Leadership Journey @ Appian
- Director and Group Development Lead (April 1, 2023 - Present)
- Senior Software Engineering Manager and Group Development Lead (Feb 15, 2022 - April 1, 2023)
- Senior Cloud Engineering Manager (Oct 1, 2020 - Feb 14, 2022)
Appian Corporation, Tysons, VA
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My Role Now
I am the Director and Group Lead for the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Appian, responsible for product security, performance, reliability, and availability. My group consists of 5 autonomous teams, totaling 43 direct reports, 5 managers and a group of 46 members. I lead, build and manage effective teams with high employee satisfaction, low attrition, and continuous staff growth. Regularly receive highest leadership & management ratings via survey results. Impact driven and versatile business leader who can focuses on delivery and execution on any major business initiatives. I also encourage innovation that will increase customer value and technology leverage.
Senior Software Engineering Manager and Group Development Lead (Feb 15, 2022 - April 1, 2023)I was the Director and Group Software Development Lead for Cloud Services at Appian, responsible for all development of our cloud infrastructure. Almost all of Appian's production workloads were managed and run by my group of engineers. I managed, supported, and aligned 5 autonomous squads (45 direct reports) within Cloud to ensure effort was focused on positive outcomes for our customers, Appian, and our engineers. From 2022-2023, I led the delivery and migration of our Cloud offering from a monolithic/hub-spoke Cloud architecture to a Cloud Native architecture.
Senior Cloud Engineering Manager (Oct 1, 2020 - Feb 14, 2022)
Led a team of 12 engineers and managed 6 direct reports. Managed the team's vision, growth, and roadmap prioritization. Served as the principal recruitment lead and point of contact to manage the team's talent acquisition across all levels. Provided technical leadership on key projects, coached team members, and supported their career development. Completed Appian MBA—an invite-only senior leadership development program for rising managers at Appian.