Robert Morris

About Robert Morris

At First Payment International, our team drives technology innovation to support strategic growth, including securing $43 million in seed funding to tackle a $100 million market opportunity. Leveraging over 20 years of experience, I collaborate with C-level stakeholders to align IT architecture with business goals, creating a five-year technology roadmap that increased operational efficiency by 17%. We focus on delivering solutions in POS, card processing, and integrated services while investing in cutting-edge technologies like Cloud, AI/ML, and cybersecurity compliance. My mission is to empower organizations through data-driven insights and scalable technology. As an adaptable leader, I prioritize cross-functional collaboration to implement automated systems that save costs and enhance productivity, such as a back-office sales operations platform that reduced expenses by over monthly. Dedicated to advancing data governance, analytics, and security, I enable teams to achieve measurable outcomes and foster global market expansion.

Experience

1. Engineering Manager CTO

   First Payment International

   May 2025 — Present · Lakewood, CA, US

   Led efforts to secure $43 million in seed funding to capitalize on a $100 million market opportunity, driving strategic growth and innovation. Partnered with C-level stakeholders to align IT architecture with business strategy, developing a five-year technology roadmap that increased operational efficiency by 17% and supported global market expansion. Spearheaded product initiatives in POS, card processing, integrated delivery services, and employee placement, driving client revenues by monthly. Led investments in Cloud, Microservices, AI/ML, and Security (EMV, PCI-DSS, Crypto). Designedandimplemented an automated back-office sales operations system, saving FPi per month. Applied expertise in Salesforce, Microservices, and custom Java/Python solutions to enhance data quality, governance, and analytics for sales managers. Recruited, onboarded, and mentored technical and non-technical hires while leading integration projects poised to expand the Total Addressable Market (TAM) by $60 million. Honoredin‘Marquis Who’s Who2024’ andthe ‘Top Engineer Edition 2024’ for outstanding contributions to technology and engineering

Education

• Vanderbilt University

  Master of Science - MS, Engineering Management

• Colorado School of Mines

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Skills

• Pre-Sales
• Voip
• Data Center
• Sqoop
• Master Data Management
• Data Integration
• Wireless Technologies
• Saas
• Hdfs
• Nosql
• Business Process Management
• Switches
• Big Data
• Erp
• Hive
• Apache Pig
• Sql
• Internet Protocol (Ip)
• Ip
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Hadoop
• Crm
• Routers
• Esb
• Sales Engineering
• Business Intelligence
• Wireless
• Talend Unified Platform
• Sip
• Atm Networks
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Cisco Technologies
• Ethernet
• Data Warehousing
• Telecommunications
• Professional Services
• Etl
• Enterprise Software
• Data Quality
• Enterprise Service Bus