Kerrick Long

Director of Software Engineering

   me@kerricklong.com (573) 200-6339

Summary

   I'm passionate about solving problems, both through products and
   process improvement. I love to ship software that has impact, and I
   love doing it with a team working at peak efficiency. I believe we
   choose what we build and how we build it, so let's make the right
   choices and make a difference.

Employment History

Upland Software

     * Director of Software Engineering, Upland Second Street
       January 2021 - Present
          + Lead the product and teams through an acquisition, including
            personnel and process changes
          + Teach others the best parts of Second Street's processes
            while learning the best parts of Upland's
          + Continue to ship software through turbulent times of people
            onboarding, leaving, and cross-training

Second Street

     * Director of Software Engineering
       December 2019 - January 2021
          + Take ownership of implementation, testing, and maintenance
            for Second Street's software platform
          + Innovate processes to increase velocity, reduce waste, and
            multiply productivity for engineers & QA
          + Advise co-owners and corporate leadership from every
            department on technical product strategy
     * Engineering Manager, Front-End Engineering
       December 2018 - December 2019
          + Recruit, hire, and train software engineers from junior to
            senior level
          + Establish and steward mentorship programs, goal-setting, and
            other career activities
     * Lead Front-end Software Engineer
       February 2015 - December 2018
          + Identify and eliminate roadblocks, process bottlenecks, and
            other inefficiencies
          + Mentor and train junior developers, improving their skills
            and productivity
     * Senior Front-end Software Engineer
       January 2014 - February 2015
          + Mentor and train junior developers, improving their skills
            and productivity
          + Participate in the design and development of white-label web
            software using agile practices
     * Front-end Software Developer
       May 2013 - January 2014
          + Employ best practices in user experience design and front-end
            web development
          + Develop across browsers and UI paradigms to make our clients
            productive and profitable

Self-Employed

     * Software Developer
       June 2008 - May 2013 & Intermittently
          + Design, code, and deploy websites for clients including small
            businesses and individuals
          + Develop open source and proprietary software to fulfill
            internal and client needs

Southeast Missouri State University

     * Student Developer
       September 2009 - September 2011
          + Triage internal support requests for the web team
          + Develop and help design comprehensive website redesign

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