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Christopher Prokop
Director of Software Engineering specializing in AI, data platforms, and cloud architecture
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Veteran software engineering leader who started as an early internet engineer in the mid-1990s and has since grown into Director/VP-level leadership across legacy web platforms, logistics systems, and modern data engineering. Particularly compelling for companies needing a hands-on leader who can modernize complex Perl/UNIX monoliths, manage large cross-functional teams, and deliver operational systems in warehouse, marketplace, and reverse-logistics environments.
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Key Strengths
- Nearly three decades of software engineering experience dating back to the early internet era
- Led design and engineering of a warehouse management system used across 11 warehouses
- Built reverse logistics returns management systems for a multi-million-dollar online marketplace
- Directed monolith-to-cloud modernization and application decomposition from a tightly coupled Perl codebase
- Deep experience untangling cross-library dependencies and replacing them with API-based integrations
- Hands-on data engineering for a 9 PB data lake using Spark, Python, and dbt
- Managed engineering organizations up to 45 people across Perl, Java, QA, Scrum, and project management functions
- Strong performance management discipline with structured coaching, work plans, and PIP execution
- Translated complex client requirements into implementable architecture for Amazon-related bulk resale workflows
- Led stakeholder alignment across 8-10 business groups with competing priorities and sprint-based delivery planning
- Contributed to award-winning logistics tooling tied to the 2023 Innovation Solutions Partner Award
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