With a successful career building, implementing, and advising on digital platforms, I help companies solve technically complex and strategic problems across multiple industries and domains. A good friend portrays me as having “the mind of an engineer and the soul of an artist.” This intriguing description makes sense, given my interests in people, startups, tech investing, and colorful commentary on movies and TV shows. Those who have worked intimately with me describe me as a relationship builder who just happens to solve strategic and technology problems. What they mean is that, complementing my deep and broad IT experiences, what truly distinguishes me as a professional is my innate ability to establish and maintain deep connections with people of diverse backgrounds.

With a background rooted in computer science and management consulting, I started my career programming Java, C#, and Perl by day, while hacking PHP and Python apps at night. My drive to solve problems for clients and attain personal growth for myself are what keeps me at the forefront of innovation and helps me guide technology teams and organizations to cultivate amazing products and services.

Early in my career, I developed a diverse set of tools, including the Federal Reserve’s Data Download, the first statistical data-sharing solution across the FRB, World Bank, IMF, and BLS; a voice-activated text search app for recruiters that I sold to my employer at the time; a cloud-based collaboration app for music producers; a recipe-based grocery recommendation service (Zengredients); and a head-to-head social fantasy gaming and influencer analytics app (Likely). I soon realized that a common thread began to emerge throughout all of these projects: a passion for solving business problems using new technologies that I had learned and mastered. I also served in an advisory role at Mindsight, a startup focused on developer analytics that was acquired by Facebook in 2019.

Recognizing this passion, Booz Allen Hamilton recruited me to work on strategic tech investments. I soon rose through the ranks and built a reputation across the firm as a “technology agnostic” problem solver with a passion for finding simple solutions to complex problems. In this role, I led new product development and integration for the award-winning “Hello” employee networking and collaboration app. Acting as a thought leader in the Enterprise Collaboration practice, I also wrote white papers on topics such as “Meeting the Challenges of a Modern CIO” and “People, Process, Technology Strategy for Enterprise Collaboration.” My ideas and recommendations have been adopted by Law Enforcement, Intelligence, Defense, and Homeland Security agencies in the public sector, as well as Energy firms in the private sector.

Previously, while consulting for Toyota, I managed strategic initiatives in digital marketing, retail, and finance. I proposed and led the first disaster recovery implementation for Toyota’s Dealer Information System on AWS, realizing 99.999% uptime and minimizing interruption to business-critical consumer lead generation. I also managed a portfolio of digital projects worth more than $35 million for the Lexus brand and led the successful launch of new digital luxury retail tools as part of the Lexus Future Retail Initiative.

I am currently a founder of D. E. Williams & Company, a strategic technology advisory firm specializing in digital and cloud transformation, value discovery, and monetization. I also serve as technology incubation advisor at JFFLabs, advising on strategic initiatives and investments. I currently serve on the George Mason Alumni Board as an At-Large Director. I previously served as a technology advisor on the board for Bowie State University. When I am not working, I spend time with my wife and two sons on the beach in coastal Virginia.