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Terrence Gatsby

Executive Technology Leader (CTO/CIO) specializing in AI/ML, cloud modernization, and FinTech

Web3AdvisorsUniversity of PhoenixSanta Monica, CA11 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks On-Site

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Engineering/technology leader (CTO-style) with experience scaling orgs and running distributed teams across four continents for over a decade. Led a high-stakes modernization of a securities trading platform at Wedbush—migrating from monolith to microservices on AWS with zero-downtime constraints—driving 45% execution performance improvement and enabling 25% market share growth. Emphasizes business-aligned roadmaps, build-vs-buy rigor, and scalable engineering practices/culture.

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Key Strengths

  • Aligns technology roadmaps to measurable 12–18 month business objectives
  • Strong prioritization via build-vs-buy and differentiation vs commodity analysis
  • Scaled engineering orgs with early leadership layers (domain leads at ~10; leadership team at 20+)
  • Implemented scalable engineering operating system (code reviews, CI/CD, incident response, architecture reviews) without heavy bureaucracy
  • Built culture of ownership, knowledge sharing/documentation, and psychological safety in growing teams
  • Exec-level technical leadership focused on architecture strategy and developing senior leaders (not IC coding)
  • Led phased modernization of a trading platform from monolith to microservices with AWS migration
  • Delivered quantified outcomes: 45% execution performance improvement in 12 months; enabled 25% market share growth
  • Managed distributed engineering teams across four continents for 10+ years with clear DRIs and async visibility

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Experience

Chief Technology Officer & Strategic Technology AdvisorWeb3Advisors · Jan 2021 – Presentfreelance
Chief Technology OfficerWedbush Securities · Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Chief Information OfficerCLOUT · Jul 2017 – Dec 2019
Chief Information OfficerIGM Global · Mar 2015 – Jul 2017

Education

University of Phoenixbachelor, Information Technology

Languages

English

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerAWS Certified Solutions ArchitectCertified Blockchain Solution ArchitectCertified Project Manager

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Terrence GatsbyExecutive Technology Leader (CTO/CIO) specializing in AI/ML, cloud modernization, and FinTech