Portfolio

Experience

Career progression from application and web services delivery into enterprise software, platform engineering, and technical leadership.

Joe's career progression shows a steady expansion in scope, from building database-driven business systems and managing a college web presence to leading enterprise software platforms across academic operations, research, healthcare, and institutional administration. Each role added a broader layer of responsibility: first application delivery, then architecture and stakeholder alignment, then full lifecycle ownership across platforms, infrastructure, and production operations, and ultimately strategic leadership for platform stewardship, modernization, mentoring, and long-term technical direction. The progression is important because it reflects sustained growth in both technical depth and organizational trust, with each promotion following naturally from a wider span of ownership.

Career Arc

Career progression and leadership growth

2023-Present

Current Role

Associate Director of Platform and Software Development

Drexel University

Leads enterprise application strategy, platform stewardship, technical direction, and operational oversight across academic, research, and administrative systems.

Key contributions

Directs platform architecture, lifecycle stewardship, and modernization efforts for enterprise applications serving academic, research, and administrative initiatives.
Expands leadership scope beyond software delivery to include infrastructure planning, stakeholder alignment, mentoring, and long-term operational continuity.
Maintains hands-on responsibility across infrastructure, database administration, production support, and application evolution.

Representative platforms

CCI Apps Enterprise Platform
Senior Project Showcase Platform
Philly Codefest Event Management Platform
Proposal Tracking System
Academic Discord Provisioning Platform

2014-2023

Senior Software Developer

Drexel University

Served as lead architect and principal software engineer during the largest expansion of the College's internally developed software ecosystem.

Key contributions

Led development across CCI Apps, Proposal Tracking, ACE Clinical Research Platform, TYS, ECHOASDER, PAST, and Philly Codefest.
Designed production environments, configured web and database servers, deployed applications, and supported long-lived production systems after launch.
Expanded internally developed software from departmental tools into a broader portfolio of research, operational, and academic platforms.

Representative platforms

CCI Apps Enterprise Platform
ACE Clinical Research Platform
TYS Android Application
ECHOASDER Research Platform
PAST Windows Application
Philly Codefest Event Management Platform

2008-2014

Web Services Architect

Drexel University

Managed the College's website and small application portfolio while establishing the architectural and delivery foundation for future platform growth.

Key contributions

Oversaw the College's public web presence while delivering custom applications for departmental and operational needs.
Established early application architecture, delivery practices, and stakeholder relationships that supported later scale.
Created the technical and organizational base that made subsequent platform engineering growth possible.

Representative platforms

College website ecosystem
Departmental applications
Early workflow applications

2003-2008

IT Specialist

Pennoni Associates

Developed database-driven business applications and supported enterprise data migration work spanning marketing, operations, and shared business systems.

Key contributions

Built and improved systems supporting proposal development, proposal management, and business development workflows.
Expanded into enterprise application development, reporting, automation, and broader business systems support.
Contributed to a multi-year enterprise implementation that moved legacy data into a centralized organizational platform.

Representative platforms

Proposal management systems
Marketing technology workflows
Enterprise data migration program