Kelvin

About Kelvin

Software engineering leader with 8+ years building and scaling high-performing teams from startup to acquisition. Currently leading post-acquisition integration efforts at Travelers following their $435M acquisition of Corvus Insurance, where I\'ve recruited, hired and led our engineering team through rapid growth from 10 to 50+ engineers.My leadership philosophy centers on creating a culture of openness, support, and transparency—I\'m proud to have been a part of maintaining a below-average team attrition rate even during major organizational transitions. I\'m passionate about leveraging cutting-edge tools to drive productivity, recently spearheading adoption of AI development tools including Anthropic\'s Claude Sonnet, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code for my engineers and having quite a bit of fun with it myself.I\'m deeply passionate about Elixir and functional programming in general, and I believe in being pragmatic and adaptable to today\'s evolving tech landscape. I thrive on complex integration challenges, having successfully delivered critical systems ahead of schedule that directly contributed to acquisition success.Key strengths: Team building and retention • AI/ML tool integration • Complex system integrations • Cross-functional stakeholder communication • Elixir/Phoenix expertise

Experience

1. Director, Software Engineering

   Travelers

   Jan 2025 — Present · Asheville, NC, US

   Leading post-acquisition integration efforts following Travelers\' acquisition of Corvus Insurance• Championing adoption of generative AI tools across engineering teams resulting in significant productivity gains, particularly around reduction of repetitive boilerplate code• Maintaining below-average team attrition during organizational transition through transparent communication and supportive leadership

Education

• General Assembly

  Web Development Immersive

  2015

• Northwestern University

  M.S., Journalism - Media Management

  2004 — 2005

• Northwestern University

  B.S., Journalism, Economics

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• React.js
• Redux
• Ember.js
• Jquery
• Elixir
• Photography
• Photojournalism
• Front-End Development
• Journalism
• Newspaper
• Mongodb
• Web Development
• Editorial
• Javascript
• Ruby on Rails
• Sql
• Node.js
• Storytelling
• Multimedia