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Education
Simon Fraser University (2004 - 2006)
- Degree: Executive MBA
- Field of Study: Master of Business Administration
- Description: Recipient of the outstanding student award, as voted by my cohort.
The University of British Columbia / UBC (1991 - 1994)
- Degree: Unknown Degree
- Field of Study: Electrical Engineering
- Description:
Skills:
Product Management, SaaS, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing Strategy
Work Experience:
Founder and CEO at Govstream.ai
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Duration: 2024-07 to Present
- Description: As Founder and CEO of Govstream.ai, I lead a mission to empower local governments with AI-driven solutions that streamline permitting and urban development. Focused on innovation and efficiency, I’m dedicated to transforming permitting from a roadblock into a catalyst for growth. We’re helping cities tackle challenges around housing, workforce, and fiscal sustainability. I’m passionate about building a company that partners with civic leaders to create smarter, more responsive communities—and I’m hiring! Reach out if you're interested in joining our journey.
Vice President, Data Solutions at Tyler Technologies
- Location: Greater Seattle Area
- Duration: 2018-05 to 2024-07
- Description: Tyler acquired Socrata on April 30, 2018, forming the new Data & Insights Division. We're now bringing domain-specific solutions, based on the Socrata platform, to 15,000 government customers in all th e major public sector verticals. We are always looking for talented product leaders, and UX designers who love to build great products that matter.
Chief Marketing and Product Officer at Socrata
- Location: Greater Seattle Area
- Duration: 2017-11 to 2018-05
- Description: We designed, developed, and successfully launched the only cloud data platform of its kind, focused exclusively on the needs of 21st century government leaders. Socrata puts data at the heart of every government program, from fighting Opioids, to making our courts efficient and equitable, to optimizing revenue and community development. Every city, county, state, and Federal agency is facing a major challenge: in a world rapidly shifting from scarce data to pervasive data, how to use this asset effectively, and across silos, to improve program outcomes? Socrata and its amazing community of customers can help.
Chief Product Officer at Socrata
- Location: Greater Seattle Area
- Duration: 2016-07 to 2017-10
- Description: Focused on aligning product strategy and go-to-market strategy, all the way to field execution and sales. Key accomplishments include executing a successful category expansion, deeper verticalization of Socrata’s products, and transition to enterprise sales. On track to exceed $25 million goal in ARR, achieve cash-flow break-even, and maintain net dollar retention above 120%.
Vice President of Product at Socrata
- Location: Greater Seattle Area
- Duration: 2013-11 to 2016-06
- Description: Focused on mainstream market adoption of open data, and building out a world-class product management and design team. Key accomplishments include the successful market introduction of two new products for Government Performance Management and Financial Transparency –which also became a their own subcategories in gov tech–; growing revenue by 101% CAGR FY13-FY17; and successfully closing a $30M C Round.
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
There are no evident employment gaps; the candidate shows continuous roles from 2013–present. Industry focus remains within government tech and data platforms, indicating strong consistency. Tenure across roles shows steady progression with long stints at Socrata and Tyler Technologies, and the current founder role reflects an entrepreneurial pivot rather than instability. Education details are limited to the institution; field/degree is unspecified, which introduces some uncertainty about the exact alignment with a US employer's expectations.
The career path demonstrates stable, consecutive roles in GovTech/Data platforms with escalating responsibilities, culminating in founder leadership. This supports strong tenure stability and industry alignment. The only potential ambiguity is the explicit field of study for Simon Fraser University, which is not stated.
Field of study is not disclosed, which makes Education-Career Match less clear for US expectations. While SFU is reputable and relevant given the tech/data focus, lack of degree discipline may require verification during reference checks.
The move from incumbent roles to founder/CEO of Govstream.ai signals an entrepreneurial pivot that can be seen as risk for some employers seeking immediate scale-up within a large corporate structure. However, it also demonstrates leadership, vision, and execution capability aligned with the candidate's domain.
Career Growth Curve
Best-Fit Roles (Top 5)
Chief Product Officer, GovTech SaaS96% fit
Extensive, relevant leadership across product, data platforms, and government-focused customers; proven ability to drive product strategy, GTM, and cross-functional alignment in GovTech environments.
Vice President of Product, Data Solutions (Public Sector)93% fit
Direct alignment with prior success in data platforms for government customers; strong track record in scaling products and building open data/open governance capabilities.
Head of Product Management, Open Data & Governance Platform90% fit
Open data and governance focus matches Socrata heritage; leadership experience with product teams and enterprise/government buyers.
General Manager, Public Sector Platform88% fit
Broader P&L and cross-functional leadership suitable for scaling a platform business in the public sector; leverages product, partnerships, and market development skills.
Vice President of Product & Partnerships, AI-Driven GovTech Startup85% fit
Leverages AI-first stack focus and partnership-building experience; aligns with Govstream.ai’s mission and the candidate’s entrepreneurial background.
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