Fractional CTO / Product Owner | Various Companies | [Start Date - Present]
Led the development and implementation of local-first enablement strategies for high-impact special products, empowering users with enhanced offline capabilities and optimizing for edge computing environments.
Managed project budgets, timelines, and resources, ensuring successful delivery of key projects within the database and IoT sectors.
Designed and implemented a highly efficient CSV parser in Rust, contributing to improved data processing efficiency and scalability for data-driven applications.
Acted as Head of Special Projects, Head of Research, and CTO, providing technical guidance and leadership across multiple teams to drive strategic technology initiatives.
Conducted company assessments and alignments, ensuring cross-functional collaboration between sales, marketing, and engineering teams to align business goals with technological solutions.
Successfully delivered impactful product solutions for companies like Seeded Home, Glide, and Flatfile, leveraging expertise in data management, distributed systems, and cloud platforms.
Skills
Database Technologies:
Relational Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite
NoSQL Databases: MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis
Distributed Databases: Experience with sharding, replication, and distributed transactions
Data Modeling & Optimization: Experience with database design, query optimization, and performance tuning
Storage Engine Optimization: Experience with low-level storage engine implementation, indexing, and data compression
Data Security: Understanding of database security best practices, access control, and encryption
IoT Technologies:
Local-first Enablement: Expertise in building offline-first applications and optimizing for edge computing environments.
Data Collection & Processing: Experience with sensor data acquisition, data aggregation, and real-time data processing.
Communication Protocols: Familiar with MQTT, CoAP, AMQP, and other communication protocols used in IoT.
Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS IoT, Azure IoT Hub, or Google Cloud IoT Core.