Derek Engel Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Fl, Us

-Led teams for three signature ERP solutions: Inform ERP, ERP-ONE, and Synergy ERP.-Interviewed and onboarded new engineering talent and developed PIPs when necessary.-Led weekly tactical and 1-on-1 meetings. Conducted yearly performance reviews. -Established quantifiable quarterly performance objectives to ensure the teams alignment.-Participated in M&A company on boarding creating synergies wherever possible.-Reduced feature lead time by 80% that allowed us to deliver 63% more often.-Reduced escaped defects by 60% resulting in 50% reduction in customer churn and improved relations.-Instituted cross functional SCRUM teams with shift left mentality driving towards CI/CD.-Prioritized knowledge transfer to eliminate single points of knowledge and foster cross functionality.-Transitioned teams legacy tracking and source control systems to Azure DevOps git repositories.-Added security and quality checks around gated check-ins to improve application security and quality.-Created automated pipelines improving CI/CD and shift left objectives.

Sarasota, Fl, Us

- Developed Inform Cloud, our next generation ERP system written in React.JS and ASP.NET Web API, utilizing Inform middleware for maximum code sharing.- Revamped Inform ERP to a multithreaded, asynchronous application using connection pooling.- Developed connection pooling service which improves scalability and reduces dependency on expensive licenses resulting in a highly scalable product while also increasing overall margins.- Revamped Inform ERP suite in accordance to SoC principles from the ground up.

Sarasota, Fl, Us

- Revamped Truck Manifest process, which greatly improves user experience.- Developed the Idea-X-change platform, which empowers users to suggest, vote on, and contribute to future enhancements. This allows our company to deliver the most valued features while also creating new revenue streams.- Developed Help Desk which automated the creation of support cases and reduced the call volume. Allows users to created support tickets and automatically add them to the support system.

Sarasota, Fl, Us

- Responsible for converting data, establishing a business flow, as well as training company leaders on the Inform ERP System.- Managed successful transition project for 50 million dollar company.