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Stephen E. Gaul, Jr.

Kresgeville,Pennsylvania

Summary

Dynamic and hands-on technology professional with over 36 years of experience in software engineering, product development, and cybersecurity. Proven success leading technical teams and driving innovation from concept to deployment across enterprise, cloud, and mobile environments. Combines deep engineering expertise with strategic vision to architect scalable products, guide development teams, and deliver secure, high-performance solutions.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Technology Officer / Lead Software Engineer

Off-Grid Apps
01.2021 - Current
  • Direct technology strategy, architecture, and software development for an early-stage startup delivering privacy-focused, web-based and mobile device solutions.
  • Lead product design and end-to-end development using modern mobile and backend technologies.
  • Implement secure development practices and cybersecurity standards across the product suite of 5 integrated products.
  • Collaborate with founders and stakeholders to define product vision and go-to-market strategy.
  • Managed company-level architecture, platform and data configuration processes and implementation protocols for 2 data centers and 6 remote locations.

Founder / Sound, Lighting and Stage Designer

MMP
2017 - Current
  • Secured sufficient funds of $100K institutional and $200K outside investments to cover initial product development and prototype builds.
  • Maintain P&L and shoulder LLC fiscal responsibility.
  • Developed strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.

Senior Solutions Engineer

Okta, Inc.
2019 - 2021
  • Responsible for driving the sales of one of the largest ($3.2M) SLED contracts for the company.
  • Recognized as Solutions Engineer of the quarter on multiple occasions.
  • Organized product demonstrations and trial installations of software to promote product sales.
  • Gained extensive knowledge of products and services to provide best-in-class sales engineering solutions.

Principal Software Engineer / Technical Director

Oracle
01.2010 - 2017
  • Provided technical and functional leadership to a team of 8 platform system engineers in the development and implementation of solutions to solve customer business problems.
  • Transitioned the team to become Cloud Architects and Subject Matter Experts for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as a Service IaaS and Software as a Service SaaS offerings.
  • Worked with product managers and engineering team members to add new security features and identity management enhancements to existing and future products.
  • Partnered with stakeholders across business development and executive management to set and execute on the business needs balanced against the customer requirements.
  • Key contributor to integration of Sun Microsystems technologies post-acquisition.

Senior Staff Engineer

Sun Microsystems
01.1998 - 01.2010
  • Led the development of PKI based Multi-Factor Authentication MFA features for the server, storage and cloud infrastructure products with the largest deployment supporting for 400,000 end users.
  • Designed the overall MFA strategy by defining product features based on customer requirements, market demand and feasibility trade-offs.
  • Drove secure system architecture and development of MFA into Oracle's software and hardware products.
  • Built and architected new security features and functionality into Oracle's operating systems and software applications.
  • Created and published related technical product and end-user documentation for both internal and external use.

Software Engineer / Systems Analyst

Air Products
01.1989 - 01.1998
  • Designed and supported software systems for manufacturing and research operations.
  • Early contributor to automation and networked systems integration initiatives for 30 research labs.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA

Skills

  • Technical Leadership
  • Software Development
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Agile and RAD Frameworks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Secure Systems Design
  • Full-Stack Development
  • Product Strategy
  • Solutions Engineering
  • Team Building
  • Android & iOS Applications
  • C, Objective C, Java, Kotlin, Swift, SQL

Timeline

Chief Technology Officer / Lead Software Engineer

Off-Grid Apps
01.2021 - Current

Principal Software Engineer / Technical Director

Oracle
01.2010 - 2017

Senior Staff Engineer

Sun Microsystems
01.1998 - 01.2010

Software Engineer / Systems Analyst

Air Products
01.1989 - 01.1998

Founder / Sound, Lighting and Stage Designer

MMP
2017 - Current

Senior Solutions Engineer

Okta, Inc.
2019 - 2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Moravian University

Additional Information

U.S. Citizen | Available for local or remote opportunities

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