I am a principal-level software architect and engineer with over 30 years of hands-on experience designing, building, and shipping production systems. My background spans a remarkably broad range of industries, including telecommunications, healthcare research, enterprise mainframe systems, and IoT.
Whether you need an embedded tech lead, a sole technical owner for mission-critical infrastructure, or a seasoned founder’s perspective, I deliver robust, scalable solutions tailored to your most complex technical challenges. Based in Thomasville, NC, I am available for remote engagements worldwide and local consulting across the Piedmont Triad.
Consulting Services Provided
- Systems Architecture & Custom Development: I design and build complete technology stacks, spanning from Go microservices and React frontends to embedded C firmware. I specialize in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and engineering infrastructure capable of achieving up to 99.999% uptime.
- Clinical Research IT & REDCap Administration: I bring six years of dedicated experience managing enterprise-scale REDCap environments specifically for clinical research. My services include full-lifecycle server management, custom PHP external module development, API extensions, and automated data quality systems.
- Digital Twins & Infrastructure Modeling: I architect comprehensive infrastructure management platforms and custom data parsers. I hold two pending patents for a multi-trade unified topology graph and a proprietary domain-specific language (TFL) designed for complex building code compliance validation.
- AI-Augmented Development Workflows: I integrate AI and LLM orchestration—including Claude, Gemini, and local models—into the development lifecycle. This methodology acts as a massive force multiplier, allowing me to aggressively compress development timelines without ever sacrificing architectural integrity or code quality.
Why Partner With Me?
- Unmatched Breadth of Knowledge: My professional experience covers the entire spectrum of software engineering. I have built entire hosted VoIP phone systems from scratch, engineered enterprise data warehouses, and developed open-source REDCap modules that are adopted by institutions internationally.
- Proven Reliability at Scale: I have served as the sole technical owner for mission-critical academic research infrastructure, supporting over 1,800 researchers and 150,000+ clinical trial participants while maintaining zero unplanned downtime.
- Advocacy & Holistic Problem Solving: Beyond technical execution, I am an experienced community advocate with a history of serving as a diversity and inclusion leader and Staff Assembly Representative. I bring decades of analytical problem-solving and grassroots leadership to every project, ensuring inclusive, user-centered results.
Core Technical Proficiencies
- Languages: Go, PHP, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, C/C++, Bash, SQL, HTML/CSS.
- Cloud & DevOps: GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Specializations: Domain-Specific Language (DSL) design, knowledge graphs, digital twins, HIPAA-compliant systems, and multi-domain software design.
Let’s Connect
If you are looking for a highly experienced architect to modernize your legacy enterprise systems, launch a new digital twin platform, or secure and scale your research infrastructure, let’s talk.