I love engineering, specifically software engineering. In the role as a compassionate, empathetic, supportive leader I enjoy inspiring my reports and providing them all they need to be successful. It's rewarding and I've gained great loyalty and admiration from former reports with my engaging leadership.Yet in the right role I still love being an individual contributor!A highly adaptable professional with a proven track record of transitioning seamlessly from building software used in image processing to developing web applications for the internet or intranet. Despite starting with only a high school education, I have built a successful career into a role as a Director of Software Engineering. I've worked for leading companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Electronic Arts alongside peers with advanced degrees in the same field.My self-guided learning talents have enabled me to stay ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving industry. Starting as a software developer or software engineer I was always one that led or participated in software architecture efforts to improve productivity. My natural leadership abilities as a peer mentor always led to promotion into software development manager roles if I was not one already.In one specific company I implemented an Agile development strategy two years before the Agile Manifesto was written as a leader in the implementation of Agile to improve product quality and efficiency of development efforts.I have too many success stories to mention here so will only provided a few examples. In one company my detailed analysis of key processes and the code found a savings of about $10,000 per month due to a rounding error. In another company improvements to the architecture and error handling including logging led to developers decreasing trouble shooting analysis by over 200% from three hours a day to less than one hour. With FIFA I banned millions of fraudulent accounts that were malicious actors in the systems.What motivates me is my personal growth and empowering those around me to reach their full potential. As an experienced mentor, I enjoy coaching and building leaders who can lead with compassion and kindness. My unique ability to succeed without a formal education sets me apart from others in the field.If you're a business leader looking for a creative, results-driven team builder, look no further. I am eager to bring my skills and experience to an organization that values personal growth and high-performance cultures.