Ray Schauer

About Ray Schauer

I\'m a highly motivated and energetic leader possessing a strong technical background with full application lifecycle management experience including rolled up operational business planning, forecasting (P&L), and managing cross functional teams. I have an entrepreneurial spirit and am an excellent problem solver specializing in analysis and determining the root need and/or cause of a requirement or issue at hand. I posses a straight forward communications style adept at translating between various levels of technical competencies. What I do:• Provide Technology Leadership to Application and Package Software Development and Technical Architect teams.• Architect and Consult on Application and Product Development including Application Programing Interfaces (APIs), Platform as a Service (PaaS) Architecture, E-Commerce Platforms, Content Management Platforms (CMS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms, Third Party Logistics (3PL) Systems, Digital Asset Management (DAM) tools, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms, Product Information Management (PIM) tools, Software as a Service Architecture (SaaS), and more.• Recruit, Lead, and Mentor High Performance Technology Teams• Identify and Prioritize Feature Backlogs and Communicate Requirements across a variety of Stakeholders• Grow and Promote a Positive and Productive Engineering and Development Culture• Identify and Evaluate Emerging Technology Solutions• Track Metrics to Provide Oversight, Evaluation, and Management on all aspects of the Development Life Cycle• Above all, Execute

Experience

1. Vice President of Engineering

   Grubhub

   Apr 2024 — Present

   As Vice President of Engineering, my scope comprises of multiple domains including Grubhub\'s Checkout, Developer, and Data Platforms (data lake, data warehouse, and AI/ML platform). In addition to platform responsibilities, I maintain our New Verticals (grocery, convenience, and non food items) expansion along with our Corporate and Onsite teams.

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  B.S., Computer Engineering

  1998 — 2003

Skills

• Information Architecture
• Xml Schema
• Agile Project Management
• Architectures
• Api Development
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Digital Strategy
• Paas
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Revenue Forecasting
• Enterprise Architecture
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Xml
• Performance Tuning
• Mobile Devices
• Javascript
• Web Development
• Saas
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Cloud Computing
• Web Applications
• Cms
• Document Imaging
• Leadership
• Integration
• Strategic Planning
• Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Internet of Things
• Pre-Sales