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Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
Certification
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Work Availability
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Software
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Flint Barrow

Flint Barrow

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Experienced and innovative CTO with a strong background in natural language processing, web development, and software engineering. Proven track record in leading teams, managing projects, and developing scalable solutions. Recognized for a deep understanding of cloud computing, DevOps, and modern web technologies, and a commitment to continuous learning. Qualified for high level managerial roles and mission critical development in the technology sector due to an extensive programming skill set and wide industry experience in all aspects of the software development lifecycle. Excels in leadership and creating and following vision.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

SOCIAL ASKING
Atlanta, GA
01.2021 - Current
  • Created visionary designs and solutions for productizing advanced analytics services tailored to customer needs creating a foothold in the fan engagement market.
  • Implemented modern technologies such as Node.js, React, TypeScript, and AWS serverless architecture, increasing the product's scalability by a factor of 100.
  • Architected and built out AI chatbots utilizing cutting-edge technologies from Anthropic, via AWS Bedrock, and the advanced language model Claude, enhancing offering through state-of-the-art AI capabilities.
  • Managed cross-functional teams, overseeing stand-ups, roadmap planning, and architecture implementation, consistently delivering projects ahead of schedule and under budget.
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders to deeply understand their requirements and successfully integrated cutting-edge chatbot technology.
  • Demonstrated leadership in mentoring team members and fostering a collaborative environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement.

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

SENTIMENT 360
10.2011 - 01.2021
  • Conceptualized and launched the Qutee project, a pioneering social media platform that amassed over 200K users through strategic influencer partnerships and content creation initiatives, capitalizing on the emerging influencer marketing trend while capturing key data in gaming and other markets.
  • Led and managed cross-functional teams of up to 7 developers, overseeing hiring, daily operations, and driving project execution.
  • Replaced API with modern REST technologies.
  • Orchestrated a comprehensive overhaul of the existing technology stack, implementing a scalable solution built on ObjectDB and replacing the API with modern REST technologies, enhancing performance and future growth potential.
  • Provided strategic guidance and made pivotal development decisions, shaping the product roadmap and driving innovation.
  • Leveraged cutting-edge web 2.0 technologies, including GWT, AJAX, and jQuery, to deliver rich and responsive user experiences.
  • Developed scalable natural language processing solutions using Enterprise Java, enabling advanced language understanding capabilities.
  • Envisioned and drove the development of the groundbreaking Octopii product, the first data-centric commenting system, convincing key decision-makers to bring this innovative solution to reality.
  • Revitalized mission-critical projects following the acquisition of Enkia Corporation, seamlessly integrating teams and ensuring business continuity.

DEVELOPER

MOXIE
03.2011 - 10.2011
  • Maintained internal projects such as our large employee portal (handled all HR related tasks as well as blogs for each department)
  • Created client sites specializing in WordPress for client CMS needs including big names like BBC America
  • Guided suggestions and design maintained and continually updated our outward facing site www.moxieinteractive.com
  • Played integral role in planning and design of moxie's future portfolio site
  • Lead internal endeavors for PR campaigns including an advanced twitter conversation tracker for ComicCon 2011 and PGA Championship 2011.

DEVELOPER

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
08.2009 - 03.2011
  • Worked directly with expert ex-google programmers
  • Participated in design of scalable web projects for a variety of clients including SAP
  • Provided UI and UX input throughout projects
  • Worked on a team creating frameworks and architectures for GWT projects
  • Assisted in porting GWT frameworks to use SWING for Java applications
  • Implemented and designed a startup stock analysis program
  • Wrote parallelized python to handle crunching immense amounts of stock data into a super-fast data-store.

FREELANCE DEVELOPER

FEVER CREATIVE
02.2010 - 02.2011
  • Created custom software for video sharing project
  • Completed WordPress sites such as www.flutternyc.com
  • Co-developed augmented reality systems for Grazia Magazine and Pop Magazine.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN IN QUALITY ASSURANCE RESEARCH

GOOGLE
05.2010 - 08.2010
  • Lead a groundbreaking research project for a new product to help guide day to day quality assurance decisions across the company
  • Prepared patent for the research done
  • Listed as the inventor of patent
  • Researched white box techniques for identifying error-prone areas of code
  • Learned the atmosphere of quality assurance in large settings
  • Shared project work with
  • Worked in Python to Google's stringent code standards.

DEVELOPER

ENKIA CORP.
02.2008 - 08.2009
  • Familiarized with NLP Goals and algorithms
  • Participated in design of scalable web projects
  • Primary interface implementer (variety of end user applications that accessed SOA services and/or MySQL databases including: Word Add-ins, WordPress extensions)
  • Created custom CMS in PHP for multiuser AI system training and use
  • Used web 2.0 technologies including but not limited to GWT, AJAX and jQuery.

Education

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -

UPSON-LEE HIGH SCHOOL

COMPUTER SCIENCE -

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Skills

  • Natural Language Processing / Sentiment Analysis
  • Large Language Models
  • Data Analysis
  • Product Management
  • System Architecture / AWS
  • Training and mentoring
  • Analytics
  • Design Principles
  • REST APIs
  • Serverless Architecture
  • OO Design
  • Scrum / Agile Project/Product Management
  • Windows / Linux / Mac
  • React / Node
  • SQL / MySQL / AWS RDS
  • HTML / CSS / JavaScript / jQuery
  • Python / Java
  • PHP / Wordpress / Shopify / LAMP
  • UX UI / Photoshop

Accomplishments

  • Governors Honors Participant
  • Platinum SAT Award (Highest score county-wide)
  • Inventor for Google Patent, awarded bonuses
  • Inventor of Octopii Patent and concepts

References

Provided upon request.

Certification

  • Large Language Models: Foundation Models from the Ground Up
  • Large Language Models: Application through Production

Languages

Spanish
Limited

Work Availability

monday
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementHealthcare benefits

Software

VSCode

Google for Business

Postman

Timeline

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

SOCIAL ASKING
01.2021 - Current

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

SENTIMENT 360
10.2011 - 01.2021

DEVELOPER

MOXIE
03.2011 - 10.2011

SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN IN QUALITY ASSURANCE RESEARCH

GOOGLE
05.2010 - 08.2010

FREELANCE DEVELOPER

FEVER CREATIVE
02.2010 - 02.2011

DEVELOPER

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
08.2009 - 03.2011

DEVELOPER

ENKIA CORP.
02.2008 - 08.2009

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -

UPSON-LEE HIGH SCHOOL

COMPUTER SCIENCE -

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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