Founder
Jan 2025 — Present
Yesteryear Ventures · Self-employed
San Diego, California
Private holding company. I invest my own capital in a small number of early-stage companies and advise founders on architecture, hiring, and the version of the product that has to ship.
- Backed Cindera (cindera.com), a wildfire-readiness platform for homeowners, cities, and insurers. A team is building it; this is an investment, not an operating role.
- Occasional fractional and advisory work with founders I already know.
Co-founder, CTO, & Board Member
Sep 2017 — Dec 2025
Upwards (formerly WeeCare)
Marina del Rey, California
Co-founded the care platform (WeeCare → Upwards). Built product and engineering from zero through Series B ($40M+ raised). Employer and government partnerships, including U.S. Army Reserve childcare access; provider tools so home caregivers can run a real business.
- Hired and led the engineering organization.
- Shipped the consumer, provider, employer, and government surfaces.
- Operated through the rebrand, Series B (Alpha Edison, M13, Fika), and expansion into military and employer benefits.
Director of Engineering
Oct 2014 — Jun 2017
Tradesy · Acquired by Vestiaire Collective
Santa Monica, California
Every product should have five lives instead of one. Our mission was sustainable consumption, while making fashion resale simple, safe, and stylish as retail. Rebuilt the engineering organization through a period of rapid growth.
Technical Lead
2013 — 2014
Zynx Health
Los Angeles, California
Evidence-based clinical decision support for hospitals and care teams. The product put current order sets and care plans in front of doctors and clinicians at the point of care, so guidance stayed current and care stayed more consistent.
Senior Technical Lead
2012 — 2013
American Express, Enterprise Growth
Los Angeles, California
Led a team building independent web businesses alongside the core American Express model, following the Sometrics acquisition.
Technical Lead
2011 — 2012
Sometrics · Acquired by American Express
El Segundo, California
In-game payments and virtual currency for game publishers. The platform took payments across more than 150 countries, and GameCoins was a marketplace and prepaid card for digital goods across hundreds of games.
Co-founder
2008 — 2013
Joimo · Acquired by South Florida Club Sport and VAVi Sport & Social Club
Manhattan Beach, California
Built a community around adult sports and recreation — soccer, dodgeball, and other leagues in San Diego and South Florida. People registered for a season, showed up, and played.
Co-founder
2007 — Mar 2016
Find Sports Now, Corp.
Manhattan Beach, California
A marketplace and operations platform for sports and recreation. Event coordinators could list leagues, teams, clubs, classes, and games, then promote, manage, and accept payment. Players used it to find activities nearby.
Software Engineer
2006 — 2010
Northrop Grumman
San Diego, California
Aerospace software engineer. A major focus was ground control stations — the software that helps people on the ground visualize and manage autonomous vehicles, including the X-47B. Top Secret clearance.