Jake Morrison

About Jake Morrison

I convert business opportunities into new products, designing user experiences then bringing them to life. I have built hundreds of applications across health care, FinTech, AdTech, telecom, and supply chain, including challenging high-integrity and high-performance apps handling billions of daily transactions.Product design • Technical architecture • Managing distributed teams • Building high-integrity and high-performance systems • DevOps/SRE • Global experience • Fluent ChinesePreferred tech stack: Elixir/Erlang (15+ years) • Ruby on Rails • Python • React • GraphQL • PostgreSQL • Elasticsearch • Kafka • Terraform • Ansible • AWS • Kubernetes • Rust • Embedded LinuxSelected Projects• Created an innovative service helping insurance companies offer mental health coverage, enabling the company to rank #36 on the Inc. list and raise $40M. Took over legacy systems from multiple acquisitions and defined the new product roadmap and technical architecture. Created mobile apps for patient communication, increasing caregiver efficiency and effectiveness. Built admin systems and integrations with partners and customers• Launched an international funds transfer business, defining the initial product, pitching it to banking regulators, and raising $26M in VC. Built mobile apps, web interfaces, channel and bank API integrations, forecasting, treasury, KYC, and AML• Built a real-time ad exchange and grew it to handle billions of daily requests through a global network of dedicated servers, managing attacks and abuse• Created top-rated diabetes management apps to collect blood glucose readings from hardware sensors and share with doctors and family members, leading to $10M VC raise• Built a bus rapid transit system in Bangkok for Alcatel with IoT vehicle tracking, GIS, predictive arrival/departure, advertising/passenger information displays, fare collection, and video surveillance• Built a mobile CRM system for Audi, enabling salespeople to manage leads effectively and close more deals. Integrated with corporate CRM, service, marketing, and other back-office systems• Enabled luggage manufacturer Rimowa to position as a luxury brand by building a modern e-commerce platform, support website, and custom store point-of-sale system• Built a top ten photo-sharing app for Pic Collage. Solved the problems of deploying to 60M phones and debugging every variation, enabling a $2M VC round

Experience

1. CTO

   Cogini

   Jul 2005 — Present

   Built dozens of successful products for innovative early-stage startups and enterprise clients• Established high-efficiency agile processes for product development• Recruited great engineers and maintained high standards for quality and productivity• Grew sales to seven figures, handling marketing, sales, client relationships, and dispute resolutionFractional CTO/VP of Engineering for clients• Turned business opportunities into detailed product designs focusing on customer success, utilizing tools such as user personas, user stories, and customer interviews• Created technical architectures and development roadmaps to match budget and funding plans• Performed audits, evaluating systems and creating plans to improve technology, processes, and security• Built and managed infrastructure, including cloud deployment, migration, and optimization, as well as continuous integration and developer platforms• Built teams, including recruiting, assessing, and mentoring staff• Raised funds, including preparation and investor outreach

Education

• National Taiwan Normal University

  Chinese

  1992 — 1995

• University of Southern California

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering

  1987 — 1991

• National Taiwan University

  Japanese

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Product Marketing
• Open Source
• Cultural Awareness
• Strategic Partnerships
• Software Project Management
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• International Project Management
• Mobile Devices
• Business Development
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Mobile Technology
• Embedded Systems
• Javascript
• Ios Development
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Global Business Development
• Consulting
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Enterprise Software
• Software Design
• Cloud Computing
• Start-Ups
• Pre-Sales
• Mobile Applications
• Asia Pacific
• Jquery
• Business Intelligence
• Web Applications
• Voip
• Entrepreneurship
• Subversion
• Professional Services
• Mysql
• Php
• Management
• Saas
• International Business