Jose Lopez

Technical Director
21years in tech
8years leading teams
B2English
15companies

Overview

Technical Director with 19+ years of experience across software delivery, architecture, and product-focused engineering. Led teams and presales activities, supported roadmap and deployment processes, and built AI agents using ChatGPT with Cline-assisted tooling. Background includes .NET full-stack development and cloud/enterprise integrations.
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Timeline

Technical Director / Studio Lead · Head+
Engineering Studio · Full-Time
Oct 2024 to Jul 2025 9 Months In office
Reviewed training needs across the studio and supported the studio’s internal structure. Served as community lead for SOLA and contributed to AI initiatives. Built AI agents using ChatGPT and supported a Copilot-like coding assistant using Cline.
ChatGPT
Cline
Presales Lead / Account Manager · Lead
Fika · Full-Time
Oct 2024 to May 2025 7 Months In office
Managed multiple client accounts and owned presales activities for Boston Scientific. Coordinated delivery with stakeholders across technical and business priorities. Focused on aligning proposed solutions with client requirements and expectations.
AI Engineering Lead · Lead
G4G · Full-Time
Jun 2024 to Sep 2024 3 Months In office
Participated in initiatives supporting SSFF and SAP initiatives as part of a managing team. Worked in the AI team to build AI agents using ChatGPT. Used Cline to help create a Copilot-like coding assistant.
ChatGPT
Cline
Presales Technical Lead · Lead
Valhalla · Full-Time
Sep 2023 to Feb 2024 5 Months In office
Managed multiple client accounts and led presales for several enterprise customers. Owned presales responsibilities including solution alignment and stakeholder engagement. Supported proposals by connecting client needs to delivery capabilities.
Product & Delivery Support Lead · Lead
Fair · Full-Time
Mar 2023 to Sep 2023 6 Months In office
Helped define product and deployment roadmaps and reviewed development and deployment processes. Supported the Product Owner in evaluating key product functions and strategy. Coordinated technical reviews to ensure alignment with planned releases.
Product & Engineering Lead · Lead
Kenari · Full-Time
Jun 2021 to Mar 2023 1 Year 9 Months In office
Researched market needs and translated them into an app idea measuring digital carbon footprint. Defined product roadmaps and core functionality and coached the team on app development and market research. Led planning activities to structure delivery around identified user needs.
Account & Delivery Lead · Lead
The Empire · Full-Time
Dec 2020 to Apr 2021 4 Months In office
Managed smaller client accounts, including negotiating scope and monitoring team health. Led large-scale screening and interviewing for over 200 candidates for WellSky. Supported delivery planning and team effectiveness to help client engagements succeed.
Engineering Manager · Lead
StarmeUP · Full-Time
Oct 2017 to Dec 2020 3 Years 2 Months In office
Managed teams across front-end and mobile while supporting back-end and QA groups to meet delivery goals. Created new products and built roadmaps to drive team outcomes. Worked with Agile delivery practices and managed engineering execution across multiple areas.
Scrum
Linux
PostgreSQL
Technical Lead · Lead
United Airlines · Full-Time
Mar 2017 to Oct 2017 7 Months In office
Managed a team and negotiated tasks to execute work plans. Gathered requirements, researched potential technologies, estimated effort, and analyzed and developed functionality. Delivered on-site training to support the client team.
Technical Lead · Lead
Alliance Entertainment · Full-Time
Feb 2015 to Mar 2017 2 Years 1 Month In office
Managed the team workflow by negotiating tasks and coordinating requirements gathering. Researched and identified solutions for new technology needs and supported effort estimation. Analyzed and developed functionality as part of delivery and contributed to technical execution.
Software Engineer · Middle
Huddle Group · Full-Time
Jun 2012 to Feb 2015 2 Years 8 Months In office
Worked on multiple projects for clients including Sony Pictures, Fox, and Microsoft. Delivered functionality using .NET Framework and WCF and contributed to cloud-based solutions using AWS services including S3 and SWF. Supported requirement discovery and implementation across different domains.
AWS
Amazon S3
.NET Developer · Middle
CME · Full-Time
Apr 2011 to Jun 2012 1 Year 2 Months In office
Contributed to system design and delivered an initial implementation of a subway-related web system. Implemented features using MVC3 within a functional framework. Focused on bringing the web system from design into working delivery.
MVC
.NET Developer · Middle
PetPlace · Full-Time
Sep 2010 to Apr 2011 7 Months In office
Developed application functionality and supported ongoing delivery work. Implemented features using C# and ASP.NET technologies and worked with SQL Server-based data. Enhanced the front end with jQuery and CSS and collaborated using version control.
C#
SQL
JQuery
Full-stack .NET Developer · Middle
Belatrix Software · Full-Time
Jan 2007 to Sep 2010 3 Years 8 Months In office
Delivered full-stack .NET solutions across different industries and client projects. Gathered requirements, researched technology options, estimated work, and analyzed and implemented application functionality. Upgraded and maintained ASP.NET MVC implementations and used SQL Server and front-end libraries during development.
C#
MVC
SQL
JQuery
ERP Team Member · Middle
Knowledge Software Factory · Full-Time
Jul 2006 to Nov 2006 4 Months In office
Joined a team developing an ERP system. Contributed to designing and implementing parts of the enterprise resource planning solution. Focused on translating requirements into initial ERP functionality as part of the delivery team.

Technical skills

SQL
C#
JavaScript
C#
ASP.NET Core
DevOps
AWS
Amazon S3
Linux
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Cline
Copilot
AI Agents
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
JQuery
Mobile
MVC
Analytics
Pentaho

Job preferences

Work permits
United States
Employment type
Full-Time
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