Summary
Engineering leader and frontend/full-stack builder with 20 years shipping production systems, the last 18 fully remote. Led Fortune 500 web platforms, remediating security across 350 production environments, and building AI-enabled systems that actually ship. Seeking a remote full-time seat with teams pushing what's possible. I care most about experience, clear communication, and systems that work. Technology that enhances the human experience personally and professionally. AI that amplifies human potential. Unique edge: collaborating with great people who want to be great and build great things. Currently leading digital operations at a trades marketing agency and running Lovable Gazelle on the side: AI transformations for the trades by standing up a solid foundation first, not slapping tools on a problem. Also working in the field as a plumber toward a master license.
Technical Skills
Web Platform Engineering: TypeScript, React, Next.js, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, WordPress (Block Themes, REST API, WP-CLI, Full Site Editing, Custom Plugins), Python, Astro, MySQL, GraphQL
AI & Agentic Systems: Claude Code, Claude API, Anthropic SDK, OpenAI API, Autonomous Agent Development, Multi-Agent Orchestration, MCP (Model Context Protocol), Prompt Engineering, LLM Integration, Eval Loops, Quality Gates, API-Driven Automation
Infrastructure & Security: WP Engine, Vercel, Cloudflare, Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Git, Nginx, Redis, Incident Response, Malware Remediation, Environment Hardening
Delivery & Tooling: Agile, Scrum (CSM, CSPO), DevOps, GoHighLevel, ClickUp, Atlassian, Azure DevOps
Professional Competencies
Engineering Leadership: Building and leading distributed engineering teams, mentorship and career development, hiring and onboarding, performance management, technical governance
Program & Delivery: Workflow discovery, release planning, process and quality standardization, SMB and enterprise delivery, on-time and on-budget execution at scale
Client & Stakeholder Success: Client communication, stakeholder alignment, requirements gathering, solutions architecture, contract renewals, account growth, translating messy business needs into buildable systems
Business & Trade Operations: Digital operations, marketing systems and business development, field service coordination, permitting and inspection prep, service menu and pricing structure, Google LSA
Professional Experience
Web Platform & Digital Operations Lead Aug 2025 - Present
Plumber Marketing Firm - Charlotte, NC (Remote)
Run digital operations for a 30-person trades marketing agency serving 12+ plumbing and trades clients on WordPress. Own the Website Development team and the systems connecting sales, onboarding, delivery, and renewals.
- Caught what the security vendors missed: led incident response across 350 WordPress production environments, identifying active web shells, credential stealers, and payment card skimmers that Sucuri and WP Engine’s own security teams had missed. Purged 254 compromised accounts across 138 environments and remediated every site with confirmed data theft
- Covered for five people at once, absorbing the workload of 2 departed developers, a project manager, and 2 GHL specialists while keeping full delivery running across 12+ client accounts, working engineering, project management, and operations simultaneously
- Turned a chaotic WordPress department into a controlled one: built AI-assisted workflows, standardized process, and quality gates, then took ownership of the entire client lifecycle (onboarding, contract renewals, extensions, offboarding) running through GoHighLevel (CRM) and ClickUp
Service and Commercial Plumber (NEFBA Apprentice) Jan 2025 - Present
The Greatful Plumber - Jacksonville, FL
Field service and business operations in one role at a growing plumbing company: hands in the work through the NEFBA Apprenticeship Program, hands in the marketing and strategy that keeps the phones ringing.
- Work residential and commercial plumbing jobs directly (fixture replacements, water heater installs, drain diagnostics, septic-to-sewer conversions) alongside job prep and apprenticeship training
- Run internal marketing and business development: SEO, Google LSA, email, social, an AI voice agent, and the review pipeline. Build the service menus, pricing structures, and workflow docs the team runs on
- Support project coordination, permitting, and inspection prep on large jobs, connect field operations to backend systems through Housecall Pro and ServiceTitan, and keep working toward licensure and ownership in the trade
Founder & Principal Engineer 2021 - Present
Lovable Gazelle - Jacksonville, FL (Remote)
My own shop: web and AI systems for trades operators, built on AI-assisted delivery and modern WordPress (block themes, custom plugins, Full Site Editing). Full-stack delivery for clients, plus consulting for technical teams going through their own transformation.
- Built and run an autonomous 5-agent team that ships production client work under tight quality gates. One agent shipped an entire client site overnight: 18 block patterns, 23 page templates, 10 commits, no hand-holding
- Designed OpenClaw, an autonomous multi-agent orchestration system on the Claude API with dedicated agents for research, content generation, site audits, and operational tasks, running on structured configs and its own memory system
- Compress multi-day projects into hours with Claude Code (custom slash commands, plugin systems, MCP integrations) running full-stack WordPress builds, automated site audits, and client delivery in production
Engineering Manager Jun 2014 - May 2021
WebDevStudios - Jacksonville, FL (Remote)
Ran a $30M+ portfolio of Fortune 500 WordPress platforms while directing global engineering teams. Technical delivery and client relationship, same job.
- Led 100+ engineers across time zones for seven years (real 1:1s, real career paths) and built the mentorship framework behind 96% retention and 15 promotions to senior and lead roles
- Ran 15 concurrent WordPress platforms ($500K-$8M each) for Fortune 500 clients including Microsoft and the NBA, 100% on-time and on-budget delivery
- Built the client management playbook bridging technical delivery, stakeholder communication, and business objectives: cut escalations 95% and locked in 20+ renewals worth $10M+ annually
- Rebuilt project delivery around standardized agile practices, quality gates, and technical governance, holding consistent code quality and 40% faster deployment cycles across every client project
Education
Southern New Hampshire University, Master of Business Administration Expected May 2027
University of Miami, Bachelor of Architecture 2001 - 2005
Five-year professional program, completed in four and a half years.