αHire Ed?
Not cheap, but definately worth it.
At this stage in my career I value interesting, engaging work over all else. Depending on the project I'd expect to fit in a different way.
I'm not interested in being marzipan. Marzipan is a filler role between executive decisions and doing. If you want to hire me, it is because my experience and expertise is valuable to your project; I'm not a yes person and if that scares you then I'm not the right fit either. Having said that, one of my superpowers is that I smile every day at work (because I enjoy it!) and I'm easy to work with.
I love startups, but if you don't have funding and some traction then it isn't the right timing. I have enough harebrained ideas of my own to work on. A fit with a startup is likely to be a project that is flirting with scale, and needs help to get to the next level. I can help with technical leadership, product strategy, and team growth.
If you are a larger organization, I can help you as well. But be clear, you want me because you want a change agent and to leverage my expertise and experience to solve problems at scale. I'm not a cog in your machine, but I'd be happy to help you tweak, amend and optimize the engine while we fly along at scale.
Last thing. Work is important, and I'm happy to give everything. But I'll be based in Valencia, Spain. You want an office, let's get one there. I've not got a strong opinion on the working from home debate and would love office work but my family and home are based in Valencia, and I will be too.
Above all else, I love leading teams and growing devs. I love code. Hell, I love work. I know my shit and I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty. The thing I've found about getting shit done. It's infectious. That is another superpower.
I'm indifferent as to working for a project, as an employee or self-employed for contract work.
Resources
Mobile Checkout SDK
2021 - 2024
Shopify [**Engineering Manager]
Achievements
Onboarded European developers into Shopify Messaging Team.
Teams first experience in big tech. Delivered projects and value independently immediately. Formally recognized as an exceptionally efficent adaptation process.
Redeployed into Checkout.
Redeployed into mission critical checkout org with same team that was aquihired into Shopify. Proposed, championed and executed performance enhancement project in first 3 months. Delivered value to checkout estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue.
Grew Team.
Grew direct reports from 2 to 8 in core role. Managed world-class talent, recognized for exceptional rapport and functionality within the team. 0 voluntery turnover from direct reports in 3 years. Extreme growth in the team.
High profile projects.
Team was chosed to deliver executive projects. Planned, scoped, and delivered on time the Mobile Checkout SDK.
Resources
WEbRTC Hacks Article
2021 - 2021
Yownit [**Founder]
Achievements
Created and programmed real-time messaging software for commerce.
Created the product, brand and software for messaging software for commerce store owners.
Featured in WebRTC hacks, largest online community of video-streaming developers.
Wrote an article describing scaling the perfect WebRTC negotiation.
Accepted into Appstore.
Met the Shopify App store requirements to be published in the App store. Was headhunted by the Shopify messaging team.
Aquihired by Shopify.
The team was hired into Shopify to seed the European Messaging team.
Growth / Trajectory
Started as solopreneur.
Built brand, product, and software from scratch.
Product met Shopify App store requirements and was published in the App store.
Headhunted by Shopify Messaging team.
Resources
GFT Group
2020 - 2021
GFT Group [**Engineering Lead]
Achievements
Leading multifunctional teams of between 5-15 engineers.
Led the outsourced software development teams for Volkswagen Financial services and Trumpf Group
Resources
Beamery
2018 - 2020
Beamery [**Consultant]
Achievements
Reported directly into CTO in scaling SAAS startup.
Hired into Beamery.com, which at the time has a headcount of approximately 50 engineers. Reporting into the CTO, I owned the site migration and web rebrand. The project was a success and the site lives on to this day. Now a UK unicorn.
Technical lead, responsible for technical delivery of site migration from Angular 2 -> Gatsby JS)
Resources
Blockchain Gandalf
2017 - 2018
Chainfrog [*1st Engineer, *VP Engineering]
Achievements
Architect and develop blockchain prototypes for Blockchain startup.
Chainfrogs business model was to create and sell Blockchain based systems to large companies. The two largest holders of patents in the Blockchain space at the time were the Bank of America, and the founder Keir Finlow Bates, now better known as Blockchain Gandalf. My role was to bring web experience to the innovation.
Successfully exit startup selling IP and patents
We can neither confirm nor deny what happened to the business IP, however it was a fantastic ride for all involved. Interesting fact, I am a named inventor on a Blockchain Patent. I'm not sure if it ever got granted...
Resources
Read the origins story of Ed
Zoocha
2013 - 2017
Zoocha [*Developer, *Engineering Lead, *Director]
Achievements
Founded and scaled the Spanish office to 15 professionals.
Trained and managed a team of 15 cross-functional professionals in Spain. Development, SEO, and business development.
Implemented ISO compliant processes
Ran business, administration, and development of the Spanish office. Implemented ISO compliant processes.
Owned and delivered tier one projects.
Worked on projects for the UK government, as well as high profile private businesses. Trusted for execution on mission critical projects.
Growth / Trajectory
Hired as contractor
Qualified as certified Drupal Developer
Took ownership of large client projects
Founded the Spanish office
Grew team from myself to 15 in 3 years
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