Bill Barclay

About Bill Barclay

Bill Barclay is a technology leader passionate about driving innovation, modernizing legacy systems, and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions. With expertise in AI-powered code generation, cloud transformation, and data strategy, he has successfully led initiatives such as moving legacy RDBMS into Snow Flake, and employing the Amazon strangler pattern to transition legacy architectures into cloud-native environments, and integration patterns key to optimizing a multi-cloud environment with Azure, AWS, and Google (GCVE) components.At Maritz, Bill leads a software and product engineering team of 130, ensuring innovation and service excellence for customers. His approach anchors on SAFe (employing both Agile and Lean), with an emphasis on experience design; developing a deep understanding of the customer journey to drive meaningful ROI. Previously at Maritz (formerly Experient), he served as primary system architect for platform modernization across mobile, web, and desktop, leading distributed engineering teams across the U.S. and globally.Bill has also worked extensively with nearshore teams in Mexico and Colombia, regularly visiting in person to maintain high engagement, productivity, and team cohesion. His commitment to strengthening these relationships has driven both technical success and cross-cultural collaboration. To facilitate deeper connections, he has developed conversational level of Spanish comprehension.Before Maritz, Bill held software development leadership roles at AbstractApps, the Baha’i National Center, and DataCore Technology, gaining hands-on experience in fast-paced startup environments that demanded versatility and technical excellence. His educational background includes the Olin Physics Scholarship to Wake Forest University, a BA from the University of Georgia, and multiple post-graduate certifications from the University of Pennsylvania, Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), and Scaled Agile (SAFe).

Experience

1. Vice President Product Engineering

   Maritz

   Jul 2020 — Present

   Leading a 130-member global engineering team, driving enterprise modernization, cloud transformation, and AI automation while aligning execution with business objectives.Enterprise Technology & Cloud TransformationLed legacy-to-cloud modernization, migrating RDBMS to Snowflake and refactoring applications via the Amazon Strangler Pattern.Designed multi-cloud architectures (Azure, AWS, GCVE) to enhance performance, interoperability, and cost efficiency.Operational Resilience & Incident ManagementBuilt MASH (Monitoring and System Health), integrating Jenkins, OpenSearch, and Grafana (AWS) for proactive alerts and system health monitoring.Strengthened Incident Response & Hypercare, reducing SEV1/SEV2 response time to 15 minutes and cutting resolution time by 80%.Product Strategy & InnovationDrove customer-centric experience design using Google Design Sprints, Mural, and Design Thinking.Experimenting with AI-powered code rewrite automation to modernize legacy stacks.Established DevOps & CI/CD best practices, improving delivery speed and system reliability.Leadership & Organizational GrowthScaled a high-performing global engineering org, integrating nearshore teams in Mexico & Colombia.Fostered cross-functional collaboration across product, sales, and operations.Applied SAFe Agile & Lean to ensure predictable, high-quality software delivery.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  Post Graduate Certificate, Computer Software Engineering

  1997 — 1997

• The University of Georgia

  BA, English

  1993 — 1995

Skills

• Mvc
• Visual Studio
• Sql
• Asp.net
• Vbscript
• Vba
• Android
• Iis
• Msde
• Json
• Ado
• Microsoft Sql Server
• C#
• .net
• Wcf
• Entity Framework
• Ajax
• Dcom
• Iphone Development
• Dotnetnuke
• Dhtml
• Agile
• Javascript
• Uml
• Web Applications
• Soa
• Mysql
• Ado.net
• Agile Methodologies
• Dts
• Microsoft Windows 98
• Visual Basic
• Microsoft Office
• Crystal Reports
• Com
• Software Engineering
• Vb.net
• Web Services
• Xml
• Rest