Experience

ZONE3000

• Ukraine
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Board of Advisors

  • Aug 2023 - 5 months

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates



David Olander LLC

• Software Engineering Leadership Consultant

  • Jun 2023 - 7 months

  Morristown, New Jersey, United States Following a decades-long career in technology product development, I am available for consulting opportunities focused on building high-performance engineering teams spanning early-stage to hyper-growth startups in a consulting or advisory capacity. Specific areas of consulting include: ✔︎ Establishing modern software engineering practices ✔︎ Recruiting and hiring talented engineers ✔︎ Designing engineering organizations for optimal execution and delivery ✔︎ Building a strong… Show more Following a decades-long career in technology product development, I am available for consulting opportunities focused on building high-performance engineering teams spanning early-stage to hyper-growth startups in a consulting or advisory capacity. Specific areas of consulting include: ✔︎ Establishing modern software engineering practices ✔︎ Recruiting and hiring talented engineers ✔︎ Designing engineering organizations for optimal execution and delivery ✔︎ Building a strong and lasting engineering culture ✔︎ Delivering well-designed, high-quality products in a timely manner ✔︎ Bridging the engineering and business divide ✔︎ Building reliable and scalable SaaS platforms ✔︎ Engineering leadership coaching Show less



Olo

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 500 - 600 Employee

• SVP of Engineering

  • Jan 2014 - Nov 2021

  Greater New York City Area Served as Head of Engineering and a member of Olo's core executive team, overseeing all aspects of building a high-performance engineering team that was able to deliver innovative restaurant technology products that established Olo as the leading restaurant technology partner in the industry. Grew Olo Engineering more than 25-fold by establishing norms and strategies for hiring top engineering talent through a hyper-growth phase. Established software engineering practices that led to strong… Show more Served as Head of Engineering and a member of Olo's core executive team, overseeing all aspects of building a high-performance engineering team that was able to deliver innovative restaurant technology products that established Olo as the leading restaurant technology partner in the industry. Grew Olo Engineering more than 25-fold by establishing norms and strategies for hiring top engineering talent through a hyper-growth phase. Established software engineering practices that led to strong execution in both product delivery and platform engineering. Drove initiatives to achieve platform reliability and scalability at levels that would support the future growth of our business. Evolved Olo's engineering organizational design as we grew to enable strong accountability of our engineering leaders and their teams. Mentored and counseled emerging engineering leaders. Collaborated with leaders across business functions to achieve Olo's overarching business goals. Fostered a culture that embraced diversity and inclusion. Show less



Software Strategy Advisors LLC

• Principal

  • Apr 2013 - Jan 2014

  Morristown, NJ ✔ Agile Transformation Consulting, including culture and process assessment, training, implementation guidance and coaching ✔ Software Architecture Assessment ✔ Interim Software Engineering Management



Xceedium

• United States
• Computer and Network Security
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SVP, Product and Engineering

  • Jun 2009 - Apr 2013

  Jersey City, NJ Directed product management, development, QA, tech support and operations functions across three locations for this IT security products firm, reporting to the CEO. Collaborated to define the product and architecture roadmap, reviewed software designs, monitored development iterations, prioritized support escalations, directed work of outsourced engineering team, and coached engineers on usability, requirements, design, agile process, and quality concerns. Product distributed on Linux… Show more Directed product management, development, QA, tech support and operations functions across three locations for this IT security products firm, reporting to the CEO. Collaborated to define the product and architecture roadmap, reviewed software designs, monitored development iterations, prioritized support escalations, directed work of outsourced engineering team, and coached engineers on usability, requirements, design, agile process, and quality concerns. Product distributed on Linux appliance incorporating Apache/MySQL/PHP for web-based administration, and Java, C and C++ components for the TCP/IP-based networking and SSH/RDP/VNC recording subsystems. ✔ Stabilized team that had suffered significant attrition and grew team from 15 to 38. ✔ Transformed engineering execution using an agile process framework to improve quality while delivering two significant feature releases per year. ✔ Completed and integrated a technology acquisition that added key capabilities to our core product. ✔ Initiated a test automation effort that reduced QA regression cycles from 12 to 6 weeks. ✔ Implemented new support processes and oversaw deployment of a customer support portal. ✔ Served as interim CEO for five months. Show less



Cybershark, Inc

• United States
• Computer and Network Security
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Engineering

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2009

  Edison, NJ Led product development and QA for this IT security products firm, reporting to the CEO. Negotiated product roadmap for our Java-based security data analytics application, drove release planning, monitored development iterations, prioritized support escalations, and coached team on agile processes. ✔ Implemented agile processes to improve project transparency with product manager. ✔ Critical project was in trouble when I joined. Quickly assessed situation, reset plan, instituted… Show more Led product development and QA for this IT security products firm, reporting to the CEO. Negotiated product roadmap for our Java-based security data analytics application, drove release planning, monitored development iterations, prioritized support escalations, and coached team on agile processes. ✔ Implemented agile processes to improve project transparency with product manager. ✔ Critical project was in trouble when I joined. Quickly assessed situation, reset plan, instituted interim project management processes, and delivered against the new plan. Show less



Raritan, a brand of Legrand

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Software Engineering

  • Oct 2004 - Sep 2007

  Somerset, NJ Directed a software development team and the corporate System Test (QA) group, reporting to the VP, Product Operations. Planned releases with product management and hardware engineering, monitored engineering progress against those plans, and coached team on agile processes. ✔ Applied agile methods to deliver a next generation digital KVM switch on an accelerated schedule. Team cut one-third off project execution time and the resulting product generated 25% fewer customer-reported… Show more Directed a software development team and the corporate System Test (QA) group, reporting to the VP, Product Operations. Planned releases with product management and hardware engineering, monitored engineering progress against those plans, and coached team on agile processes. ✔ Applied agile methods to deliver a next generation digital KVM switch on an accelerated schedule. Team cut one-third off project execution time and the resulting product generated 25% fewer customer-reported defects in first six months vs. prior products. ✔ Delivered key product enhancements for Raritan's flagship KVM and secure access product lines. ✔ Initiated test automation and reliability testing projects to improve product robustness. Show less



BEA Systems

• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Manager, Engineering

  • Jan 2003 - Jul 2004

  Liberty Corner, NJ Managed product development of BEA's TUXEDO C++ middleware platform. Worked with product management on strategic planning and product roadmap, established release plans, managed a development team of 10 engineers, and provided overall project management across development, QA and tech pubs functions. Engaged customers to negotiate, plan and deliver custom enhancements. ✔ Introduced agile methods to organize and drive the product roadmap and deliver new product value. ✔ Delivered… Show more Managed product development of BEA's TUXEDO C++ middleware platform. Worked with product management on strategic planning and product roadmap, established release plans, managed a development team of 10 engineers, and provided overall project management across development, QA and tech pubs functions. Engaged customers to negotiate, plan and deliver custom enhancements. ✔ Introduced agile methods to organize and drive the product roadmap and deliver new product value. ✔ Delivered five product releases on time and on budget. ✔ Planned and implemented transfer of engineering responsibilities to overseas location. Show less



Improv Technologies, Inc.

• VP, Engineering

  • Jan 2002 - Oct 2002

  New York, NY Managed product development and QA for Improv's Cirquet Solution Suite, a Java-based application deployment and Web services platform, reporting to the CEO. Worked with product management and executive team on strategic product planning. Company failed to secure VC funding.



Hewlett Packard Enterprise

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• R&D Section Manager (Director, Engineering)

  • Feb 1996 - Nov 2001

  Florham Park, NJ Directed the HP-UX kernel development team that was responsible for the storage I/O subsystem. Established technology vision, strategy and roadmap for SCSI I/O and the device driver framework, evaluated project and feature development plans, and monitored team’s results against those plans. Served as management lead for a geographically distributed, cross-department team (50 engineers; $8M budget) that delivered the core HP-UX operating system changes for Intel’s Itanium Processor Family (IPF)… Show more Directed the HP-UX kernel development team that was responsible for the storage I/O subsystem. Established technology vision, strategy and roadmap for SCSI I/O and the device driver framework, evaluated project and feature development plans, and monitored team’s results against those plans. Served as management lead for a geographically distributed, cross-department team (50 engineers; $8M budget) that delivered the core HP-UX operating system changes for Intel’s Itanium Processor Family (IPF) architecture. Directed the development contributions of two Japanese OEM partners. ✔ Delivered the first commercial operating system, HP-UX 11.20, for Intel's IPF processor. ✔ Delivered a series of enhancements to the HP-UX SCSI I/O subsystem and driver framework. Show less



Novell

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager, Engineering

  • Feb 1993 - Jan 1996

  Florham Park, NJ Led development teams responsible for Network Interface Card drivers as well as an ISO-compliant OSI protocol stack.



UNIX System Laboratories

• Manager, Engineering

  • Nov 1990 - Jan 1993

  Summit, NJ Led product development for a UNIX System V-based source code product that implemented an ISO-compliant OSI protocol stack.



Bell Laboratories

• Manager, Engineering/Member Technical Staff

  • Jun 1980 - Nov 1990

  Summit, NJ Contributed to the design and implementation of the networking subsystem of UNIX System V, including the STREAMS I/O framework as well as the Transport Layer Interface (TLI) and Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI).