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Jeff Mitchell
I help CEOs realize growth and product excellence through technical leadership and innovation.
Jeff Mitchell is a seasoned technology leader whose extensive career spans multiple industries, with a focus on orchestrating growth from startups to companies with over $100 million in revenue. His strategic vision and deep technical expertise have been instrumental in driving significant advancements in product development, operational efficiency, and compliance alignment. With a robust educational background in Engineering and Robotics from Purdue University, Jeff's approach combines innovati…
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Innovation and Strategy, OTTO Pilot Software
Work
Zipari | Healthx is Now Zipari
https://zipari.com/healthx-is-now-zipariAs CTO, I helped lead Healthx through a PE led venture to double revenue, improve engineering throughput, modernize a 20 year old application and ultimately exit to merge with Zipari.
- https://theottopilot.com
In just a few months we pivoted from a specific niche for candidate screening in the ABA clinic world to
Tax Compliance Software - Avalara
https://www.avalara.comAs one of the founders of TTS, LLC. I led the development of the industry leading tax exemption certificate management system. As the leader of engineering and product. I helped grow the boot-strapped company from 0 to exit when we were acquired by Avalara.
Experience
Jeff Mitchell - CTO
Owner
Nov 2022 - Present
As a fractional CTO. I work with CEOs to improve their engineering processes and operations as well as contribute to the innovation of new and existing products.
- Led development of ABA Clinic software
- Led development of HR screening software
- Led development of integrating AI to improve products and business processes
- Reworked teams to increasing throughput while reducing costs
- Led Several initiatives to reduce overall engineering costs
Continuumcloud
Chief Technology Officer
Aug 2021 - Nov 2022
ContinuumCloud is a one stop shop for cloud based behavioral health products.
- Restructured engineering teams from 3 different companies to streamline processes
- Led technical due diligence for acquisitions
- Built a product team from the ground up
- Built QA and DevOps teams from the ground up
Healthx
Chief Technology Officer
Sep 2017 - Dec 2020
Healthx provides portals for healthcare companies and their members.
- Led the initiative to modernize a 20 year old code base in just a year.
- Worked with the executive team to grow revenue 50% in 24 months
- Successfully exited to PE firm that merged Healthx with Zipari
- Led the company on the acquisition of HiTrust certification
Angi
Senior Director of Engineering
Feb 2016 - Sep 2017
Formerly Angie's List. Angi helps consumers find top rated service professionals in their area.
- Led the industry leading SEO team
- Led teams responsible for payment processing, funnel development and marketing technology
- SEO traffic led to acquisition and merger with Home Advisor
Sage
Director, Research and Development
Feb 2014 - Feb 2016
Part of the accounting product development division. Our goal was to develop new applications for small to mid sized accounting firms.
- Built 4 new products in 12 months
- Launched all four products into 7 countries
- Winner of CPA Practice Advisor's 2016 Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Award
Avalara
Director of Product Development and Senior Program Manager / CTO / Founder
Feb 2006 - Feb 2014
Avalara provides online sales tax compliance for over 30,000 businesses worlwide.
- One of the founders of TTS, LLC
- Developed a SaaS document management product for tax exemption certificates
- Successful exit - Aquired by Avalara
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