At the helm of Mechanical Orchard is a roster of disciplined, driven and curious individuals. We’re a mix of former founding members of Pivotal Labs, Dev-Ops specialists, Software pioneers, visionary Directors and industry shaping innovators.
A software engineer by trade, I began my career writing natural language translation systems in Lisp at an artificial intelligence laboratory in Tokyo. I later launched Pivotal Labs, which was acquired in 2019, and has been credited for shaping the software development cultures of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential and valuable companies. Today, I’m tackling what I envision as the last major problem of software; modernizing and future-proofing the critical systems that support the corporations that run our global economies.
I’ve spent my career shaping markets before they were markets: SaaS before it was SaaS, Big Data when it was just data, ML when search was still clunky, and EV before it was popular. While I’m typically responsible for scaling revenue and go-to-market strategies, I’ve also been CSO, COO, CFO, CRO and CEO, taking companies from garage to four exits (Amazon.com via Alexa Internet, Alta Motors, Cognizant, Discovery Mining) and one IPO (Dice.com).
I love helping companies improve their business by becoming great at software development. After my experience with startups, I was drawn to consulting, helping to grow Pivotal Labs from a handful of like-minded engineers into a respected business. As Pivotal formed and grew its developer platform product, I oversaw the rapid expansion of the Customer Success organization to thousands of technical staff globally while pioneering techniques with the subscription business model. I oversaw the integration and four subsequent years of operation as VMware Tanzu, following Pivotal’s IPO and acquisition.
I’m responsible for all things marketing—brand, positioning, product, content, demand gen— at Mechanical Orchard. I began programming on a Commodore 64 and have held product management and senior marketing positions at Cisco Systems and Cognizant Technology Solutions, where I was on the Executive Leadership Team. After nearly two decades in the corporate world building high-performing teams, I’ve returned to startups: Mechanical Orchard is my seventh.
I am driven by curiosity and a passion for creation. For two decades, I have focused on developing scalable and fault-tolerant software architectures, drawing from a diverse background spanning engineering, finance, and the arts. I’m fond of agile practices focused on test-driven development, pair programming, short development cycles and continuous verification and integration of code (essentially, Extreme Programming). Mechanical Orchard is my sixth startup.
I’m the Chief People Officer at Mechanical Orchard, where I lead the global People organization. Over a 25 year career, I’ve been the Chief People Officer for two publicly traded companies—PagerDuty and Pivotal—helping scale organizations, build high-performing teams, and achieve major milestones, including Pivotal’s IPO. Earlier, I was a VP at EMC and served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. I’m deeply passionate about building mission-drive organizations that deliver real value to customers, while fostering a culture where employees are excited about their work and feel a strong connection to their team.
A software engineer by trade, I began my career writing natural language translation systems in Lisp at an artificial intelligence laboratory in Tokyo. I later launched Pivotal Labs, which was acquired in 2019, and has been credited for shaping the software development cultures of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential and valuable companies. Today, I’m tackling what I envision as the last major problem of software; modernizing and future-proofing the critical systems that support the corporations that run our global economies.
My first programming job was in Smalltalk, which spoiled me forever, and eventually led me to Extreme Programming and the founding crew of Pivotal Labs. I launched and grew Pivotal Tracker to millions of users, and helped lead the company through two acquisitions and an IPO. Two startups later, I’m now VP Product at Mechanical Orchard, and leading the R&D team focused on accelerating delivery efforts with AI.
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At the helm of Mechanical Orchard is a roster of disciplined, driven and curious individuals. We’re a mix of former members of Pivotal Labs, Dev-Ops specialists, software and AI pioneers, and industry shaping innovators.
A software engineer by trade, I began my career writing natural language translation systems in Lisp at an artificial intelligence laboratory in Tokyo. I later launched Pivotal Labs which was acquired in 2019, and has been credited for shaping the software development cultures of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential and valuable companies. Today, I’m tackling what I envision as the last major problem of software; modernizing and future-proofing the critical systems that support the corporations that run our global economies.
I’ve spent my career shaping markets before they were markets: SaaS before it was SaaS, Big Data when it was just data, ML when search was still clunky, and EV before it was popular. While I’m typically responsible for scaling revenue and go-to-market strategies, I’ve also been CSO, COO, CFO, CRO and CEO, taking companies from garage to four exits (Amazon.com via Alexa Internet, Alta Motors, Cognizant, Discovery Mining) and one IPO (Dice.com).
I love helping companies improve their business by becoming great at software development. After my experience with startups, I was drawn to consulting, helping to grow Pivotal Labs from a handful of like-minded engineers into a respected business. As Pivotal formed and grew its developer platform product, I oversaw the rapid expansion of the Customer Success organization to thousands of technical staff globally while pioneering techniques with the subscription business model. I oversaw the integration and four subsequent years of operation as VMware Tanzu, following Pivotal’s IPO and acquisition.
I’m responsible for all things marketing—brand, positioning, product, content, demand gen— at Mechanical Orchard. I began programming on a Commodore 64 and have held product management and senior marketing positions at Cisco Systems and Cognizant Technology Solutions, where I was on the Executive Leadership Team. After nearly two decades in the corporate world building high-performing teams, I’ve returned to startups: Mechanical Orchard is my seventh.
I am driven by curiosity and a passion for creation. For two decades, I have focused on developing scalable and fault-tolerant software architectures, drawing from a diverse background spanning engineering, finance, and the arts. I’m fond of agile practices focused on test-driven development, pair programming, short development cycles and continuous verification and integration of code (essentially, Extreme Programming). Mechanical Orchard is my sixth startup.
I’m the Chief People Officer at Mechanical Orchard, where I lead the global People organization. Over a 25 year career, I’ve been the Chief People Officer for two publicly traded companies—PagerDuty and Pivotal—helping scale organizations, build high-performing teams, and achieve major milestones, including Pivotal’s IPO. Earlier, I was a VP at EMC and served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. I’m deeply passionate about building mission-drive organizations that deliver real value to customers, while fostering a culture where employees are excited about their work and feel a strong connection to their team.
I lead the team that builds and operates software for our customers. Previously at Pivotal Labs, I was in charge of directing some of the largest and most successful modernizations in the company's history. I believe that tight customer collaboration and delivering software to production early and often are the keys to long-term modernization success. Beyond my work, I am a multi-instrumentalist musician, language learner, and avid traveler.
My first programming job was in Smalltalk, which spoiled me forever, and eventually led me to Extreme Programming and the founding crew of Pivotal Labs. I launched and grew Pivotal Tracker to millions of users, and helped lead the company through two acquisitions and an IPO. Two startups later, I’m now VP Product at Mechanical Orchard, and leading the R&D team focused on accelerating delivery efforts with AI.
A software engineer by trade, I began my career writing natural language translation systems in Lisp at an artificial intelligence laboratory in Tokyo. I later launched Pivotal Labs, which was acquired in 2019, and has been credited for shaping the software development cultures of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential and valuable companies. Today, I’m tackling what I envision as the last major problem of software; modernizing and future-proofing the critical systems that support the corporations that run our global economies.
I’ve spent my career shaping markets before they were markets: SaaS before it was SaaS, Big Data when it was just data, ML when search was still clunky, and EV before it was popular. While I’m typically responsible for scaling revenue and go-to-market strategies, I’ve also been CSO, COO, CFO, CRO and CEO, taking companies from garage to four exits (Amazon.com via Alexa Internet, Alta Motors, Cognizant, Discovery Mining) and one IPO (Dice.com).
I love helping companies improve their business by becoming great at software development. After my experience with startups, I was drawn to consulting, helping to grow Pivotal Labs from a handful of like-minded engineers into a respected business. As Pivotal formed and grew its developer platform product, I oversaw the rapid expansion of the Customer Success organization to thousands of technical staff globally while pioneering techniques with the subscription business model. I oversaw the integration and four subsequent years of operation as VMware Tanzu, following Pivotal’s IPO and acquisition.
I’m responsible for all things marketing—brand, positioning, product, content, demand gen— at Mechanical Orchard. I began programming on a Commodore 64 and have held product management and senior marketing positions at Cisco Systems and Cognizant Technology Solutions, where I was on the Executive Leadership Team. After nearly two decades in the corporate world building high-performing teams, I’ve returned to startups: Mechanical Orchard is my seventh.
I am driven by curiosity and a passion for creation. For two decades, I have focused on developing scalable and fault-tolerant software architectures, drawing from a diverse background spanning engineering, finance, and the arts. I’m fond of agile practices focused on test-driven development, pair programming, short development cycles and continuous verification and integration of code (essentially, Extreme Programming). Mechanical Orchard is my sixth startup.
I’m the Chief People Officer at Mechanical Orchard, where I lead the global People organization. Over a 25 year career, I’ve been the Chief People Officer for two publicly traded companies—PagerDuty and Pivotal—helping scale organizations, build high-performing teams, and achieve major milestones, including Pivotal’s IPO. Earlier, I was a VP at EMC and served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. I’m deeply passionate about building mission-drive organizations that deliver real value to customers, while fostering a culture where employees are excited about their work and feel a strong connection to their team.
I lead the team that builds and operates software for our customers. Previously at Pivotal Labs, I was in charge of directing some of the largest and most successful modernizations in the company's history. I believe that tight customer collaboration and delivering software to production early and often are the keys to long-term modernization success. Beyond my work, I am a multi-instrumentalist musician, language learner, and avid traveler.
My first programming job was in Smalltalk, which spoiled me forever, and eventually led me to Extreme Programming and the founding crew of Pivotal Labs. I launched and grew Pivotal Tracker to millions of users, and helped lead the company through two acquisitions and an IPO. Two startups later, I’m now VP Product at Mechanical Orchard, and leading the R&D team focused on accelerating delivery efforts with AI.
Mechanical Orchard is backed by top-tier investors who have a sharp eye for where AI, enterprise software, and SaaS are headed. They’ve supported some of the most transformative companies in these spaces and bring substantial industry know-how to the table. They see what we see—that modernizing legacy systems is one of the biggest challenges (and opportunities) organizations face today.
Mechanical Orchard partners with companies that share our vision for modernizing legacy systems in a way that lowers the cost of change in perpetuity. Together, these partnerships strengthen our ability to tackle some of the toughest technology challenges organizations face today.
We believe that every company deserves to realize their vision, free of constraints from the past. Our team's approach, technology, and experience can help them move into this evolving version safely, reliably, fearlessly.
