Hi, I’m
CORNELIUS PITTS
Miami,FL
Summary
Innovative Director of Engineering with business 26 years developing and applying new technologies to deliver exceptional final products. Combines technical engineering capability with effective management techniques. Dedicated to driving rapid, advanced product development through meticulous oversight of junior staff and hands-on participation.
Overview
26
years of professional experience
Work History
ParagonOne
Director of Engineering
01.2023 - 02.2024
Job overview
- Led high-caliber team engineers, architects, and designers, leveraging LLMs technology to drive transformative solutions, resulting 30% increase product innovation and 25% reduction time-to-market.
- Spearheaded innovative initiatives, implementation autonomous agents powered by LLMs, increasing feedback coverage by 75% while maintaining consistent acceptance rating students.
- Crafted executed comprehensive technology strategies, resulting 20% improvement workflow efficiency and 15% reduction operational costs, driving sustained growth competitiveness.
- Led development deployment AI-powered solutions, including conversational agents, resulting 40% improvement operational effectiveness and 20% increase customer satisfaction ratings.
- Ensured scalability reliability core technical infrastructure, minimizing downtime by 30% and improving system performance by 25%, meet demands rapidly expanding user base.
- Prioritized professional development team members, resulting 30% increase employee retention and 25% improvement team productivity, fostering culture continuous learning innovation.
- Cultivated strategic partnerships key vendors industry leaders, resulting 50% increase collaboration opportunities and 35% acceleration product development cycles.
- Championed agile methodologies best practices, resulting 40% reduction project delivery timelines and 30% increase overall engineering efficiency, ensuring products remain agile responsive market needs.
- Maintained oversight technology budgets expenditures, optimizing resource allocation support strategic initiatives maximizing ROI, resulting 20% increase cost savings and 25% improvement investment returns.
- Conducted sweeping security audits implemented robust data protection measures, ensuring compliance industry regulations protecting sensitive company user data, enhancing overall cybersecurity posture mitigating risks.
Imaware
Director of Engineering
06.2021 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Directed team of 20 engineers spanning backend, frontend, dev-ops, and data domains to construct highly available SaaS platform for self-administered at-home blood tests using Node and Typescript, ensuring reliability and ease of use.
- Led multiple API projects including logistical lab dynamic workflow for secure specimen tracking and distribution, enhancing operational efficiency and security.
- Collaborated with DevOps to develop robust point-to-point communication layer for secure partner integrations, facilitating seamless data exchange and integration.
- Coordinated with DevOps to strategize efficiency improvements, resulting in 60% increase in developer velocity, accelerated delivery timelines, and enhanced product quality.
- Expanded team size by 30% in 6 months to optimize workload distribution and performance visibility for stakeholders, ensuring sustained efficiency and productivity.
- Implemented processes to enforce best practices, metrics, KPIs, and security requirements across business units, maintaining standards and compliance.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive suite of tools, enhancing proficiency for employees, patients, physicians, and partners, strengthening relationships and support across domains.
EMed(Contract)
Principal Engineer
04.2020 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Orchestrated team of 10 engineers to develop telehealth platform for rapid Covid19 testing, leveraging AWS, Node, and Typescript technologies, resulting in 25% reduction in patient session proctoring time and 20% increase in platform reliability.
- Investigated and resolved system issues, leading to 15% improvement in platform usability and functionality, contributing to smoother user experience.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering technical proficiency and reducing onboarding time by 30%, enhancing team productivity.
- Led architectural design and implementation of company-wide platforms and applications, reducing development time by 20% and improving product quality by 15%.
- Organized system infrastructure documentation and operating procedures, resulting in 20% improvement in system reliability and 10% decrease in response times to system failures.
- Provided strategic input on technical initiatives, driving innovation and scalability across organization, resulting in 15% increase in efficiency.
- Led DevOps teams in implementing CI/CD processes, resulting in 40% reduction in deployment errors and 30% increase in deployment frequency, ensuring timely product delivery with high-quality standards.
Reef Technology
Lead Engineer
07.2019 - 04.2020
Job overview
- Engineered robust data aggregator, reducing data processing time by 40% and improving distribution efficiency by 50% through implementation of serverless stack in AWS.
- Implemented industry best practices, resulting in 30% reduction in deployment errors and 25% increase in development speed, utilizing AWS CodePipeline, Git integration, and Agile methodologies.
- Spearheaded development of proof of concept (POC) featuring REST APIs for monitoring mobile service stations, resulting in 20% increase in operational visibility and efficiency.
- Led technical implementation of Paystation Kiosk initiative, resulting in 30% reduction in entry and exit times in parking garages across key markets including US, UK, and Spain.
- Developed Python-based tool to aggregate data from major delivery partners, optimizing data processing and analysis, resulting in 50% reduction in data collection time and 40% increase in data accuracy.
- Engineered solutions for scraping sales data, resulting in 30% increase in data extraction efficiency and 25% improvement in integration accuracy into business processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to architect solutions for capturing sensor readings from IoT devices, resulting in 35% improvement in equipment management efficiency and 20% increase in real-time monitoring capabilities.
Kairos
Principal Engineer
06.2012 - 07.2019
Job overview
- Architected enterprise-grade cloud-based APIs, driving 50% acceleration in GTM strategy execution through micro-service architecture and continuous delivery practices.
- Spearheaded 30% efficiency surge by refactoring legacy applications into resilient micro-service infrastructure, leveraging Docker, AWS, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.
- Led international teams in developing cutting-edge microservices for TensorFlow-driven payloads, elevating facial detection and recognition capabilities with enhanced live-ness and gender recognition features.
- Engineered highly scalable REST API, boosting data point tracking by 40% for real-time emotion detection in human faces, revolutionizing accuracy in video streams.
- Orchestrated seamless integration of custom feature point algorithms into versatile emotion RESTful interface, amplifying functionality and usability.
- Designed core REST API enabling seamless human face detection, recognition, and verification, fortifying client applications with robust security measures.
- Collaborated with key stakeholders to architect global deployment pipeline, catalyzing remarkable 40-45% surge in developer productivity and team throughput.
TekSystems
Senior FullStack Engineer
06.2010 - 06.2012
Job overview
- Spearheaded development and deployment of web-based portal, resulting in 20% increase in report distribution efficiency across business units.
- Engineered reusable components, leading to 30% reduction in development time and 15% increase in platform scalability.
- Established foundational API in JavaScript and jQuery, facilitating integration of long-term projects, resulting in 25% decrease in development time for subsequent initiatives.
- Implemented Agile methodologies, resulting in 15% improvement in project delivery time and 10% increase in overall team productivity.
- Led collaborative efforts with backend teams, resulting in creation of comprehensive analytics solutions that increased data accuracy by 20% and improved decision-making processes by 30%.
- Refactored legacy architecture, resulting in 25% reduction in application maintenance time and 20% increase in system performance.
- Spearheaded planning and design sessions, resulting in 10% improvement in development efficiency and 15% increase in codebase maintainability.
LockHeed Martin
Lead Software Engineer
08.2008 - 06.2010
Job overview
- Directed diverse team of 30 staff across engineering, design, content, and graphic designers, catalyzing development of groundbreaking interactive equipment simulations for web browsers, refining standards for user immersion and engagement.
- Conceptualized and executed bespoke web-enabled applications and pioneering solutions throughout development lifecycle, driving unparalleled success and client satisfaction through relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence.
- Designed and implemented dashboard interface using PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, and JSON, empowering educators to seamlessly oversee student activities within simulation environments via secure internal communication channel, redefining educational efficacy.
- Orchestrated seamless collaboration among cross-functional teams, including developers, graphic artists, project managers, QA specialists, documentation experts, and subject matter authorities, ensuring precise alignment with client objectives and surpassing project milestones with unparalleled efficiency.
- Provided strategic technical leadership and unwavering guidance to perpetually evolve and fortify existing system framework, adhering rigorously to industry standards and best practices, propelling ongoing project advancement and exceeding client expectations at every turn.
Education
CLCPhiladelphia, PA
A.S. from Computer Science
03.1998
Skills
- Performance Optimization
- Security best practices
- Machine Learning
- Software Architecture
- Problem-Solving
- Continuous Improvement
- Team Collaboration
- Project lifecycle management
- Staff Augmentation
- Budget Control
- Microservices Architecture
- DevOps Practices
Timeline
Director of Engineering
ParagonOne
01.2023 - 02.2024
Director of Engineering
Imaware
06.2021 - 12.2022
Principal Engineer
EMed(Contract)
04.2020 - 03.2021
Lead Engineer
Reef Technology
07.2019 - 04.2020
Principal Engineer
Kairos
06.2012 - 07.2019
Senior FullStack Engineer
TekSystems
06.2010 - 06.2012
Lead Software Engineer
LockHeed Martin
08.2008 - 06.2010
CLC
A.S. from Computer Science
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