Michael Kinkaid
Chief Technology & Product Officer @Reason One
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Technology & Product Officer @Reason One
As CTPO (which absolutely sounds like the name of a Star Wars droid), I drive both technology and product vision across our agency, with all the responsibilities of the CTO role (see previous gig) while expanding into comprehensive product strategy and cross-functional leadership.Product Strategy & Innovation- Develop and execute product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and product-market fit in US healthcare digital experiences- Establish standardized product offerings and service \"defaults\" that accelerate delivery for both our team and our clients- Lead agency-wide AI strategy, from policy development and practice integration to proof-of-concept development (MCP servers, Agents etc.) and client implementationCross-Functional Leadership- Direct the Practice Lead group—a cross-functional team spanning Strategic Account Management, Product Management, Project Management, Technology, Design, Content Strategy, and Marketing & Optimization- Collaborate with the Director of Delivery & Practice Lead group to shape and optimize how products and services are delivered across all disciplines- Drive quarterly objectives as executive team member, delivering measurable outcomes that advance agency growth and capabilitiesTechnology Leadership & Business Development- Continue comprehensive technology strategy responsibilities including infrastructure, cybersecurity, team management, and innovation initiatives- Core sales team member leading technical proposals, scope definition, and stakeholder presentations for major client engagements- Partner with marketing on service positioning and thought leadership through speaking engagements and content developmentKey Achievements- Spearheading organization-wide AI adoption, integrating artificial intelligence capabilities across all practice areas and client deliverables (boy does this stuff move fast)
EDUCATION
Ulster University
BSC, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT MICHAEL KINKAID
THE TWITTER SUMMARYBelfast lad working in Canada, UK & ROI. Love delivering awesome outcomes & experiences with digital solutions, and cake - cake\'s great too.THE FACEBOOK SUMMARYI’m the Chief Technology Officer at Reason One Inc. This role has me wearing many hats from leading the technical direction of the studio (languages, platforms, DevOps etc.), defining and implementing our executive strategy, business development and sales (I make many pitch decks), coaching and evolving our adoption of Agile practices and still helping with solution architecture and writing code. Generally - services as required. TL;DR SUMMARYI began my love of all things \"geek\" when my Grandfather handed me my first Asimov novel. Fast forward a few years and I had a computer science degree and a software development job in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Following a move to Toronto from Belfast, I transitioned into web development.Most of my employers have been small to mid-sized companies where the environment normally lends itself to people who want to work on as many areas as they can. I\'ve worn many hats from design, UX, development, business analysis to now being a CTO (a role that makes use of many more hats). I keep mentioning hats. I need a new metaphor.Although I try to keep sometime outside of work for my interests, I do work as a freelance technical consultant for clients such as E-Store Monster and other associates with on-line ventures. Freelance is a great vehicle for me to develop skills in new areas and invest my time in projects I believe in. I have a couple of mobile apps in the works for my other passion in life - music.Buzz Words: Solution architecture, technical consultation, online strategy, project estimation and risk assessment, information architecture, wireframing, Axure, rich internet application development, ASP.Net, C#, Kentico EMS, Kentico Kontent, SQL, SQL Server, PHP, HTML 5, JavaScript, JQuery, XHR, JSON, XML, I was a ninja at Flash (sniff, so long old pal).
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