Will is a deep-stack entrepreneurial-technologist with multi-discipline, cross-platform experience in hardware, software, firmware, and the Cloud. ROLES: CTO: Consultant/Technologist, Designer/Developer/Coder, Entrepreneur/Founder, Advisor/Mentor. DEEP-STACK: I live as a 24x7 deep-stack entrepreneurial-technologist at the crossroads of pitch, product, process, and profit. I design, develop, build, and test hardware, software, systems for middle-market tech firms competing in AIoT, IIoT, IoT, etc. I thrive in labs, co-working spaces, client sites, and occasionally boardrooms. I am often recruited by early-stage start-ups, late-stage turnaround/rescue projects, and CxO driven skunkworks projects to solve their toughest challenges. I can pitch what I make using story-based marketing, compelling graphics/copywriting, and insightful pro forma. MANTRA: design, develop, build, code, test, scale, sprint, collaborate, pitch, pro forma, and mentor. MAJORS: MVPs, specialty instrumentation, (progressive) web applications, tech-stacks, tool-chains, frameworks, agile sprints. MINORS: Dashboards and Data-Driven Decisions(DDD). Technical-marketing(tech demos, pitch decks). UX/UI (creatives, wireframes), Digital Marketing (analytics, advertising, automation), Financial Modeling. "Click or Brick" monetization (eCommerce/Cart, POS/Payment systems, CRM, ERP). VERTICALS: IoT, Industrial, Power, Lighting, Consumer. TECH STACK (hardware): Microprocessors (Intel X86, Atmel, ST), computer engineering. Hardware (microprocessors, embedded, mixed-signal), Analog/Mixed-Signal, Power/Battery, RF/Antenna. SW TECH STACK: Full-stack LAMP (LINUX/PHP/MySQL). Javascript, Python, Java, C/C++. Top-tier MVC/CSS/Javascript frameworks, RESTful APIs. DEPLOYMENT: Typically Amazon AWS (IaaS). ENGAGEMENT: From concept to cash flow, I serve CxOs, BODs, co-founders, dev teams, designers, inventors, investors, and entrepreneurs. EVANGELIST: The Cloud, The Mobile Web, Virtualization, Containers, Responsive Design, RESTful APIs, Agile Development (Sprints), Global 24x7 Collaboration, Real-time Dashboards, and AIoT. HOME BASE: Currently based out of mHub Chicago with deep ties to Silicon Valley. EXTENDED: In extended hours, I restomod vintage audio equipment, rehab historic buildings, and fly a Beechcraft Bonanza like a bandit.
Listed skills include Software Development, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Web Development, and 18 others.