Brian J.

Experience

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  ReadyCTO

  Partner, Fractional CTO

  Sep 2024 - Present

  ReadyCTO offers fractional CTO services to startups and growth-stage companies, focusing on aligning technology with business goals to fuel growth.

• Motorcycle Group

  Founder, Chief Technology Officer

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2024

  MotorcycleGroup operated a secure, hybrid-cloud Lending Software as a Service used by banks, credit unions and non-bank finance partners to originate and service consumer leases and loans, originated through dealer point of sale and a network of consumer websites.

  • Designed and led the development of cloud-based systems used to underwrite and process over $3B in vehicle financing applications.
  • Set technology strategy and managed all technology vendors and operations.
  • Oversaw development and launch of CRM platform used by over 800 motorcycle dealers to submit and manage financing applications.
  • Instituted machine learning environment used to analyze repayment behavior and fine-tune underwriting strategies, lowering delinquency by over 15%.
  • Oversaw product development and launch of nationwide used vehicle inventory website, increasing application volume over 20%.
  • Led the development of information security policies and procedures. Created Cybersecurity Working Group and led rollout of company-wide cybersecurity training and testing program.

• School Loans Corp

  Founder, Chief Technology Officer

  Oct 2001 - Jan 2008

  SLC developed a multi-tenant Software as a Service enabling banks and credit unions to market and originate private-labeled federal and private student loans.

  • Set technology strategy and led development of platforms used to process almost $2B in direct-to-consumer student loan applications on behalf of Bank of America, Citibank, Bank of the West and others.
  • Designed framework and managed implementation of a network of white- label, direct-to-consumer websites generating thousands of applications a day.
  • Developed cybersecurity programs in collaboration with partner financial institutions, increasing confidence and reducing audit timeframes by 50%.
  • Managed technology rollout to support 150 seat call center.
  • Spearheaded conversion from on-premise to dedicated cloud hosting, enabling 50% cost savings while adding real-time disaster recovery environment.
  • Recruited and managed 15-member development and operations team.

• Wcities

  Director, Technology Operations

  Aug 1999 - Aug 2000

  WCities was a startup syndicator of business-related travel content.. I was responsible for building out the technology infrastructure and the development of content authoring and aggregation tools.

  • Managed distributed team of six developers (US and UK). Maintained and extended content management platform used by thousands of contributors and editors to manage travel content for over 500 cities in 8 languages.
  • Built out hosting facilities in three data centers spanning 18 timezones.

• Quokka Sports

  Manager, Content Systems

  Mar 1998 - Aug 1999

  Quokka Sports was an innovative content provider focused on creating immersive coverage of sporting events. My team built and maintained the systems used for managing and publishing content viewed by millions of fans in real-time.

  • Led 4-person operations team with 24/7 responsibility for publishing systems used by hundreds of content creators pushing multiple content updates a minute.
  • Managed implementation of content management and distribution systems used to host online coverage the 2000 Olympic Games in partnership with NBC.

• LookupPhotos, LLC

  Founder, Chief Technology Officer

  Sep 1996 - Jan 1998

  LookupPhotos was a Multi-tenant SaaS for professional photographers to market and sell images to event participants.

  • Founded joint venture with wedding photography trade organization to create e-commerce solutions for members.
  • Led development and operation of multi-tenant SaaS used by hundreds of professional photographers to create white-label websites to sell their work.
  • Created client-side software enabling customers to perform local image processing, reducing upload times by up to 90% in the age of dialup modems.

• Joe Media

  Partner

  Jan 1995 - Mar 1998

  Joe Media provided full-service web design, development and hosting to customers in a variety of industries including manufacturing, entertainment and retail.

  • Managed development of data-driven product websites for over twenty manufacturing, media and retail clients.
  • Recruited and mentored team of three developers and QA testers.
  • Set up hosting and co-location services, increasing revenue per client over 50%.