Hi. I’m Erick, successful company founder and senior software engineer.
Currently CEO at PartnerPortal.

Highlights

An uncommon blend of engineering, people, and product skills.

COMPANY FOUNDER wITH EXIT

I founded and ran a software company that makes gallery and ecommerce software for photographers. I ran it for 11 great years, built it to 1 million+ users and millions in revenue before the company was acquired in 2020.

SENIOR sOFTWARE ENGINEER

I’m also a senior fullstack software engineer. I’ve built React applications from scratch, peformed hundreds of code reviews, and deployed code for complex, huge-scale projects that get hundreds of millions of monthly page views and API requests.

PHD & DIPLOMAT

Before starting my first company, I earned a Masters in Applied Economics and a PhD in Political Science, lived in Indonesia for 2 years, and was a US diplomat appointed to be the US Economic Officer in Congo Brazzaville.