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Education
a16z speedrun (Jan 2025 - Mar 2025)
- Degree: SR004, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Field of Study: Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Description: Activities and societies: SR004 batch of a16z's speedrun. Launching DeepPrediction at a16z speedrun
Boston College (2014 - 2017)
- Degree: Bachelor of Science
- Field of Study: Computer Science
Skills:
Software Development, Engineering Management
Work Experience:
Co-Founder / CTO at Rehearsals
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Duration: Jan 2025 to Present
- Description: An AI vision based product prediction platform. https://www.runrehearsals.com/
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Wayfair
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Duration: May 2023 to Jan 2025
- Description: Currently leading the Explore App team which focused on upper-funnel features such as the Homepage, Sales Page, Events, Brands, etc... Responsible for hiring and growing our team in Toronto
Software Engineering Manager at Wayfair
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Duration: Jan 2020 to May 2023
- Description: Served as an engineering manager for the Computer Vision App team and then the Browse team Responsible for managing Augmented reality and Machine Learning applications and then mid-funnel products such as pages within the app that contained product grids
Senior Software Engineer at Wayfair
- Location: Boston, MA
- Duration: Feb 2019 to Jan 2020
- Description: Was tech lead of the Computer Vision team on our iOS App Responsible for developing Search With Photo and augmented reality technologies such as 3D View in Room
Web Developer at Quarteria
- Location: Remote
- Duration: Jan 2018 to Oct 2019
- Description: Designed and developed a website for a startup that was using NEO to sell real estate utilizing blockchain technology.
Software Engineer at Wayfair
- Location: Boston, MA
- Duration: Aug 2017 to Feb 2019
- Description: Was an iOS Developer for various teams on our mobile application Starting with Lists + Room Planner and moving to Visual Search (Computer Vision)
Mobile Application Developer at Camisas Tech.
- Location: 30 Newbury St., Boston, MA
- Duration: Jun 2016 to Aug 2016
- Description: Lead mobile developer for a startup that sold T-Shirts and recycled clothing. Used Cordova to develop a cross-platform app for Android and iOS; developed UI/UX patterns.
Web Development Intern at Isovera
- Location: 460 Totten Pond Rd #200, Waltham, MA 02451
- Duration: May 2016 to Aug 2016
- Description: Worked on Drupal sites for clients; led and built a project for WordStream that generated revenue for the company.
Candidate Intelligence Report
AI-powered analysis from the perspective of a US hiring director — evaluating career continuity, growth trajectory, and role fit.
Career Continuity & Risk Assessment
No significant unemployment gaps detected. Career history shows continuous progression with overlapping roles during early career and long-tenure positions at Wayfair thereafter.
All roles are within software engineering, product development, and technology leadership, including startup and e-commerce contexts; no cross-industry shifts that would raise redundancy concerns.
Early career includes several short engagements (internships and a short stint at Camisas Tech). Since 2017, there is a pattern of longer tenures, culminating in multiple consecutive roles at Wayfair before founding a startup.
Education shown as non-traditional (a16z speedrun) rather than a degree. Given strong demonstrable outcomes in leadership and product-focused engineering, the match is acceptable but may be a consideration for some traditional hiring committees.
Career Growth Curve
Best-Fit Roles (Top 5)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / VP of Engineering - AI Vision Startup95% fit
Proven startup founder experience as Co-Founder/CTO, deep AI/vision product background, and extensive engineering leadership across mobile and ML teams.
Senior Director of Engineering - AI/ML Product Platforms92% fit
Experience leading cross-functional teams, delivering upper-funnel features and CV/ML integrations; strong scalability and hiring experience.
Head of Platform Engineering / CTO Advisory90% fit
Broad platform ownership, cross-team leadership, and startup exposure; ideal for scale-up environments requiring architectural leadership.
Vice President of Engineering - Mobile & Computer Vision85% fit
Background in iOS development, AR/3D features, and management; aligns with consumer-facing app leadership.
Director of Engineering - iOS / AR Applications80% fit
Strong hands-on and people leadership for consumer apps with CV/AR components; solid fit for mid-to-large teams.
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