Thomas Lockney

About Thomas Lockney

Note: I don\'t accept connection invitations for people I don\'t know and have no obvious reason to connect with. If you\'re going to request a connection, please include a message explaining why we should be connected.I am a technology leader who thrives at the intersection of innovation, empathy, and execution—where transformative ideas meet inclusive leadership to create scalable, impactful solutions.Over the course of my career, I’ve had the privilege of leading world-class teams and delivering groundbreaking technologies that drive business growth and delight customers. From architecting Nike’s activity platform, managing over 1.2 billion user activities, to spearheading HubSpot’s external developer platform, my focus has always been on building systems that scale and teams that excel.My journey has been defined by:• Innovative Leadership: Transforming technical visions into measurable outcomes, like achieving 48% growth in deals won through platform enhancements at HubSpot.• Operational Excellence: Advocating for and implementing DevOps practices, driving faster deployment cycles, higher availability, and seamless migrations.• Inclusive Team Building: Cultivating diverse and high-performing teams, empowering individuals at every level, and fostering cultures of inclusivity and belonging.• Technical Expertise: Pioneering solutions in scalable cloud architectures, serverless platforms, and privacy-first strategies, ensuring technical excellence is aligned with business needs.Beyond the work, I take immense pride in mentoring and coaching, helping others grow into their full potential, and creating environments where innovation and collaboration thrive.As I look to my next role, I am excited to continue driving technical innovation, scaling organizations, and delivering transformational business results. As a senior engineering leader, I am ready to partner with organizations that value visionary leadership, technical excellence, and a people-first culture.Let’s build something extraordinary together—feel free to connect or reach out to discuss how I can help your organization achieve its next breakthrough.

Experience

1. Senior Director of Software Engineering

   Metron

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Leading engineering for Metron’s strategic transformation into a data-first water intelligence company. Building and mentoring a small, high-impact team to deliver scalable cloud infrastructure and API-driven products, enabling new revenue streams.Key Contributions:• Platform Leadership: Architecting and delivering the foundation for Metron’s Data-as-a-Service platform, including scalable data ingestion pipelines (SNS/SQS, S3, Lambda) and external API infrastructure for smart water consumption analytics.• Team Development: Built a cross-functional team of frontend, backend, and product professionals; provided mentorship and coaching to grow engineering and product management capabilities.• Product Strategy Execution: Spearheading development of first-generation data products including geographic benchmarking tools, ESG/sustainability reporting, and support for third-party meter integration.• Legacy Modernization: Leading the transition from legacy Azure/.NET systems toward a cloud-native stack using Go, Python, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and AWS serverless technologies.• Technical Excellence: Established lightweight but rigorous engineering practices for quality, security, and delivery velocity in a startup-like environment within a legacy hardware-focused company.

Education

• Portland Community College

  Various

  2008 — 2008

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Various

  1992 — 1997

• Austin Community College

  Various

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Integration
• Shell Scripting
• Software Development
• Scala
• Infrastructure
• System Architecture
• Architecture
• Javascript
• Mongodb
• Web Development
• Distributed Systems
• Web Applications
• Agile Methodologies
• Rest
• Cloud Computing
• Akka
• Activemq
• Jms
• Unix
• Systems Management
• Architectures
• Java
• Ruby
• Sql
• Linux
• Apache
• Software Design
• Web Services
• Git
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Virtualization
• Scalability
• Software Engineering