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Director of Engineering | Enterprise Platforms, Data & Scale

Executive Summary

Strategic technology leader and Director of Engineering with 15+ years of experience driving enterprise transformation, scaling distributed engineering organizations, and aligning technical strategy with business objectives. Known for building governance, delivery practices, and platforms that improve reliability, reduce risk, and enable sustainable growth while delivering measurable business impact.

Enterprise Modernization

Owned the modernization of a custom enterprise ERP platform across a distributed engineering organization, scaling revenue from $20M to $200M. Delivered 20x operational efficiency and enabled $3B+ in processed transactions by streamlining workflows and establishing scalable platform foundations.

Cloud & Platform Optimization

Led cloud and observability strategy across the platform ecosystem, reducing AWS costs by 65% while accelerating deployment cycles. Improved system resilience and incident response through stronger monitoring, governance, and operational visibility.

Performance & Growth Impact

Drove large-scale performance optimization across customer-facing platforms, achieving 40x performance gains and $10M in annual savings through improved retention, user experience, and operational efficiency.

Operational Scale & Reliability

Established automated infrastructure, CI/CD, and monitoring standards that increased team productivity, reduced operational errors, and eliminated $1.6M in recurring annual costs while improving delivery predictability.

Professional Experience

A selection of projects that showcase my expertise

Director of Engineering - Market Traders Institute

July 2022 – Present

Engineering leader accountable for the modernization and strategic evolution of a global SaaS trading platform, serving as the senior technical authority while leading a 20+ person distributed engineering organization and partnering cross-functionally to drive stability, scalability, and data-enabled growth.

Engineering LeadershipEnterprise Platform StrategyOrganizational ScaleGovernance & Delivery PredictabilityCost & Risk Optimization

Engineering Manager / Solution Architect

Jan 2017 – July 2022

Engineering manager and solution architect responsible for enterprise modernization and core business systems at a $200M education solutions provider, reporting to the CEO and acting as the senior technical authority for ERP and platform strategy while leading cross-functional teams to drive scalability and operational efficiency.

Enterprise ModernizationERP & Core Systems StrategyCross-Functional LeadershipExecutive PartnershipOperational Scalability

Senior Solution Architect Level 3

Dec 2015 – Jan 2017

Senior solution architect leading cross-functional engineering initiatives to modernize Sprint’s enterprise network operations platforms, serving as the primary technical liaison to highly regulated mainframe systems and sensitive data environments, and driving automation, performance improvements, and cost efficiency across critical telecom infrastructure.

Enterprise Systems LeadershipRegulated & Sensitive EnvironmentsCross-Department Technical LeadershipReliability & Performance EngineeringAutomation at Scale

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Eric Owens

Director of Engineering | Enterprise Platforms, Data & Scale

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