Selected Work

Award-winning platforms and production systems built across healthcare, digital identity, and consumer data over 30 years of technical leadership.

Technology Innovation Architect / Principal Engineer 2020 - Present

Dataswyft Wallet

Privacy-Preserving Personal Data Platform

Led the evolution of Dataswyft from R&D to production-grade privacy-preserving platform enabling individuals to hold, manage, and share verifiable credentials while maintaining privacy and user control.

Elixir/PhoenixAsh FrameworkPostgreSQLDockerAWSVerifiable CredentialsvLEI

Challenge

Build a production-ready platform that enables secure personal data mobility and controlled sharing through verifiable credentials, while ensuring privacy by design and regulatory compliance.

Approach

  • Designed privacy-preserving data architecture from first principles
  • Implemented vLEI (verifiable Legal Entity Identifier) standards
  • Established data rights and consent frameworks
  • Built for scale from day one with cloud-native architecture

Outcome

  • Production platform serving enterprise customers
  • Winner, Global vLEI Hackathon 2025
  • Team scaled from 2 to 6 engineers under technical leadership
  • Award-winning digital credentials solution
Chief Technology Officer 2014 - 2016

KooPrime Healthcare

Clinical Data Interoperability Platform

As CTO, directed information management and technology strategy across biotechnology, bioinformatics, and healthcare initiatives. Architected scalable healthcare information systems and built computer vision solutions for medication management.

PythonOpenCVHL7 FHIRHL7 v2.xPostgreSQLJavaHealthcare IT

Challenge

Create a unified healthcare information system integrating fragmented clinical and laboratory data across institutional boundaries, while ensuring HIPAA compliance and data security.

Approach

  • Architected HL7 FHIR-based interoperability layer
  • Designed secure permission frameworks for sensitive data
  • Built computer vision system for medication pill counting using OpenCV
  • Ensured compliance with healthcare data regulations

Outcome

  • Successful deployment across multiple healthcare institutions
  • Reduced data fragmentation and improved clinical workflows
  • Custom hardware integration for vision system
  • Enabled reliable data exchange across institutional boundaries
Principal Software Engineer 2015 - 2018

Noggin Data Platform

Real-Time Intent Inference & Recommendation Engine

Principal Engineer and lead architect responsible for the design and delivery of a high-performance data platform supporting intent inference and recommendation engines in a consumer-facing environment.

RubyRailsPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisAPI DesignDistributed Systems

Challenge

Build a high-performance, low-latency platform for real-time intent inference and personalized recommendations at consumer scale, handling millions of requests daily.

Approach

  • Defined semantic data contracts for platform consistency
  • Architected distributed, API-based microservices
  • Optimized for low latency and high availability
  • Introduced unified architectural standards across teams

Outcome

  • Platform handling millions of inference requests daily
  • Improved data integrity through unified contracts
  • Reduced system fragmentation
  • Enabled rapid feature development through consistent APIs

Additional Experience

Warwick Manufacturing Group

Software Engineer (2018-2020)

Delivered MVPs and pilot systems within collaborative, multi-institutional research environments. Designed secure permission frameworks for sensitive research data.

Bioinformatics Workflow Engines

APBioNet Technical Consultant

Built distributed bioinformatics workflow engines and task runners for research environments. Developed SQL-based tools and XML workflows for scientific computing.

Digital Credentials & Identity

Multiple Projects

Extensive work with verifiable credentials, digital identity systems, and privacy-preserving architectures across healthcare and fintech sectors.

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