Director Of Software Engineering
CurrentI direct software development for multiple fully remote and internationally distributed teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture and implementing best practices to enhance operational efficiency. Adept at stakeholder engagement, leading to improved project architecture and design and virtually eliminating major project setbacks and firefighting during pilots. Passionate about driving innovation and exceeding organizational goals through strategic vision and effective leadership.Key achievements include:- Pioneering the transition from legacy monolithic architectures to cutting-edge AWS Serverless solutions using API Gateway, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Cloudwatch, RDS, Aurora, Beanstalk, Cloud Formation/SAM Templates, and other AWS applications.- Reducing critical release times from months to days- Cutting pilot project durations from 12 months to under 30 days - Fire fighting on beta/pilot releases is virtually eliminated due to process and design methodology - Enhanced application and product supportability by mandating verbose structured logging, exceptional documentation, and involving multiple stakeholders throughout the design and implementation process- Continuous cultivation of an exceptional team culture by fostering developer autonomy through earned trust, maintaining close communication, removing toxic members, and practicing servant leadership...and simply talking to them and finding out what they care about ;-)- Identifying and building/developing leaders within teams to drive project deliverables and mentor junior developers