Experience

1. Founder; Fractional CEO; Chairman of the Board

   Autojuris AI, Inc.

   April 2025–Present
   • Founded and lead Autojuris AI, setting vision, governance, and executive priorities across product, GTM, security, and operations for an AI-enabled legal workflow platform.
   • Own go-to-market for a Microsoft Word add-in + cloud service: positioning, pricing hypotheses, ICP definition, and customer discovery translated into a delivery roadmap and launch plan.
   • Direct AI product development for contradiction detection and document intelligence (LLM/RAG-ready workflows, retrieval strategy, evaluation/quality gates, and guardrails) within a security-first architecture for sensitive document handling.
   • Lead cross-functional execution from concept to alpha/private preview, establishing release discipline, observability expectations, and production-grade controls (authentication/authorization, auditability, least-privilege access).

2. Chief Executive Officer

   PreAct Technologies

   May 2025–Dec 2025
   • Led strategic alternatives to protect customer commitments, preserve IP, and safeguard key contracts while maintaining executive control of priorities, communications, and decision-making cadence.
   • Stabilized operations and liquidity through disciplined cash management, contingency planning, and risk-based prioritization across programs, vendors, and obligations.
   • Positioned core LiDAR + edge AI perception technology for continued commercialization via licensing/spin-out pathways and partnership exploration, aligning applied AI capabilities (real-time sensing, detection/awareness workflows, and embedded analytics) to marketable use cases and defensible differentiation.
   • Maintained operational continuity during transition: aligned stakeholders, clarified ownership/decision rights, and ensured critical technical knowledge was captured to support downstream commercialization efforts.

3. Director of Software Engineering

   PreAct Technologies

   Nov 2023–May 2025
   • Led strategic pivot to vehicle-based LiDAR protection system; coordinated multidisciplinary teams from concept to implementation.
   • Architected microservices-based system for scalability and efficient integration of new features.
   • Implemented OTA update process and rigorous release governance for high-quality deployments.

4. Engineering Manager

   PreAct Technologies

   Nov 2022–Nov 2023
   • Drove core product pivot to LiDAR-based protection system, combining embedded AI with sensor fusion.
   • Built and led cross-functional team through rapid prototyping and integration cycles.

5. Earlier Technical Roles

   Sigma Design, Polaris, RealWear, nLIGHT

   2017–2021
   • Delivered advanced software, automation, and analytics solutions for manufacturing, test, and deployment environments—leveraging modern stacks and automation to drive efficiency, quality, and cost savings across multiple industries.

6. Gunnery Sergeant

   US Marine Corps

   Jun 1993–Jun 2013
   • Served in leadership and technical roles; recognized for operational excellence and team development.