Over the past 6+ years, I've gained valuable experience working with early-stage startups transforming ideas into successful greenfield applications. With my military leadership background and hands-on coding experience, I bring the skills of both a developer and a seasoned leader, proven in managing teams and making strategic decisions that drive business success.I SPECIALIZE IN ➤1️⃣ LEADERSHIP: A focus on servant leadership and foster a culture of mentorship2️⃣ ENGINEERING: Develop stable and scalable features using functional programming techniques to ensure robust and maintainable code3️⃣ MANAGEMENT: Create high-performing teams by emphasizing: effective communication, autonomy and ownership, collaboration and teamwork, iterative process, experimentation and focus on well-being4️⃣ PRODUCT: Design and build new features with a customer-centric approach, leveraging data to drive product decisions and improve user experience5️⃣ INTEGRITY: Air Force Academy graduate; ethical leaderCAREER HIGHLIGHTS ➤✅ Pioneered technology initiatives as the first tech hire outside of co-founders at a startup, driving the development of core product features and shaping the technical roadmap. ✅ Transitioned Engineering team from a polyrepo to monorepo architecture as well as revamped the CI/CD pipeline.✅ Successfully freelanced on the side, building high-quality, React web applications for small to mid-sized companies, still in use 3+ years later.EDUCATION 🎓➤ B.S., Computer Science - Cybersecurity, U.S. Air Force AcademyMORE ABOUT ME ➤U.S. Air Force Officer:➤ Deployed for 9 months to Qatar serving as Coalition Liaison Officer and Cyber Planner➤ Earned Air Force Commendation Medal and Air Force Achievement Medal 🎖️➤ 6 years management experience in the Intelligence Community focusing on offensive cybersecurityPersonal:➤ I competed as an Olympic Weightlifter in FL for 2 years➤ I've bouldered and sport climbed in Texas, Utah and all over Colorado➤ I'm currently learning Spanish➤ I build and use custom mechanical keyboards➤ As a teenager, I competed at the national level in tennis______________________________________Let's chat: [Calendly] https://calendly.com/hansjhoffman/networking