Wynn Netherland

Director of Engineering

Fayetteville, AR, United States27 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20 years of experience in web development and engineering leadership.
Expert in building APIs and integrations for large-scale platforms.
Published technical books on CSS, Sass, and .NET.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on API development and engineering leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

ApiWeb DevelopmentCloud ComputingUser Interface Design

Other Skills

GraphQLReactUI DevelopmentAPIsRESTKubernetesRuby on RailsUI DesignCSSjQueryRubyJavaScriptSASSWeb StandardsHTML5

About

I'm an experienced technology leader with a proven track record for building software and teams. I've been building the web professionally for the last twenty years, recently focusing on APIs and integrations while working on and leading the GitHub Platform Engineering group for the last few years. Previously, I've worked in larger companies in a variety of roles ranging from eCommerce to cloud computing. I've published several technical books on CSS and Sass, .Net, and open government.

Experience

27 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Adobe

Director of Engineering

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Abstract

VP Engineering (acquired by Adobe)

Jun 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Invision

Principal Engineer

Apr 2018 – Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Kubos corporation

Director of Ground Operations

Jan 2018 – Apr 2018 · 3 mos · Denton, TX

Solarwinds

Engineering Team Lead

Dec 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

Led one of the engineering teams building out UI for new APM product.
Introduced and oversaw rollout of a new GraphQL API to provide single frontend to several backend microservices for fetching time series data and building streams for frontend visualizations.
Led process across three teams to establish library of React components and streamline build process, integrating GraphQL with Webpack.

GraphQLAPIReactUI DevelopmentWeb Development

Github

3 roles

Director of Platform Engineering

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Dec 2016 · 8 mos

Leading group of 40+ developers building:
APIs for internal engineers and integrators including GraphQL, REST APIs, and Webhooks
High availability, Geodistribution, and fault tolerance capabilities
Kubernetes and deployment improvements
Data architecture
Continuous integration
Ruby on Rails upgrades

APIsGraphQLRESTKubernetesAPICloud Computing

Platform Engineering Manager

Promoted

Oct 2015 – Apr 2016 · 6 mos

Led team responsible for the GitHub API, webhooks, and integrations. Developed interviewing, onboarding, and hiring processes, doubling team size over the course of a year.
Coordinated Engineering-wide on-call rotation

Developer

May 2012 – Sep 2015 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Part of a small team responsible for API enhancements and performance improvements including OAuth, rate limiting, hypermedia, and client libraries.

Pure charity

CTO

Jun 2011 – May 2012 · 11 mos

As first technical hire recruited development team and provided technical direction to meet business goals.

Hewlett-packard

UX Developer (Cloud Services)

Jul 2010 – Jun 2011 · 11 mos

The changelog

Co-host / Producer

Nov 2009 – Aug 2012 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Weekly podcast and web site covering what's fresh and new in Open Source.

Orrka

Founder

Oct 2009 – Jun 2010 · 8 mos

Hewlett-packard

Solution Architect

Oct 2004 – Jun 2007 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Part of architecture team that develops worldwide software application frameworks for web storefronts and desktop call center applications using Microsoft .NET technology.
Includes analyzing requirements, designing framework APIs, ensuring consistency and simplicity to enable regional extension.
Evangelism of project throughout enterprise and partnering with other global teams to deliver the most robust and efficient platform for our business customers.
Working closely with Microsoft consultants onstaff and in Redmond in order to influence future versions of Microsoft development products.

Ruby on RailsWeb DevelopmentUI DesignUser Interface Design