Jeff Israel

About Jeff Israel

Experienced engineering leader and builder with a passion for solving complex problems and delivering innovative solutions. Proven track record of building quality software applications and managing teams of all experience levels across a variety of industries. Deep understanding of agile development methodologies, working knowledge of DevOps/Infrastructure, and can still write quality code from time to time (NodeJS/TypeScript/React these days). A dedicated team player and empathetic leader with high EQ and excellent communication & collaboration skills. Always eager to learn new technologies and take on new challenges.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Director

   Hearstlab

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Supporting and advising pre-seed and seed stage women-led startups. With HearstLab, I help startups navigate the engineering challenges that come with building and scaling innovative software products.

Education

• University of Maryland

  B.S., Computer Science

  2000 — 2004

• The Johns Hopkins University

  M.S., Computer Science

  2004 — 2007

Skills

• Architecture
• Software Design
• Databases
• Process Improvement
• Information Assurance
• Spring
• C
• Tomcat
• Unix
• Information Security
• Sql
• Linux
• Web Applications
• Pmp
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Html
• Integration
• Mysql
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Project Management
• Architectures
• Apache
• Soa
• Systems Engineering
• Agile Project Management
• Web Development
• Business Analysis
• Agile Methodologies
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Network Security
• Xml
• Database Design
• Javascript
• Sdlc
• Program Management