Guillermo Pardon

Guillermo Pardon Los Angeles, CA-• - • https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpardon/ SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Product Manager • Program Manager • Engineering Leader • Agile Practicioner Project & Program Leadership • Technical Vision • Strategic Planning • Mentorship • Talent Acquisition Effective Recruiter • Product Strategy • Increased Productivity • Roadmapping ●​ ●​ ●​ ●​ ●​ Node.js, Python, React, Vue.js AWS, Azure, Google Cloud BI, Data Warehousing Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean Generative AI (LLM & NLP) ●​ ●​ ●​ ●​ ●​ DevOps Engineering & Automation Microservice Architecture Innovation & Change Leadership MySQL, Redis & Postgres Team Building and Management ●​ ●​ ●​ ●​ ●​ Risk Assessment & Mitigation REST API Development Performance Management POCs, Pilots, and MVPs Strategic Vision and Planning Professional Experience Tais Ventures | Los Angeles, CA​ May 2022 - Present Strategic Technical Advisor ●​ Served as an architectural advisor for a healthcare company in the Los Angeles area, offering expert guidance on cloud scalability. Played a pivotal role in decision-making related to the procurement and integration of communication applications, accomplishing a 20% expense reduction. ●​ Provided advisory expertise to an early-stage logistics startup developing a retailer compliance SaaS application. Successfully advised on architecture and team structuring and facilitated the establishment of a strategic product roadmap, resulting in a 25% decrease in the project’s budget. ●​ Managed a Generative AI project focusing on Large Language Models (LLM) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) by overseeing output accuracy, conducting thorough reviews, and formulating recommendations for training adjustments. Additionally, I facilitated crowdsourced validation processes, incorporating diverse NLP datasets to enhance the overall quality and effectiveness of LLM outputs in the project. Hub Group, Inc. | Oak Brook, IL​ Vice-President of Engineering January 2019 - April 2022 Develop and implement technology strategies for the retailer consolidation, supply chain optimization, and e-commerce divisions to achieve organizational objectives. Led and mentored a team of 50+ engineers to enhance operational proficiency, including technical documentation and incident response. ●​ Through the development of an automated e-commerce platform, we generated $4M in revenue within 18 months, with an additional $30M in the pipeline. ●​ Designed and implemented a machine learning model for document identification, resulting in a 40% reduction in operational costs ●​ Directed and mentored multi-disciplinary teams, conducting performance evaluations and professional development plans. ●​ Engineered a comprehensive overhaul of the core Brokerage Management System, realizing substantial yearly savings of $750k. ●​ Increased development output by 20% through strategic management of the product backlog and the implementation of enhanced root-cause analysis methodologies. CaseStack, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA​ Vice-President of Engineering / Interim CTO February 2016 - January 2019​ Improved and sustained company growth by defining a long-term vision of technology for the company. Met company financial and regulatory needs, including SOX compliance. ●​ Orchestrated organizational readiness for acquisition, contributing to a valuation of 12x EBITDA. ●​ Architected scalable, service-oriented solutions on AWS and GCP platforms, emphasizing a micro-service architecture. ●​ Implement an Agile structure to ensure adoption while taking a hands-on approach to standups, sprint planning, backlog refinements, and retrospectives. ●​ Implementing a systematic prioritization and measurement system rooted in business outcomes drove a notable 30% increase in ROI and on-time delivery. ●​ Elevated operational efficiency by cultivating and expanding three hybrid in-house/nearshore agile development teams. ●​ Achieved a 23% annual revenue growth through the strategic design and development of applications aligned seamlessly with operational budgets. ●​ Implemented OKRs to align team goals with organizational objectives, driving a 30% increase in team efficiency ●​ Spearheaded the creation of quarterly Proof of Concepts (POCs), pilots, and user-centric production applications, leveraging Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and predictive analytics. CaseStack, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA​ January 2010 - February 2016​ Director of Software Engineering ●​ Establishing and fostering an agile culture in the software engineering team delivered excellent user experience and improved service quality. ●​ Managed sprints, backlogs, and project tracking using Jira; leveraged GitHub for version control and collaboration. ●​ Directed and trained five application-specific teams, building distributed systems in a microservice architecture. ●​ Optimized revenue growth and accomplished yearly margins of over 25% by aligning multiple product teams. ●​ Achieved delivery of major quarterly features by ensuring alignment between company plans and department goals. Additional experience as Software Engineering Manager (2006 - 2010) & Software Engineer (2001 - 2006) CaseStack, Inc Education & Credentials Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering | Universidad de Lima - Peru Project Management Certification | UCLA Affiliations Speaker - “From the Amazon Effect to the New Normal”, Logistics CIO Forum: North America, 2018 Additional Technologies, Keywords MS SQL • NoSQL • Tableau • C# • User Experience • Docker • Kubernetes • Java​ B2C • E-Commerce • Supply Chain • Transportation • Venture Capital​ Effective Communication • Career Management Guillermo Pardon