Jono Herrington — CTO
**Opinions are my own** I’m a builder who leads. I wrote my first code at 13, earned a BFA in Graphic Design, and have spent 15+ years doing both … building platforms and building the teams behind them. That BFA is one of my biggest advantages in technology. Not because I can push pixels, but because it trained me to think beyond engineering. I’ve worn the hats of project manager, SEO strategist, data analyst, and marketing technologist. I never siloed myself. That breadth means I lead with a cross-departmental lens … I understand the incentives, constraints, and language of every team at the table, not just engineering. Most senior technology leaders can only advocate for their own function. I can advocate for the whole system. Currently I lead Digital Engineering at Nike/Converse, owning the full engineering organization across 3 continents for converse.com. I inherited an underperforming team and transformed it into one that shipped at a 95% confidence rate. I built DevOps and quality engineering practices from the ground up. I introduced AI-first planning frameworks that eliminated 260 hours of overhead per team per quarter and presented those approaches across all Nike marketplaces as a model for AI integration within the SDLC. Before Nike I was the senior digital technology leader at Life is Good, owning everything from the e-commerce platform to marketing automation, CRM, data and analytics, and cloud infrastructure. We 2x’d revenue in 2 years. I compressed product time to market from 18 months to 14 days. I killed a $500K investment that would have delivered zero ROI. I build systems that eliminate entire categories of problems. I design composable architectures and define service boundaries. I develop engineers into leaders. And I stay hands on because the best engineering leaders never stop building. I write daily about what I call Builder’s Leadership … the practice of leading teams without losing your craft. If that resonates, connect with me.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in E-commerce technology with a strong focus on AI integration and digital strategy.
Location: Boston, MA, United States
Experience: 14 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Technical Leadership
- Digital Strategy
- Technical Architecture
Career Highlights
- Transformed underperforming teams into high-velocity units
- Drove 2x revenue growth in two years
- Built AI-first frameworks for operational efficiency
Work Experience
Nike
Head of Digital Engineering, Converse.com (4 yrs 5 mos)
Life is Good
Director, Digital Technology (2 yrs 5 mos)
PixelMEDIA
Technical Architect (1 yr 8 mos)
Lead Developer / Solution Strategist (10 mos)
Senior Interface Developer (1 yr 5 mos)
Visual Designer / Developer (11 mos)
Numinix Web Development Ltd
Lead eCommerce Developer / Designer (3 yrs 2 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA at Georgia State University
