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I am a technology leader with over 18 years of experience balancing architecture, development, project management, and leadership within various industries including interactive media, ecommerce, and mobile. I enjoy working with agile methodologies and am passionate about building scalable and innovative software solutions. Throughout my career, I've contributed hands-on technical expertise combined with strategic oversight to help deliver impactful technology products. I thrive in collaborative environments, managing diverse teams and working closely with stakeholders to meet organizational goals. I am always eager to stay current with industry trends and leverage the best practices in software development and cloud infrastructure to support business growth.…I am a technology leader with over 18 years of experience balancing architecture, development, project management, and leadership within various industries including interactive media, ecommerce, and mobile. I enjoy working with agile methodologies and am passionate about building scalable and innovative software solutions. Throughout my career, I've contributed hands-on technical expertise combined with strategic oversight to help deliver impactful technology products. I thrive in collaborative environments, managing diverse teams and working closely with stakeholders to meet organizational goals. I am always eager to stay current with industry trends and leverage the best practices in software development and cloud infrastructure to support business growth.

Manish M. Shah

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I am a technology leader with over 18 years of experience balancing architecture, development, project management, and leadership within various industries including interactive media, ecommerce, and mobile. I enjoy working with agile methodologies and am passionate about building scalable and innovative software solutions. Throughout my career, I've contributed hands-on technical expertise combined with strategic oversight to help deliver impactful technology products. I thrive in collaborative environments, managing diverse teams and working closely with stakeholders to meet organizational goals. I am always eager to stay current with industry trends and leverage the best practices in software development and cloud infrastructure to support business growth.…I am a technology leader with over 18 years of experience balancing architecture, development, project management, and leadership within various industries including interactive media, ecommerce, and mobile. I enjoy working with agile methodologies and am passionate about building scalable and innovative software solutions. Throughout my career, I've contributed hands-on technical expertise combined with strategic oversight to help deliver impactful technology products. I thrive in collaborative environments, managing diverse teams and working closely with stakeholders to meet organizational goals. I am always eager to stay current with industry trends and leverage the best practices in software development and cloud infrastructure to support business growth.

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I am a technology leader with over 18 years of experience balancing architecture, development, project management, and leadership within various industries including interactive media, ecommerce, and mobile. I enjoy working with agile methodologies and am passionate about building scalable and innovative software solutions. Throughout my career, I’ve contributed hands-on technical expertise combined with strategic oversight to help deliver impactful technology products.

I thrive in collaborative environments, managing diverse teams and working closely with stakeholders to meet organizational goals. I am always eager to stay current with industry trends and leverage the best practices in software development and cloud infrastructure to support business growth.

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Work Experience

Senior engineer at Health Technology Company

October 1, 2016 - Present

Developer on product platform for patient therapy, well-being, and adherence in the healthcare industry. Utilized Ruby on Rails, AWS (EC2/S3/SQS/SES), MySQL, Jenkins. Followed Agile methodology including estimations, pair programming, sprints, and retrospectives.

Consultant/Technologist at Consulting (Various)

October 1, 2016 - July 14, 2025

Built products and consulted on applications using Ruby on Rails, MySQL, JQuery, Javascript, NoSQL databases, Linux, EC2, Cloud and bare metal hosting, DevOps tools, Jenkins, Nginx/Apache, Passenger, RVM, TDD (RSpec and Cucumber), Git, html/CSS. Agile methodology included estimations, pair programming, sprints, and retrospectives.

Lead Software Engineer at SimpleReach

June 1, 2016 - July 14, 2025

Led a team of 20 engineers (offshore, onshore, onsite) at a real-time large data analytics SaaS company. Managed processes, releases, KPIs, acting as scrum master/project manager on multiple projects. Technical stack includes Ruby on Rails, Postgres, AWS, Cassandra, Vertica, Go, Python, Redis, and front-end UI in HTML/CSS/JS. Used GitHub and coverall for code and testing.

Lead Rails Developer / Portfolio CTO consultant at Adam Plus Co

September 1, 2014 - July 14, 2025

Served as lead Rails developer/architect and Portfolio CTO consultant for a private equity incubator with initiatives in digital, entertainment, and real estate spaces. Worked on development, infrastructure, IT support, budgeting, and vendor management. Managed on-site, onshore, and offshore teams. Used Rails 4, Ruby 2, Postgres, Linux, AWS EC2/S3, Git for API based systems driving iOS and Android.

Lead Developer / CTO at Prometheus Global Media

December 1, 2012 - July 14, 2025

Led technology for media brands including Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Adweek, Backstage, Film Journal, and The Clio Awards. Managed migration and maintenance of large consumer facing Java applications to Drupal. Oversaw 60+ technology team members and third-party vendors, handled budgeting up to $5M, and worked with senior management on strategic goals. Technologies included MySQL, PHP/Drupal, agile methodology, AWS, and Akamai CDN.

Lead Developer / Director of Development at Prometheus Global Media

April 1, 2012 - July 14, 2025

Managed the tech team supporting several high-traffic media properties. Responsible for architecture, technology management, vendor relations, and strategic planning to support events with millions of pageviews.

CTO at Socialight

April 1, 2010 - July 14, 2025

Managed mobile development and infrastructure for an early-stage startup focused on mobile, location-based communities for B2B and B2C customers. Hands-on with Rails 2, Heroku, MySQL, API development, RSpec, Subversion, and continuous integration. Oversaw a 5-person technology team and worked with stakeholders on strategic goals, budgeting, and staffing.

Senior Technology Consultant at Sling Media / EchoStar

August 1, 2009 - July 14, 2025

Led engineering and architecture for sling.com, managing CMS and integration with third-party systems. Developed with Rails 2, MySQL, EC2/AWS. Worked with vendors and senior management to meet technical and strategic goals.

Lead Developer / Technology Director at CarePages, Inc.

October 1, 2008 - July 14, 2025

Ran all development and support operations for a healthcare social support platform with high traffic. Collaborated with stakeholders on requirements and strategic processes. Oversaw a 12-person technology team and managed a $3M budget. Technologies included Rails 2, MySQL, bare metal hosting, RSpec, Cucumber, Subversion, Selenium, continuous integration.

Technology Manager at Tribune Company / Metromix, LLC.

January 1, 2008 - July 14, 2025

Led open-source and agile innovation initiatives to develop scalable platforms supporting entertainment content. Managed projects coordinating cross-organization activities, technology operations, and a 25-person technology team with a $5M budget. Technologies include Rails 2, TDD, RSpec, MySQL, and continuous integration.