About
Background
I'm an entrepreneur who thrives at the cutting edge of technology and media. I've spent my career building companies and products that solve real problems, from scaling an Inc. 500 startup to creating AI-driven platforms acquired by global companies. In 2013, the White House selected me as a Presidential Innovation Fellow, where I applied AI to help modernize the National Archives. What drives me is turning ideas into tangible things, whether that's something you hold in your hand, listen to, or look at. I find that process endlessly interesting.
Alongside my own products, I do a limited amount of outside work: AI advising and solo product builds. Details on the hire me page.
Ventures
Current commercial products sit under Improbable Ventures, the holding company and incubator for the work below.
Adwave (2024–Present)
Co-Founder & CEO. AI platform making TV advertising accessible to small businesses (post). Launched publicly in 2025; currently partnering with national dealer networks (NPDA) to broaden TV advertising access. Also home to Waverunner (multichannel performance advertising) (post, Adwave), Wavemaker (AI video generation) (post, Adwave), and Waveband (self-serve DSP for agencies and brand teams).
Vidiyo (2026–Present)
Run your own 24/7 streaming TV channel for free. Upload videos, set a schedule, and go live on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, Android, and the web. No gatekeepers, no deals, no minimum content library (post).
Splatchat (2026–Present)
Video chat with AI characters. Invite them to meetings, connect them to your apps, have them take notes and do work, or just talk. A friend, a coworker, whatever you need. Includes an API and MCP server for developers (post).
Gatherd (2026–Present)
AI-powered party invitations that arrive as text messages. Hosts describe their event, the AI generates original artwork, sends it to guests, and handles RSVPs and questions over SMS. No apps, no portals, free to use (post).
VideoByte (2020–2023)
Connected TV advertising platform. Acquired by Kargo in 2023. Built 8-figure revenue in under 3 years, serving billions of ad impressions. After acquisition, led Kargo’s CTV division as GM.
Remixd (2018–2021)
Text‑to‑audio content platform using AI. Acquired by Global UK in 2021.
SocialSpring (Present.ly) (2008–2010)
Co-founder. Enterprise microblogging platform (“Twitter for the workplace”). Winner of CNET’s Webware 100 award for innovative workplace collaboration tools. Acquired by UnitedWeb/Nextiva.
Scalr (2010–2012)
Co-founder. Cloud infrastructure management platform (open-source project turned startup).
Intridea (2007–2015)
Ruby on Rails consultancy; Inc. 500 company (50+ employees). Acquired by Mobomo in 2015.
Community & Public Service
Presidential Innovation Fellowship (2013–2014)
One of 18 selected nationwide. Applied deep learning to digitize historical documents at the National Archives. Participated in various White House led maker-related events and projects, including the White House Maker Fair and the holiday Bo and Sunny bots.
DC Ruby Users Group (DCRUG)
Founder & Organizer. Founded and ran the DC Ruby Users Group for many years, building a strong local developer community.
Other Work Experience
Consumable (2015–2020)
Part of a small team that helped grow annual revenue from ~$300K to ~$30M in 18 months.
McKinsey & Company (2007)
Software consulting for Fortune 500 companies.
Cisco Systems (2007)
Brief post-acquisition stint following FiveAcross acquisition.
FiveAcross (2006–2007)
Part of core dev team building a white label social networking platform used by clients like NHL and Nascar. The company was acquired by Cisco.
Failed Startup (2003–2004)
Built and failed to scale a social networking platform, launched right after Myspace and just prior to Facebook.
AOL (2003–2006)
Software Engineer.
IMAKE / 24/7 Media (2000–2003)
Building end-to-end Video on Demand and advertising solutions.
Education
- M.S. in Systems Engineering - University of Virginia
- B.S. in Computer Science & Biology - Loyola University Maryland
Personal
Based in the Washington, DC area. When not building companies, I’m spending time with my family or buliding other things.