Ed Lyons Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

A variety of projects using Python, AWS, React, Typescript (JavaScript), Node, PostgreSQL. Just finished a large front-end Typescript component project that includes GraphQL, Gatsby, Angular, Rxjs, and Stencil. Now doing JavaScript and Enterprise Java modernization.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Building a big-data energy analytics pipeline and application for one of Workbridge's clients using Python, PostgreSQL, Amazon Glue, Spark, Airflow, and Amazon Lambdas.

Greater Boston Area

Worked as a developer on a financial data processing application using Python, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Javascript, and some React. Lots of Continuous Integration. Methodology was SCRUM, with tickets, 2-week sprints. Small team (Roughly 12 people). All onsite, then all remote work during the pandemic.

Cambridge, Ma

I am currently doing consulting work for Pod, a high-end services firm that does software development, assessments, and strategy. I have been coding a collaborative learning application using Python/Django, Javascript/Node, MySQL, and Redis.

Brookline, Ma

I was CTO of an exciting Brookline tech startup that helps kids and parents all over the world figure out how they can get into the best American college that they can. My duties at CTO were: overseeing the development team, making sure the architecture can handle massive growth in subscribers, develop the product, and help to raise money by doing pitches and presentations.Accomplishments: I did a complete product and website overhaul. We created an entirely new… Show more I was CTO of an exciting Brookline tech startup that helps kids and parents all over the world figure out how they can get into the best American college that they can. My duties at CTO were: overseeing the development team, making sure the architecture can handle massive growth in subscribers, develop the product, and help to raise money by doing pitches and presentations.Accomplishments: I did a complete product and website overhaul. We created an entirely new interface, added many new features, and improved mobile compatibility. We initially were somewhere in the middle of the pack, but we now have the best college admissions tools in the industry. The technologies we used were Python, Django, Flask, Postgres, Redis, PHP, and Wordpress. I also successfully ran our first summer intern program, with three great young participants who are future computer science stars!I have was directly involved in raising money for Admitster. I attended all investor presentations and helped raise $600K in our seed round. Show less

Boston, Ma

In 2011 I was named Director of Engineering for Application Development and Management, an organization comprising 3,000 members and scores of projects. The charge for the executive-type role was to increase the quality of software engineering across people, products, and projects in onshore and offshore teams. I managed up to 12 people at various times, and more for special projects. I worked on developing new service offerings for our clients related to DevOps, enterprise… Show more In 2011 I was named Director of Engineering for Application Development and Management, an organization comprising 3,000 members and scores of projects. The charge for the executive-type role was to increase the quality of software engineering across people, products, and projects in onshore and offshore teams. I managed up to 12 people at various times, and more for special projects. I worked on developing new service offerings for our clients related to DevOps, enterprise social solutions, content management, cloud computing, APIs, and lightweight development processes. I oversaw two product development efforts for social solutions, both based on open source technology such as Elgg, PHP, Javascript, and MySQL. I was also charged with improving the technical abilities of hundreds of engineers, more than half of whom were in India. To do that, I created new online communities of practice, created and ran two successful global hackathons, managed an innovation competition, and delivered a variety of webinars on key technologies. I also continued to help our clients understand new technology. I wrote white papers, including, one in 2013 on web-based development with platforms-as-a-service, and another in 2014 on the value of hackathons for organizations. I also did client workshops, and was the technical lead on several strategy engagements on topics like DevOps, content management, and social technologies. Show less

Boston, Ma

After successful client projects and research, I became Director of Technology Solutions in 2009. I was responsible for creating technology Centers of Excellence and managing the people in them. Accomplishments- Conducted client technology strategy assessments- Managed five technology practices each with 3-5 people in them- Directly managed five engineers- Worked for several financial services clients, such as Fidelity and SEI- Wrote more than 15 technical white… Show more After successful client projects and research, I became Director of Technology Solutions in 2009. I was responsible for creating technology Centers of Excellence and managing the people in them. Accomplishments- Conducted client technology strategy assessments- Managed five technology practices each with 3-5 people in them- Directly managed five engineers- Worked for several financial services clients, such as Fidelity and SEI- Wrote more than 15 technical white papers to help clients adopt new technologies, including an 11-part series, “Embracing the Web,” explaining why large organizations needed to adopt the the innovations of startups. Show less

Boston, Ma

I was employee eleven at a services startup that did high-end consulting and development work for clients such as Wellington, Citibank, Fidelity, Novartis, and Johnson and Johnson. I did Java development for distributed applications using CORBA. I also spent 18 months in an internal research and development group, creating Java-based application generation tools for client projects. I also spoke at three conferences at this time: JavaOne, and O’Reilly’s Enterprise Java and Open Source… Show more I was employee eleven at a services startup that did high-end consulting and development work for clients such as Wellington, Citibank, Fidelity, Novartis, and Johnson and Johnson. I did Java development for distributed applications using CORBA. I also spent 18 months in an internal research and development group, creating Java-based application generation tools for client projects. I also spoke at three conferences at this time: JavaOne, and O’Reilly’s Enterprise Java and Open Source conferences. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I was a programmer for a defense contractor who built ships for the US Navy. I worked on large Informix databases that were used for ship design, graphical tools using X-Windows, and scripts to run naval simulations. The programming languages I used were Java and C.

M.S., Computer Science

Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Daily Campus Newspaper I took classes in physics, politics, and journalism. I worked at my college newspaper.