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Allen Skees

Leesburg,VA

Summary


Skilled tech leader proficient in architecture, cloud solutions, and data management. Experienced in team building and offshore collaboration. Effective in both startup environments and large organizations.

Work History

Product CTO

ESW Capital
12.2022 - Current
  • Conducted due diligence on 20+ target companies, resulting in successful acquisitions and growth.
  • Achieved 2x improvement in efficiency by incorporating ChatGPT and other Generative AI platforms.
  • Designed software architecture strategies for deployments, improving performance and scalability.
  • Analyzed and improved under-performing software, enhancing overall system efficiency.

VP, R&D

Qlik
03.2019 - 12.2022
  • Led global team of 40+ software engineers and multiple offshore partners for $600M+ data analytics vendor.
  • Developed event-driven microservices for Qlik Cloud using AWS, Java, Go, NodeJS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and MongoDB.
  • Created on-premise data cataloging solution with Java, Spark, and Hadoop.

VP, North American R&D

Attunity
03.2015 - 03.2019
  • Led global team of 30+ software engineers for $100M+ data integration vendor.
  • Coordinated research team responsible for incubating new products and building custom solutions for premium customers.
  • Developed data replication products using C++, Java, Spark, and multiple relational databases.
  • Represented organization at industry conferences and events.

CTO / Co-Founder

Appfluent
06.2002 - 03.2015
  • Secured venture capital funding and successfully exited business with acquisition by Attunity.
  • Led development team of 25+ software engineers.
  • Coordinated product management, customer support, and documentation teams.
  • Developed usage analytics products for big data environments, including data warehousing and Hadoop.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Physics / Mathematics

Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Skills

  • Architecture & Cloud Computing
  • Data Integration & Analytics
  • Agile & Test-Driven Development
  • Engineering Management & Team Building
  • Offshore Partnerships
  • Investor Relations & Public Speaking

Timeline

Product CTO - ESW Capital
12.2022 - Current
VP, R&D - Qlik
03.2019 - 12.2022
VP, North American R&D - Attunity
03.2015 - 03.2019
CTO / Co-Founder - Appfluent
06.2002 - 03.2015
Centenary College of Louisiana - Bachelor of Science, Physics / Mathematics
University of Virginia - Master of Science, Electrical Engineering

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Technologies

ChatGPT, AI, Machine Learning, AWS, Java, Python, NodeJS, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, MongoDB, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Git, Redis, Elasticsearch

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