AI-Native Product Executive
& Builder/Operator

I embed, lead, and ship. Builder/operator for growth-stage companies.

What I Offer

Fractional CPO / Interim Product Leadership

Embed as your senior product leader. Own the roadmap, the team, and the outcomes.

0-to-1 Product Builds

Take products from concept to shipped — including hands-on prototyping with AI tools.

Product Team Design

Stand up product teams, operating models, and discovery practices from scratch.

AI-Accelerated Development

Prototype, build, and iterate using vibe coding tools — 10-20x faster than traditional product cycles.

Selected Work

A mix of executive-led initiatives and hands-on builds

Capital One

Senior Director of Product, payments & tokenization

Challenge

Build a new ecommerce checkout product in partnership with Google Chrome & Android

What I Did

Led design, development, and launch end-to-end

Outcome

Scaled from $0 to $150M in monthly spend

Capital One

Senior Director of Product

Challenge

Reduce fraud losses and servicing costs through better automated decisioning

What I Did

Delivered software and data products enabling improved automated decisioning

Outcome

>$30M annual fraud loss avoidance and opex savings

Koalafi

VP Head of Product, Series-A fintech

Challenge

Launch first premium lending product with full credit-spectrum applicant experience

What I Did

Designed and launched end-to-end, including COVID re-entry strategy

Outcome

Industry-leading transparency with zero drop-off in applicant conversion

Tigeraire

President & COO, hardware/software IoT startup

Built by me

Challenge

Automate customer and partner email management for a lean team

What I Did

Conceived, designed, and built a production AI application entirely hands-on — Gmail integration, automated categorization, Claude API-powered reply drafting with a continuous human feedback loop, activity dashboard and archive

Outcome

Fully deployed production app running in-house; eliminated manual email triage

Tech: Claude API, vibe coding tools (Cursor, Replit, Windsurf)

Tigeraire

President & COO, hardware/software IoT startup

Built by me

Challenge

Overhaul online presence to reposition the company for both B2B lead gen and direct-to-consumer sales

What I Did

Conceived, designed, and built a production site optimized for web and mobile, entirely hands-on — integration with Shopify, a regional 3PL, Amazon Seller Central, HubSpot CRM, Intuit QuickBooks, Google Analytics, GSuite, and GitHub

Outcome

Fully deployed production ecommerce presence running on Shopify and Amazon; eliminated manual fulfillment; automated customer service operations

Tech: Vibe coding tools (Cursor, ChatGPT, Grok)

CarMax

Group Product Leader

Challenge

Transform CarMax from walk-in retail to digital omnichannel retailer

What I Did

Built contact center management software and Salesforce CRM optimization

Outcome

MVP delivered 50% faster than planned; nationwide rollout in under 12 months

Currently Building

Independent projects — because I can't stop building things

Wordella

In Alpha testing

A freemium mobile app for young children focused on early spelling and reading skills. Built in partnership with a design collaborator, targeting the App Store.

Built with: AI-assisted vibe coding tools

Latin Lives

In Beta testing

A gamified Latin language learning app for high school students. Features photo/upload capture of teacher lesson materials — vocabulary, sentences, declensions, and culture topics — that converts them into gamified learning modules. Includes a teacher dashboard for tracking student usage and progress.

Built with: AI-assisted vibe coding tools, Claude API

On GitHub

Public repos and private projects

Awaire

Private

Mobile & web app for construction worker safety — workforce heat stress monitoring, predictive alerts, and regulatory compliance

TypeScript

Latin-lives

Private

Gamified Latin language learning app with teacher dashboard and lesson capture

Swift

Wordella

Private

Early literacy spelling and reading app for young children

React Native

Background

Proof LLC

2020–Present

Fractional CPO & Product Consultant

Tigeraire

2023–Present

President & COO

Capital One

2021–2023

Senior Director of Product

Koalafi

2019–2020

VP Head of Product

CarMax

2018–2019

Group Product Leader

Let's Talk

Available for fractional CPO engagements, interim product leadership, and project-based consulting. Remote-first, willing to travel up to 50%. Based in Richmond, VA.