Todd Kaplinger

Experience

1. Vice President Sw Engineering - Chief Architect, Retail Solutions

   NCR Voyix

   Apr 2022 — Present

   Executive global leader of innovation and architecture for NCR Retail solutions including Point of Sale(POS), Self Checkout(SCO), E-Commerce, Consumer Loyalty, Analytics and Merchandising. I have led the architecture transformation of NCR Retail from a hardware-centric to a software and services focused strategy. To deliver on this modernization strategy, NCR Next Generation Retail platform was architected from the outset to be deployed on highly scalable cloud architecture as well as edge (in-store IoT edge compute) leveraging open source technologies such as Kubernetes(K8), Kustomize, Helm, React, Go and Node.js with a strong focus on GitOps (Flux). Key Outcomes:* Partnered with executive leadership to develop a market leading retail solutions and technology roadmap to drive scale and efficiency that meets business goals and aligns to corporate strategy.* Established effective systems and process governance programs to foster maturity across the business.* Driven standardization, process consistency, and data quality across business processes.* Proven experience leading large-scale engineering organizations, spanning multiple product and solution transforming NCR to a software and services cloud first company.* Strong track record of talent acquisition and mentoring; ability to build world-class teams by recruiting, retaining, and developing top technical talent.* Fostered a culture of “NCR-as-a-Service” to functional leaders and end customers.* Strong technical skills; ability to not only delve into the details but also drive broader strategic architectural discussions.* Customer focused; experience establishing a culture that is laser focused on top-quality delivery.* Ability to debate, discuss, and commit to a strategy across peer functions and teams.

Education

• Harvard Extension School

  Graduate Certificate, Applied Sciences, Concentration in Software Engineering

• Bentley University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics and Finance

Skills

• Mobile Applications
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Cloud Computing
• Strategic Transformation
• Ios Design
• Ios Development
• Google
• Java
• Enterprise Software
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Web Services
• Software Development
• Agile Methodologies
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Hashtag
• Team Leadership
• Objective-C
• Swift
• Javascript
• Strategic Leadership
• Mobile Strategy
• Representational State Transfer (Rest)
• Eclipse
• Integration
• Architecture
• Giphy
• Worklight
• Mobile Technology
• IT Strategy
• Soa
• Web Development
• Websphere Application Server
• Istio
• Android Development
• Mobile St
• Groovy
• Maven
• Enterprise Architecture
• Executive Leadership
• Technical Leadership