Director Of Product Development / Senior Software Engineer
Westwood, Ks, Us
Led product development and management for 12+ six- and seven-figure web platforms, sites, and applications, leading up a team of software engineers in Agile environment, serving as scrum master, and overseeing weekly software upgrades.Played key role in transition from BRKZ Corp. to Red Nova Labs, becoming a co-founder after two years in programming and product management role for BRKZ. It has since grown to nearly 50 employees. * Led project to launch and maintain StorageFront from zero to several thousand clients, an online marketing platform for storage facilities, including product specifications, timetables, product development, and ongoing feature additions to the product.* Led product development for successful, profitable SaaS product used by hundreds of clients; led team of 3 engineers and personally wrote much of the code, rolling launch version of product to four initial clients in only 6 weeks. * Managed five- and six-figure web development projects, leading engineering efforts and collaborating with clients.* Launched first QA department, planning and executing the department’s rollout and hiring QA specialist.* Initiated and managed project to create iPhone/iPad game, Mystery Ball; wrote Game Design Document, 3D game engine and all game logic, and designed 2D and 3D artwork and textures. It was downloaded 100,000 times within 3 months of release.