As former CTO of a high-growth payments fintech, I led the build and operation of a complete in-house global payment processing platform, including direct acquiring connections to Visa and Mastercard, PIN/EMV handling, and three company-owned data centers (two US, one international) achieving 99.999% uptime.

Over three years, I grew and led a 30-person engineering organization covering infrastructure, platform, and product — delivering a successful international expansion on a greenfield payment platform while maintaining full PCI DSS Level 1 and SOC 2 Type II compliance. After a strategic shift by executive leadership away from a technology-first approach and a downsizing of engineering, we parted ways.

My deep technical foundation, combined with strong communication and leadership skills, enabled me to build a highly cohesive team that achieved 0% voluntary attrition over three years — including successfully integrating my former manager as a direct report post-reorg.

I am now seeking my next CTO or CIO opportunity at a small to mid-sized payments or fintech company where technology is a core differentiator.