About Me
I believe every transaction tells a story—whether it's someone finding that perfect vintage guitar or a small business expanding globally—and my role is protecting those stories from becoming fraud victims. As an engineering leader at eBay, I've spent 15+ years building intelligent ecosystems that learn, adapt, and evolve, processing billions of daily events not just to catch bad actors, but to understand the intricate dance between human behavior and technology. My philosophy centers on systems thinking: viewing fraud prevention as interconnected webs of trust, data, and human psychology rather than isolated technical challenges. Beyond corporate walls, I channel this same curiosity into solving real-world problems—like creating profitprisms.com to help hundreds of people navigate covered call strategies using data-driven insights. I'm fascinated by the intersection of GenAI, machine learning, and human empathy, constantly exploring how we can build technology that doesn't just detect threats but anticipates unknown futures while serving humanity.
Blog & Articles
With data generation exploding, centralized processing for fraud detection is becoming obsolete. Edge computing offers a future where speed and privacy enable real-time analysis at the point of transaction, critical for combating sophisticated fraud. Traditional systems are choking, and privacy concerns are rising. The future is real-time detection at the edge.
An exploration of vendor management platforms, covering AI-powered no-code tools, core components, security measures, and scalability in enterprise environments. Essential insights for tech enthusiasts and business leaders.
Discover how to transform engineering constraints into opportunities for innovation using the LEAP framework, a tested approach for creative problem-solving and unlocking creative solutions in engineering projects.
Event Highlights & Talks
“Shared insights on transforming security into a brand differentiator, emphasizing how creating moments of trust enhances customer relationships in digital marketplaces. Highlighted strategies for protecting platforms while strengthening user connections.”
“Presented eBay's blueprint for a robust fraud-fighting architecture that also rewards customers. Discussed innovative strategies with industry leaders to enhance marketplace integrity and combat evolving fraud tactics.”
Professional Experience
Senior Engineering Manager - Global Buyer Risk and Trust
2022 – Present
- Spearhead enterprise-scale fraud prevention systems. Lead multinational engineering organization of 30+ professionals across three continents, establishing technical excellence standards that have become company-wide benchmarks.
- Pioneered implementation of graph-neural networks for behavioral analysis, resulting in industry-leading fraud detection accuracy rates (0.8:1 FPR).
- Successfully navigated 400% transaction volume surge during global pandemic while maintaining system stability and reducing infrastructure costs by 15% through intelligent resource optimization.
- GenAI solutions for optimizing chargeback defense representment to generate curated documents.
- Operation Efficiency with Risk Insight toolsets.
- Built configurable no code vendor integration gateway reducing time-to-market from quarters to hours. Creating golden standard on managed infrastructure services that is now mandated across eBay to adopt for vendor integrations.
Engineering Manager - Payments Risk
2019 – 2022
- Architected foundational risk evaluation platform for eBay Managed Payments, establishing technical framework that now processes $87 billion in annual transaction volume.
- Implemented predictive seller onboarding analytics that reduced fraudulent merchant acquisition by 62%, saving an estimated $12 million annually in potential losses.
Senior Engineer and Technical Architect (Various) – Protections
2011 – 2019
- Designed and implemented next-generation buyer protection framework serving 180+ million active users globally.
- Orchestrated cloud-native transformation of 14 legacy monolithic systems to Spring Boot microservices architecture, achieving 99.999% uptime SLA.
- Established new products like Returns, Claims and Cancels building magical experiences to entail Trust in the ecommerce platform.
Core Competencies
Leadership & Strategy
Technical Expertise
Domain Knowledge
Thought Leadership
Education
MS, Computer Science
April 2011
BS, Information Technology
August 2007
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