Jeremy Reed
CTO at Spare Hand Students
- Role
- Chief Technology Officer at Spare Hand Students
- Location
- Lexington, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeremy Reed
Accomplished engineering executive with over 20 years of experience leading high-performing, customer-focused software organizations. Proven track record in building and scaling development teams, shaping engineering culture, and delivering innovative products across diverse industries. Skilled in strategic leadership, modern cloud and infrastructure technologies, and best-in-class engineering practices. Passionate about developing talent, driving measurable outcomes, and aligning engineering efforts with business goals. Academic background includes advanced research in high-performance computing and optical character recognition, with multiple peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Jul 2025 — Present
I’m the CTO at SHS, an early-stage startup that recently achieved product-market fit with our MVP. We’re now focused on building our go-forward platform — Platform 2.0 — designed to scale with our growing customer base and long-term vision. I’m currently leading the engineering function, having just made our first key hires, and am laying the technical and organizational foundations for our next phase of growth.
Education
Centre College
BS, Computer Science
1997 — 2001
University of Kentucky
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science
2009 — 2016
Skills
- Databases
- Troubleshooting
- Software Documentation
- Management
- Software Development
- Enterprise Software
- Architecture
- Training
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