John Barrera

About John Barrera

Digital product executive (with full SDLC experience) with 20 years of experience leading product, project and engineering teams (cross functional teams). I specialize in instilling my teams with a sense of purpose. I have almost a decade of experience managing P&L\'s with distributed (international) teams of greater than 70 employees. In running my startup I was able to successfully source investors and execute on a seed round of funding. I am adept at free to play games, gamification (monetization/retention/acquisition), mobile app development (iOS/iPhone), and Agile product development, product management, mobile application development (iOS, Android), virtual goods, free to play, real time strategy (RTS), Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

Experience

1. Fractional Chief Technology Officer

   Behavior Agent

   Apr 2019 — Present

   As the Fractional CTO at Behavior Agent, I lead the technological strategy and operations for this innovative behavioral health platform. Key responsibilities include:Building and managing a high-performing engineering team, ensuring we have the right talent to drive our technological goalsOverseeing the development and maintenance of our HIPAA-compliant digital platform, prioritizing data security and patient privacyArchitecting and evolving our digital product to meet the changing needs of behavioral health professionals and their clientsSpearheading user experience optimization initiatives to enhance engagement and effectiveness of our platformImplementing agile methodologies to improve development efficiency and product qualityCollaborating with clinical experts to translate behavioral health best practices into digital solutionsGuiding the company through technological transitions, including the current preparation for potential acquisitionMy role focuses on leveraging technology to improve access to and quality of behavioral health services, while maintaining the highest standards of data protection and user-centric design. As we transition towards a potential sale, I\'m dedicated to ensuring our technological assets are optimized for seamless integration and scalability.

Education

• Caltech

  Engineering & Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Product Management
• E-Commerce
• Casual Games
• Mobile Marketing
• Scrum
• Sem
• Agile Methodologies
• Social Media Marketing
• Virtual Goods
• Facebook
• Internet Access
• Mobile Applications
• Monetization
• Start-Ups
• Team Building
• Mmo
• Mobile Devices
• User Experience
• Mobile Advertising
• Online Advertising