Chris Clarke — CEO
I've spent over 26 years delivering market-leading software development products to a broad range of customers, from teams developing the next big thing in open source, to enterprises with thousands of developers. Big or small, co-located or distributed, agile or traditional, on-premises or in the cloud, I offer unique insight based on extensive product delivery experience and a never-ending fascination with tools and methodologies, past, present, and future. OBJECTIVES • To direct high-caliber product and engineering management teams responsible for analyzing, strategizing, defining, developing, delivering, and gathering feedback on software products • To manage high-value, high-profile strategic initiatives that are well-understood, well-communicated, well-executed, and that ultimately achieve the desired and/or required return on investment • To apply best-of-breed tools, methodologies, and approaches to achieve end-to-end application lifecycle management in the modern enterprise context, from requirements to deployment SPECIALTIES • Hiring, managing, and mentoring top shelf managers and contributors • Product strategy, competitive analysis, and market needs assessment • Practical agile development methodologies, tools, and best practices • Continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps integration • Software tools assessment and vendor selection (complete lifecycle) • Presentations, pitches, speaking engagements, and customer outreach
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS product leader with extensive experience in software development and engineering management.
Location: Half Moon Bay, California, United States
Experience: 31 yrs 8 mos
Career Highlights
- Over 26 years in software product delivery.
- Expert in agile methodologies and DevOps integration.
- Proven track record in managing high-profile strategic initiatives.
Work Experience
Atlassian
Head of Product, Bitbucket (3 yrs 7 mos)
Head of Product, Migration Platform (5 yrs 11 mos)
Group Product Manager, Enterprise (1 yr 11 mos)
CollabNet, Inc.
SVP of Product Management (1 yr)
VP of Product Management (4 yrs 6 mos)
Sr. Director of Engineering (2 yrs 6 mos)
Sr. Director of Product Management (1 yr 7 mos)
Director of Software Engineering (and interim VP) (4 yrs 8 mos)
Organic Online, Inc.
Chief Software Engineer and QA Manager (1 yr 10 mos)
AlphaBlox Corporation
Lead Software Engineer of the Presentation Layer (1 yr)
Blyth Software
Product Manager - Web Enablement Products (1 yr 2 mos)
Development Consultant for JP Morgan on Wall Street (2 yrs)
Education
BBA at James Madison University