Brian Williams

• Leading engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions for local business discovery and engagement platform.
• Overseeing architecture decisions and technical strategy for multi-platform applications serving millions of users.
• Driving engineering excellence through modern development practices, code quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating with product, design, and business stakeholders to align technical roadmap with company objectives.
• Building and mentoring high-performing engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

Call Center based Third Party Verification company which was started in 1998.

• Led engineering organization through complete platform modernization, transitioning from legacy systems to modern cloud-native architecture.
• Built and managed high-performing development teams, establishing engineering practices and culture that enabled rapid product delivery.
• Drove product strategy and roadmap execution, launching multiple new revenue-generating product lines that expanded market reach.
• Architected and implemented scalable cloud infrastructure enabling business growth while optimizing operational costs.
• Established modern DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines, significantly improving deployment velocity and system reliability.
• Designed and delivered API platforms enabling strategic partnerships and integration capabilities.

Dell Software Group was purchased by Francisco Partner Group in November 2016.

• Architected and developed unified deployment platform enabling standardized application lifecycle management across multiple environments.
• Designed extensible plugin architecture supporting multiple container orchestration and cloud platforms, increasing deployment flexibility.
• Led development of web-based UI expanding platform accessibility and improving developer experience through intuitive interfaces.

• Invented and developed patent-pending containerized appliance solution for enterprise software lifecycle management, significantly simplifying deployment complexity.
• Built comprehensive Business Intelligence platform enabling predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and operational insights for large-scale distributed systems.
• Led data engineering initiatives analyzing petabyte-scale datasets to drive product improvements and customer success outcomes.
• Architected multi-cloud integration strategy supporting enterprise customers across diverse cloud platforms and hybrid environments.
• Established DevOps best practices and database optimization strategies, improving system performance and reducing operational overhead.
• Maintained open-source Python library (Mixcoatl) enabling developer community adoption and platform extensibility.
• Designed and implemented fully-automated deployment solutions reducing setup time from days to minutes while eliminating manual configuration errors.

Company was purchased by Dell Inc. in May 2013.

• Early-stage team member at cloud management platform acquired by Dell Inc., contributing to company growth from Series A to successful exit.
• Led customer success initiatives including enterprise training, technical consulting, and strategic account management.
• Drove pre-sales technical engagements and proof-of-concept implementations, directly contributing to enterprise customer acquisition.
• Established customer support operations and metrics reporting, enabling data-driven improvements to product and service delivery.
• Delivered custom analytics solutions and data insights for enterprise clients, enabling strategic business decisions.
• Provided cloud architecture consulting to Fortune 500 companies, establishing technical credibility and driving platform adoption.
• Architected and implemented infrastructure automation solutions supporting multi-cloud deployments at enterprise scale.

• Co-founded bootstrapped startup as Technical Co-Founder, building product from concept to market-leading platform.
• Developed go-to-market strategy and product vision, achieving rapid growth to 11,000 paying subscribers in first year.
• Architected and built scalable web platform from ground up, establishing technical foundation for rapid customer acquisition.
• Designed and implemented automated financial systems processing high-volume transactions with payment providers.
• Architected highly available cloud infrastructure ensuring zero-downtime operations and seamless scalability.
• Established engineering practices and managed distributed development teams, delivering products on aggressive timelines.