Marc D. Brooks

Vancouver, BC

| 604-841-6476

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Software Engineering Leader • Product Leadership • Cloud Development • AWS/GCP • SaaS

15+ years of progressive leadership experience in technical management and software development for large-scale consumer-facing products, seeking a role where I can leverage my skills to drive transformative solutions.

Expertise

Skills:
Team Leadership, Talent Acquisition/Development/Retention, Vendor Management, Project Management, Requirements Gathering, Product Roadmaps, Wireframes, Data Analytics/Reporting/Modeling, BI, End-to-End Product Management, Technical and Financial Strategy, Project and Team Retrospectives, Management, Coaching and Mentoring, SDLC, Test-Driven Development, Agile, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Program Management, Accessibility, Network Administration (Windows, macOS, *nix), Search Engine Optimization/Marketing, DEIB, GIS

Languages and Frameworks:
JavaScript, Python, Node, Express, React, Java, PHP, JSP, ASP, .NET, SQL, NoSQL, Django, Drupal, WordPress, HTML, CSS

Software and Tools:
Amazon Web Services (EC2, EB, S3), Google Cloud Platform and Workspace, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, OpsGenie), Content Delivery Networks, Content Management Systems, Adobe CS, Microsoft (365, Exchange, GitHub), Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Git, SVN, CVS, Sublime, VSCode, Emacs, Jenkins, Semaphore, CRMs

Work History

VERITREE, Vancouver, BC

Technology Management Consultant and Agile Coach | 11/2023 – Present

Local startup veritree brings transparency and trust to nature-based climate solutions. Identifying and implementing changes which result in faster and more predictable delivery, and accommodate organizational scale.

THINKIFIC, Vancouver, BC

Engineering Manager | 9/2021 – 7/2023

Thinkific is an all-in-one platform to help users create, market & sell online courses. Led multidisciplinary, remote teams of up to 10 contributors, driving top-priority, high-visibility initiatives with projected annual returns of over $10M.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, New York, NY

Associate Director, Software Engineering | 4/2018 – 9/2021

Lead Software Engineer | 12/2015 – 4/2018

Supervised teams of up to 10 multidisciplinary FTEs, responsible for security, reliability, performance, and regulatory compliance of 100M+ MAU applications for e-commerce, streaming, subscriptions, data analysis, marketing and outreach.

Senior Producer, Partner Solutions | 4/2012 – 12/2015

Marketing Producer | 9/2010 – 4/2012

Responsible for MLB and Houston Astros marketing, ticketing and other initiatives, then partners' web and mobile properties. Grew to be the most senior member of a team of 4 developers, becoming responsible for individuals' growth and development, team process iteration, and cross-department communications.

CBS Television Distribution, New York, NY

Webmaster | 9/2007 – 9/2010

Responsible for the digital presence of Rachael Ray, management of 5 vendor teams of up to 4 engineers and designers each.

Earlier Career

Export Controls Consultant, MK Technology, Washington, DC | 2006-2007

Lifeguard Instructor & WSI, American Red Cross, New York | 2005

Emergency Medical Technician, Israel and New York | 2001-2005

Education

Master of Science, Technology Management | New York University, New York, NY | 2014

Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literature | Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY | 2005