Drew Melkonian

About Drew Melkonian

I implement enterprise technology at scale. That means working side-by-side with customers to understand their business, design the right solution, and get it into production where it actually drives value. Over the past two years at Placements.io, I\'ve led end-to-end implementations for marketing and advertising businesses ranging from Retail Media Networks to small publishers to large agencies. More recently, I\'ve become deeply focused on AI solutions - with both external and internal customers. I\'ve spearheaded internal AI adoption, shipped production applications, built custom integrations and connectors, designed automated workflows. On my own time, I\'ve built and shipped an iOS app with zero prior mobile development experience, using AI-assisted development tools to go from idea to working product. Six years ago I started my career at Slalom Consulting, delivering technology projects for a variety of clients. From local healthcare organizations to Fortune 5 Companies. That foundation taught me how to take complex technology into real environments and actually make it stick. Everything I\'ve done since has been building on that.

Experience

1. Solutions Consultant

   Placements Ai

   Apr 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Post-sale implementation and solutions delivery. Focused on delivering value to my customers through thoughtful and intentional implementation. Customer Delivery & Growth- Solutions Consultant supporting Placement.io’s rapidly expanding business, MarketerOS, owning end-to-end implementations with strategic customers- Led 10+ end-to-end implementations across all client types, from discovery and solution design through data migration, integration, and production go-live- Operate as the bridge between Product, Engineering, and customers on a platform that is actively evolving in productionAI Platform Ownership- Own the company\'s internal AI platform rollout: evaluation, deployment, security, training, and adoption- Shipped a production application using AI-assisted development that replaced legacy tooling- Designed and deployed custom connectors and integrations with authentication and permission-group scoping for secure data access- Built automated multi-system workflows that streamline internal processes from user feedback through development and documentation- Architected a centralized knowledge system that enables the team to use AI as a genuine working partner rather than just a chat tool- Drove phased rollout with education-first adoption strategy, custom training materials, and hands-on enablementTechnical Skills Applied- AI assisted use of Python, TypeScript, Swift, and SQL in-role- Deep technical troubleshooting using SQL queries, log analysis, and AI-augmented codebase exploration- Solution architecture, API integration, Salesforce configuration, and complex data modeling

Education

• UW Foster School of Business

  Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Finance and Information Systems

  2016 — 2020