Chuck Bridgen

Head of Engineering at Vectari
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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, US
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  • English -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Engineering
      • Jul 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President of Engineering
      • Feb 2022 - Jul 2023

      Recruited to champion all technical and architectural leadership initiatives while acting as the team’s sounding board, consulting with senior leaders, and prioritizing and delegating workflows associated with strategic projects. Establishes and executes operating models and rhythms, engages in decision-making, and drives the effectiveness to confirm alignment with the vision of the Engineering organization. Serves as a key member of the executive team and plays a critical role in the success of the enterprise. • Leads significant strategic, operational, communications, resource utilization, and talent plans for teams located in the United States, South America, and Europe. • Partners with the Chief Product Officer and other leaders in defining and delivering the technology roadmap. • Implemented strategy that cut infrastructure costs by 50% within the first six months of tenure; re-engineered processes that transformed how software is built. Show less

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Engineering Manager
      • 2021 - 2022

      Served in a remote environment and led and managed a team of engineers and technical professionals charged with designing, developing, and implementing solar power systems for residential and commercial customers. • Supervised the engineering process; collaborated cross-functionally to create strategic plans and execution. Served in a remote environment and led and managed a team of engineers and technical professionals charged with designing, developing, and implementing solar power systems for residential and commercial customers. • Supervised the engineering process; collaborated cross-functionally to create strategic plans and execution.

    • Utilities
    • Senior Engineering Manager
      • 2019 - 2021

      Managed a team of 60+ highly skilled software engineers, architects, and developers. Ensured the successful delivery of software products and projects for a Top 3 Global Logistics Company while also contributing to the growth and development of the company’s engineering practice. Oversaw the entire software development lifecycle and partnered closely with the client and other stakeholders to understand business needs and requirements. Simultaneously mentored and coached team members and helped with skills development and achieving work/life balance while collaborating across the enterprise with managers and executives. • Established, implemented, and exceeded OKRs spanning multiple disciplines, including product design, development, cloudops, PMO, and architecture groups. • Analyzed the SLDC process for a 150-person project that resulted in an improved PMO process; results improved requirements gathering process, project management tracking, and reduced project timeline from quarters to weeks.• Disseminated technical initiatives as defined by the Product Manager into granular components to target in 1–3-month intervals; translated solution architecture into items that were maintained in JIRA.• Participated in technical vision planning through partnership with the Technical Portfolio Director. • Tracked technical decision-making processes and ensured documentation by business analysts, architects, team leads, and individual contributors. • Identified the developers’ pain points and strategized in creating solutions; reviewed team performance and monitored sprints to proactively determine if issues were arising. Show less

    • Senior Director
      • 2018 - 2019

      Promoted to oversee multiple engagements, including performing technology assessments, and offering targeted recommendations to a Top 3 U.S. Airline. Additionally served as Technical Program Manager for a Lease Accounting and Compliance Company. Delivered client presentations and established deliverable workflows. Collaborated with technical stakeholders to confirm high-quality architecture decision making. • Architected a two-year $10M legacy modernization roadmap for a globally recognized airline that featured detailed milestones, monthly budgets, staffing requirements, architecture and technology needs, and risks and contingencies. • Offered technical team leadership and guaranteed solutions met technical and business requirements. • Formulated a multi-year modernization strategy and drove platform implementation to support production baggage handling workloads, including real-time station heatmaps. • Established SLDC framework and governance within Azure DevOps for an industry-leading lease accounting software company, including best practices and standards. Show less

    • Director
      • 2017 - 2018

      Elevated into role to serve as the Technical Program Manager of a Charlotte-based AP Automation Startup enterprise. Devised and delivered targeted recommendations and communicated technical and non-technical best practices to stakeholders spanning multiple engineering disciplines in an effort to attain and exceed the targets and goals set forth by the client. • Led and managed a team of 30+ direct reports; engaged in hiring, onboarding, training and development, performance management, and retention. • Implemented custom strategy that generated $5M+ in sales during the client engagement. • Designed and introduced BDD-based automated test framework in .NET; successfully transitioned the client away from their existing monolith testing framework. • Facilitated training of the client’s QA engineers on best implementation and application testing practices. Show less

    • Senior Consultant
      • 2015 - 2017

    • United States
    • Senior Developer
      • 2014 - 2015
    • United States
    • Construction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Developer & Database Administrator
      • 2008 - 2014

Education

  • The Pennsylvania State University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace Engineering

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