I'm an experienced hands-on technical leader driven by a compulsive entrepreneurial spirit. A software engineer by training, I get my energy from making early-stage startups and organic growth companies successful through strategic planning, hands-on technical and tactical leadership, can-do attitude, insightful decision making, hands-on programming skills, mad troubleshooting skills, and, last but not least - good ol' fashioned hard work. I have held positions as Lead Engineer, Software Architect, Engineering Manager, Director of Engineering, VP Engineering, and Founder/CEO. My technical interests are quite varied, and include data science, big data, remote sensing, and imagery analytics, as well as mobile, embedded, and real-time systems. When I'm not in front of my computer, I'm probably either with family or hiking, or, on a good day -- both.