Stephen Retchford

Head of Technology for Canada @Backbase

Toronto, ON, CA
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WORK HISTORY

Feb 2019 — Present

Head of Technology for Canada @Backbase

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CA

Responsible for the engineering practice in Canada and the North Eastern U.S. Successfully incubated the business and scaled the team 10x over 3 years. Currently overseeing a team of 70+ engineers.

EDUCATION

1998 — 2003

Carleton University

Bachelor of Computer Science, Management and Business Systems

SKILLS

RedisDevopsInfluence at All LevelsIT StrategyAmazon Web Services (Aws)Enterprise ArchitectureVendor ManagementSun Certified Java ProgrammerCommunicationAgile MethodologiesNegotiationApache KafkaNode.jsZachmanResponsive Web DesignMicroservicesAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesTogafDesign PatternsApi DevelopmentProject ManagementIT Business StrategyHtml5Team LeadershipSdlcSolution ArchitectureCloud ApplicationsElasticsearchJ2ee Web ServicesSpring FrameworkEvent Based ArchitectureSoa

ABOUT STEPHEN RETCHFORD

A seasoned IT professional who excels at leading high performing teams at the forefront oftechnological and organizational change.• 20+ years of experience working in the Financial, Education, and Telecommunications Sectors.• A track record of success leading large scale initiatives, involving cross enterprise global teams with significant vendor involvement.• A strong communicator who bridges the gap between business and technology.• Instills a nimble startup mentality within a team, while establishing an appropriate level of governance for the enterprise.• A passion for mentoring and coaching people with diverse skill sets and backgrounds.

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