David Dvorak Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

- Oversee the product engineering organization, aligning with company goals and fostering collaboration across 4 engineering teams.- Manage the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements, feature enhancements (RFE) to release, and comprehensive testing of software at various on-premises locations, ensuring quality and compliance.- Build and nurture relationships with key vendors and customers, actively participating in the shaping of product features and architecture to meet market demands and drive innovative solutions.- Report directly to the VP of Engineering, providing regular updates on team performance, project status, and aligning strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.- Play a crucial role in assisting with essential business functions such as capitalization and budgeting, implementing measures for cost control, and financial planning to meet organizational targets and growth objectives.- Implement best practices and continuous improvement methodologies within engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and efficiency, while aligning with industry standards and regulatory compliance.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

- Built the Technical Program Management Team from the ground up, orchestrating cross-functional collaboration and process optimization.- Established and managed critical organizational components, including the Technical Program Management Office (TPMO), Quality Assurance (QA) Department, and Release Management Team, driving efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery process.- Collaborated with UX and Product teams to implement robust QA Standards & Procedures, enhancing product quality and adhering to industry best practices.Acted as the lead on all technical product development for on-premises customers, including highly-sensitive projects with government agencies and Fortune 5 companies, ensuring tailored solutions and customer satisfaction.- Assisted direct reports with professional development, conducting bi-weekly check-ins and integrating quarterly goal setting into HR/Payroll software, resulting in measurable progress and aligned career paths.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

- Founded the Quality Assurance Department at SimSpace, laying the groundwork for a new era of product integrity and customer satisfaction.- Collaborated with UX, Engineering, and Product teams to define and implement QA processes, creating a unified approach to quality across the entire Engineering department.Recruited and managed a team of 7 Quality Engineers, overseeing their growth and development within the organization.- Trained the team in a diverse range of testing techniques, including exploratory testing, manual testing, and automated testing, ensuring comprehensive coverage of our entire platform.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

- Played a key role in implementing a Learning Management System greenfield project that evolved into a core vertical for the company, contributing to both the design and development stages.- Utilized a diverse tech stack including:Frontend development with React and Typescript, leveraging functional programming with fp-ts.Backend development with Haskell.Database management with Postgres.Containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes, enhancing scalability and deployment efficiency.

Oroville, California, Us

Front End Development:- Engineered an Angular 1.5 frontend for a Spring Boot Application, enabling students across participating Community Colleges in California to seamlessly register for courses.- Utilized build processes with gulp/grunt for JS/SCSS bundling, and integrated into the Maven build cycle in POM.- Led a significant revision of the CCCTC standard, transitioning from Angular 1.5 to React/Redux, and performed a complete rewrite using Redux thunk middleware.- Employed webpack/babel for transpiling, with CSS modules for bundling, maintaining a strong focus on WCAG 2.0 compliance and a11y standards.- Actively assisting teams in upgrading their front-end builds to align with new React/Redux standards and adhere to our style guide.Back End:- Constructed essential endpoints in our Spring Boot App to facilitate data flow to the frontend, enhancing communication and functionality.- Modified POM files to support the frontend build process and collaborated with Flyway to update migration scripts, ensuring seamless transitions.Dev Ops:- Assisted with the Jenkins deploy process for streamlined CI/CD, contributing to a reliable and efficient development pipeline.- Gained hands-on experience in debugging via Rancher and meticulously updated and debugged various Docker Compose scripts for deployment to our private Docker repository.

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Developed a React App connected to DynamoDB, displaying leadership in an R&D project through gathering and managing user data.- Engineered a suite of web scraping bots in Node.js and maintained them with a combination of forever and upstart, showcasing autonomous working and innovation in data collection.- Built a Laravel MVP site to track users of an R&D project, demonstrating progression from design to implementation and alignment with organizational goals.- Collaborated with stakeholders to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), displaying leadership in analytics and insight-driven decision-making.- Created Tableau dashboards and developed user-friendly spreadsheets for data interpretation, reflecting skills in translating complex data into actionable insights and visual representations.

- Co-founded Wow Such Business, taking an active role in product development, content creation, project management, and customer service, blending leadership and hands-on contributions.- As a key individual contributor, developed dogetipbot, a platform that enabled users to earn money through micropayments using blockchain technology, growing to approximately 100k users.- Leveraged insights from dogetipbot to create HoneyLedger, a donation and notification platform for Twitch streamers, demonstrating adaptability and a keen understanding of market trends.- Maintained a consistent engagement with users, ensuring products met their needs and remained innovative and user-friendly.

Roseville, California, Us

As an analytics consultant I worked with clients through the lifecycle of their analytics process. I've audited existing analytics set ups as well as built new custom set ups to meet clients' business needs.