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Jason Kelly
CTO, Founder, Head of Engineering
I'm a Fractional CTO and builder ready to help you get your team, process and technology to the next level. My experience includes executive roles and hands-on product development in BtoB SaaS, robotics, IoT and industrial AI. I advise founders, build high-performing teams, and spearhead mature development processes for your stage of growth.
Work
Fremont Robotics
https://fremont.aiDeveloping autonomous robotics for industrial inspection, using computer vision and generative AI.
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Experience
Fremont Robotics
CTO
Jan 2023 - Present
Leading a startup applying Generative AI to simplify industrial robotics.
- Designed multi-robot control and data analysis system for autonomous mobile robots.
- Recruited and led development team building platform on ROS, React, Python, C++.
- Implemented natural-language robot mission creation using Generative AI (GPT-4 with Retrieval Augmented Generation)
Airmap
Vice President of Engineering
Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
Engaged by new CEO to assess product, team and processes. Joined full time to restructure team and lead through company acquisition.
- Prepared company for technical due diligence leading to successful acquisition
- Implemented startup-appropriate agile processes
- Nurtured key enterprise customer and partner relationships
Amazon Web Services
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
May 2019 - Oct 2020
Led an engineering org at AWS.
- Led delivery of product recommendation engine, A/B testing platform and web metrics pipeline.
- Drove roadmap and architecture for Marketplace customer experience and product publishing pillars.
- Reduced 3rd party integration effort by 80% with launch of reusable web components and GraphQL API.
BCG Digital Ventures
VP of Engineering
Dec 2015 - May 2019
CTO of several new ventures funded by corporate venture capital.
- Developed an IoT + AI platform for agriculture
- Advised on tech strategy, platform selection, build vs. buy decisions for numerous new ventures
- Turned around several troubled programs through exec + board collaboration
Share Interactive
Co-founder and CTO
Jan 2012 - Dec 2016
Co-founded and led a software development agency.
- Recruited and led a distributed software engineering team in US, India and Poland.
- Acquired by Boston Consulting Group
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