Tony Heupel

About Tony Heupel

My passion is leading leaders in outcome-driven organizations to build empowered Product Development teams that not only execute their roadmaps, but develop them through becoming domain experts and trusted business partners with strong technical and business foundations.I have over 25 years of professional experience as a top technology employee across Internet search, web advertising, e-Commerce, retail, insurance, air travel, outdoor advertising, and as a sole proprietor of a custom software company at age 16.

Experience

1. VP of Retail Technologies - Chief Digital Architect

   Ashley Global Retail

   May 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Leading organizations that provide key omni-channel platform and integration services for Ashley Global Retail, including and the Ashley retail stores- Platform Engineering to provide the self-service engineering experiences with security and a low Total Cost of Ownership as the primary drivers while supporting data-driven management and decision making capabilities- Site Reliability Engineering to drive observability, stability, and accountability for the platforms and business workloads and services that run on them- Provide Core APIs for Ashley\'s e-commerce website and stores for payment, orders, and inventory- Key system integrations for order processing, inventory updates, and 3rd partiesI get to lead a wonderful team of Sr. Director to Sr. Manager level leaders for these organizations in multiple countries.Additionally, I consult throughout the organization as a Chief Digital Architect, bringing together my years of experience with web development, mobile development, services development, and cloud platform enablement to drive cost-effective solutions and longer-term roadmaps to right-size the digital footprint to meet business objectives. My passion is leading leaders in outcome-driven organizations to build empowered Product Development teams that not only execute their roadmaps, but develop them through becoming domain experts and trusted business partners with strong technical and business foundations.

Education

• University of Washington

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Javascript
• Mysql
• Cloud Computing
• Jquery
• Ajax
• C#
• .net
• Xml
• Design Patterns
• Unix
• Ruby
• Mobile Devices
• Unit Testing
• Enterprise Software
• Agile Project Management
• Visual Studio
• Microsoft Sql Server
• User Experience
• Web Services
• Ruby on Rails
• Architecture
• Application Frameworks
• Mobile Applications
• Asp.net Mvc
• Selenium
• Nunit
• Databases
• Sdlc
• Fitnesse
• Solution Architecture
• Software Engineering
• Json
• Asp.net
• Css
• Software Development
• Android
• Scrum
• Asp