Led the development and deployment of SaaS and enterprise passwordless authentication and authorization services from concept to launch to ongoing support. Products delivered include Privakey CX, Privakey IDS, and Privakey SSO.

The Privakey suite of services extends zero-trust principles to the user, ensuring secure and assured end-user intent verification.

Privakey CX & Privakey IDS

Privakey CX and IDS is a simple-to-use yet sophisticated passwordless authentication and authorization service. With Privakey CX & IDS, companies can enhance existing mobile applications with strong, passwordless Authentication, Authorization, and interactive Events, turning existing assets into a fulcrum of digital trust.

Privakey Passwordless SSO

Launched into Beta in 2024, Privakey Passwordless SSO is designed to enable passwordless single-sign-on access to key Cloud resources for small to mid-sized businesses. With pre-configured integrations to Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Okta, AWS, Box, Slack, Zoom, and others, Privakey Passwordless SSO enhances operational security while improving users’ day-to-day interaction with key services.

Key Responsibilities and Achievements:

• Led a cross-disciplinary team of 10, spanning designers, developers, QA & marketers. Conducted performance evaluations, 1-on-1’s, and career coaching
• Ensured a shared understanding of our products internally by creating business requirements and their associated UI & UX designs
• Directed our SaaS deployment model, encompassing tool selection, operational management, and user-facing documentation
• Supported the Sales team by performing product demonstrations, authoring presentation assets,and participating in strategic discussions
• Spearheaded conference planning and managed on-site booth operations, driving engagement and brand visibility
• Implemented the Privakey Passwordless SSO front-end in ReactJS and Redux
• Set-up and integrated 3rd party Knowledge Base, Help Desk, Marketing and HR tools.
• Delivered break-out presentations and contributed to thought-provoking panel discussions, showcasing expertise and industry leadership
• Selected by IBM as an inaugural participant in their highly competitive IBM HyperProtect Accelerator program, resulting in monthly credits to adopt their cutting-edge security tools
• Played a pivotal role in Privakey’s exit strategy, including strategic product positioning, intellectual property value assessments, and leading compelling product presentations to prospective acquirers
• Spearheaded strategic and tactical initiatives, including:
• Authoring 3 patents
  • SOC certification
  • Continuity of business planning
  • Defining DevOps protocols and procedures

Probaris offered a Registration Authority workflow suite to US Government Agencies looking to issue Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards to their employees and contractors. PIV cards are cryptographically sophisticated identity assertion, physical access and logical access security tokens.

• Oversaw all aspects of a critical account ($X,000,000) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Liaised with security desk personnel, C-suite executives, operations managers and business sponsors to ensure day-to-day operational success
• Deployed and maintained enterprise software and peripherals in secure data center and security offices
• Managed PKI key ceremonies
• Directed product development and customer support
• Contributed to sales, marketing, and RFP responses
• Participated in the sale of company assets and facilitated the transition of product development and key accounts to the acquirer

Performed various roles for Ohana, whose Rebate Processing Platform batch processed consumer rebate submissions against high-volume sales data from Sears and other retailers. Responsible for overall IT infrastructure, day-to-day management of onshore and offshore development teams. Ran daily status meetings with customers. Joined Ohana during a tenuous period and successfully stabilized the development processes and operations resulting in expanded business with key accounts.

Groundswell (later Enterpulse, which acquired by Groundswell in 2001) was a leading provider of strategic and development services to Fortune 500 companies during the early stages of Web 2.0 implementations. Early innovators in web portal technology, Groundswell helped their customers deliver rich, dynamic personalized experiences for their users.

Joined as the 3rd employee hired in the NYC office and was involved in all aspects of bootstrapping the location.

Led numerous strategic and development engagements for prestigious clients, including: Chase, Lazard Freres, DTC, Citibank, and BMW.