Derek Catterfeld Email & Phone Number

I am a passionate and innovative team leader who enjoys solving complex technical problems. I lead through collaboration, mentoring, trust, and verification.I have over 15 years of experience building and scaling high-performing engineering & product development teams. An expert in hardware/software development, I oversee critical projects from concept through production while focusing on security. I am a motivational leader of cross-functional teams with a blend of local, remote, and international members.𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 & 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒• Shipped over one million IoT products with a mix of connectivity (4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wifi, USB, CAN)• Led LTE IoT telematics complete product development (hardware to cloud) to certified beta product in 9 months• Hands-on and leadership experience in complete product security from hardware to cloud, including manufacturing• Successful Agile transformation improving release cycles• 11x release cycle improvements through multiple automation projects• Implemented Lean Program management to align priorities across business units• $2M in savings by implementing best practices and standards• Experience with technical due diligence and management meetings for acquisitions and exits• Led multidisciplinary hardware, cloud, mobile, and security engineering teams𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄• Companies from ~62-312 employees• Private Equity (PE) backed with ~$50-80 million in revenue• ~$4m budget responsibility• Managed 8-62 engineers with 8-10 direct reports• Led recruiting and hiring of engineering team members• Successfully scaled engineering team by 6x𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒Mentoring- professional/personalCommunication with executive leadershipStrategy developmentMarket/product researchProgram managementProduct managementBudgetingContract review and negotiationAgile and Waterfall Project management𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒Product SecurityAutomotive SecurityC/C++/C#/Java/Javascript/PythonArchitecture designInfrastructureGCP and AzureDevOpsFinOpsFirmwareEmbedded systemsEmbedded LinuxDesign for ManufacturingSecurity by DesignAutomotive communication standards (ISO14229, ISO15765, ISOTP)Industrial design and manufacturingHardware design, including schematic and layoutReverse engineering (IDA Pro & Ghidra)𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒• Negotiated product corrections from multi-billion dollar companies 2x• Road raced Daytona and Sebring in a Toyota Celica• Cyclocross racer• Hockey nut• Built a home theaterMobile: 512-769-7219derek@catterfeld.com

Listed skills include Embedded Systems, Reverse Engineering, Software Engineering, Software Development, and 21 others.

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  North Carolina State University

  Computer Engineering