Chris Samuel possesses expertise in agile methodologies, scrum, java, software development, sdlc and 25 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Chris Samuel was my Director of Engineering while at Vrbo, where I oversaw native mobile platform and the bookings experience domain. Chris was an inspirational mentor and knowledgeable coach. I learned much from Chris on how to establish an engineering culture that helped people thrive. Chris always showed deep empathy and respect for those he interacted with, and I always felt valued working with him. He provided his managers with autonomy, while exercising radical candor to ensure personal and professional growth. Chris ensured appropriate, but lightweight processes and engineering practices were in place in order to enable quick feedback loops and continuously improving delivery. His extensive experience as an engineer and his genuine curiosity about new technologies enabled Chris to keep his technical expertise relevant. He was able to facilitate the discussions with ICs and managers at all levels that lead to better platform health for the company. It was a joy to work with Chris and I recommend him fully. "