Experience
SEO leader with 20+ years specializing in AI search optimization (GEO/AEO). I translate strategic priorities into actionable programs — the tracking, content, and citation work that wins AI visibility in crowded categories — with deep enterprise, B2B/SaaS, and regulated-vertical experience. Former agency owner (SocialSEO.com, acquired).
Professional experience
SEO Lead · The Dyrt
Mar 2025 – Present
- Own the GEO/AEO program across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — contributed to 32% new-user growth and the company’s first profitable year in 12 years.
- Built an AI Visibility Inventory & Tracker (Profound, PromptWatch, Ahrefs Brand Radar, Looker Studio) measuring citation share and competitive performance.
- Engineered a content graph, entity enrichment, and a custom query fan-out tool to model how AI engines interpret content.
- Built RAG-style content pipelines and n8n automation workflows generating 20K+ optimized assets at scale.
- Partnered across content, growth, product, and engineering; executive-ready monthly reporting to C-level stakeholders.
SEO Lead · AAA, The Auto Club Group
Jan 2024 – Mar 2025
- Grew keyword visibility from 95K to 600K+, first-page rankings from 12K to 30K+, SERP features from 3K to 35K; membership conversions up 9%.
- Implemented a RAG-based AEO framework, establishing AI visibility as a tracked KPI.
- Built dynamic Looker Studio dashboards via custom API integrations to monitor AI exposure, crawl depth, and CTR.
- Resolved 300+ crawl/indexation issues, lifted site health 20%, and retained 98% of organic traffic through a multi-site migration.
Senior SEO Consultant · Independent
Feb 2019 – Dec 2023
- Launched early AI-driven content workflows (GPT-4, Claude) and entity/E-E-A-T strategies, growing topical coverage 45%.
- Delivered technical audits and roadmaps improving crawl efficiency and page speed; conversion rate up 18% via UX mapping and A/B testing.
Director, Technical SEO · LOCOMOTIVE Agency
2015 – 2017, 2022
- Led technical SEO for enterprise brands including Cox.com, Sunbrella.com, and Credit.com; primary contact for C-level clients and dev teams.
- Architected scalable programmatic SEO frameworks for large location/directory sites — crawl efficiency, internal linking, indexation at scale.
- Translated audits into execution-ready roadmaps with SEO KPIs tied to business impact.
President & Founder · SocialSEO.com
Nov 2002 – Jan 2015
- Built and led an SEO/content agency serving 120+ clients (Drugstore.com, Sony Music, HughesNet, Quadratec).
- Founded and scaled ThemeSnap.com to 16,000+ customers; drove 14% MoM order growth for Drugstore.com and grew directories from 120K to 1.6M monthly users.
Education
B.A. in Communication
NC State University · Raleigh, NC