Clay Cowdery

About Clay Cowdery

An innovative strategist and catalyst for change, I blend a deep background in business, technology and data to drive rapid, profitable business growth. Passionate about transforming operations to achieve performance excellence, I am an intrapreneur inspires a shared vision for new ventures and improvement scenarios.Utilizing emerging and existing technologies, I work in partnership with clients, creating the business solutions that deliver sustained results. Fusing deep business and team leadership experience with financial, risk management and data analytics, I implement the forward-thinking roadmaps that enable mission and business success. Noted for:Business TransformationDefined and commercialized solutions for transforming payment and manufacturing supply chain operations that scaled license and services revenue by 400%, decreasing sales cycles by 50%.Client Interface to Enhance RelationshipsImplemented and supported on-premise and cloud solutions for new and existing accounts resulting in 100% Annual Recurring Revenue renewal.Talent LeadershipMentored multiple technical and data science teams to develop business acumen and deliver increased value to clients. Deep Technology ExpertiseDesigned and implemented role-based business transforming solutions using new-generation operational intelligence platform with event stream processing, times series, advanced analytics and machine learning. StartupsTook deep technology FinTech startup from Series Seed to Series A closure while achieving positive, self-sustaining cash flow in one year.Expertise and Experience that Drive Continuous ImprovementVision | Innovation − Mission-Driven − Strategic | Critical Analysis − Design Thinking | OODA − New Business Models | Startups − Deep Technology − Advanced Analytics | Machine Learning − Go-to-Market Strategy − Perfect Customer Experience − Team Creation | Leadership | Mentoring

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer Chief Solution Architect

   Mainbloq

   Jan 2020 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   MainBloq is the high-performance trade execution infrastructure for digital assets. We offer the industry’s leading smart order routing and execution algorithms through a single API connection. We empower our customers with custom trading solutions for high speed, reliable global best execution.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical Engineering

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• Decision Analysis
• Decision Support
• Cloud Computing
• Integration
• Professional Services
• Distributed Systems
• Architectures
• Strategic Planning
• Business Intelligence
• Pre-Sales
• Management Consulting
• Software Development
• Solution Selling
• Business Analytics
• Outsourcing
• Data Center
• Predictive Analytics
• Linux
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Program Management
• Governance
• Saas
• Soa
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Business Strategy
• Java
• IT Strategy
• Software Project Management
• Itil
• Agile Methodologies
• Consulting
• Architecture
• Start-Ups
• Business Process Design
• Business Process