliant data practices throughout the platform lifecycle, aligning system design, site workflows, and operations for consistent execution across a distributed, highly regulated environment.
- Architected the enterprise data warehouse strategy (Microsoft Fabric), defining canonical entities and a dimensional model so teams could self-serve data through analytics and AI agents.
- Led rollout of Pulse, the next-generation CTMS, alongside eSource expansion and the Enterprise AI roadmap, and partnered with AI vendors to accelerate patient recruitment.
Director of Application Services (Enterprise) - CenExel Clinical Research - Draper, UT
(2024-12 - 2025-11)
18-site U.S. clinical research network, approximately 2,000 platform users. GCP and 21 CFR Part 11 regulated.
- Owned roadmap and delivery for the participant mobile app, public web properties, and a custom participant screening platform, with the participant mobile app as a core user-facing product.
- Directed API and platform integrations connecting the mobile app, public websites, and CRM, consolidating disparate SaaS point solutions into a unified platform through deliberate build-versus-buy decisions.
SVP, Product & Engineering (Contract) - Foundations United - Lehi, UT
(2025-01 - 2025-06)
Early-stage technology company. Concurrent with the CenExel role.
- Brought in at executive level reporting directly to the President, with full accountability for team structure, delivery process, and product execution during the pre-launch stage.
- Built the engineering leadership team from scratch, defined org roles and charters, and established the foundational SDLC and architecture required for investor readiness.
VP of Engineering - Nerd United (venture studio) - Lehi, UT
(2022-10 - 2024-12)
Building early-stage software companies zero to one.
- Directed engineering across three concurrent portfolio startups with distinct teams, leads, and roadmaps, owning platform architecture, team structure, resource allocation, and delivery outcomes for each.
- Embedded as VP of Engineering at Set Power Free: defined platform architecture, led MVP execution, cut infrastructure downtime 42%, and enabled a successful fundraising round through delivery performance.
- Created shared hiring, architecture, and DevOps patterns (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Argo, GitHub Actions) and lightweight CI/CD that accelerated delivery across the portfolio.
- Stood up production observability and on-call (Datadog, PagerDuty) and developed engineering leads so each portfolio company could run its own team autonomously.
Chief Technology Officer - Unique Communications, Inc. - Las Vegas, NV
(2018-03 - 2022-09)
Software for telecommunications within the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Led technology strategy for enterprise software deployed across the U.S. DoD under STIG, JITC, and security accreditation, overseeing all engineering operations, development standards, and team performance.
- Cut security vulnerabilities 40% through STIG-driven hardening and led the successful accreditation of CAIRS Voice v5.1.
- Built a QA and test automation team that increased test coverage 60% and improved release quality; established quarterly OKRs and a consistent operating cadence.
- Reorganized engineering into self-managing product units, raising productivity 30% in six months; delivered 25% cost savings through strategic vendor partnerships.
Director of New Software Development - Unique Communications, Inc. - Las Vegas, NV
(2014-04 - 2018-03)
Software for telecommunications within the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Built and led a new development team for enterprise management software and led its platform modernization to a scalable architecture, coaching the team hands-on.
- Conceived, coded, and maintained the TMS Traffic and Alarms application running in production at 98 Air Force bases worldwide.
Senior Staff Engineer - Unique Communications, Inc. - Las Vegas, NV
(2007-03 - 2012-06)
Software for telecommunications within the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Managed a team of 14 development and QA professionals across delivery, estimation, and iteration planning; developed communications software deployed at 98 Air Force sites and headed a legacy VB6 to .NET conversion.
Chief Architect - Filevine - Las Vegas, NV
(2012-05 - 2014-01)
Legal SaaS startup (case management).
- Architect and lead developer for a new multi-tenant SaaS practice management platform; built and led an offshore team of six engineers, increasing delivery speed 40%.
Software developer roles - Nverzion and other employers - Salt Lake City
(2001 - 2007)
Earlier Career: software developer roles in broadcast automation (Nverzion, Salt Lake City) and DoD communications and finance software.
