Recent Projects

Global digital marketing company

Implemented engineering metrics to proactively communicate engineering organization performance.

Reduced diagnostic time from 40% to less than 15%.

Build a culture of defensive engineering.

Reduced the number of engineering suport incidents by 70%.

"Leon helped us to recapture what was previously 100% unproductive engineering time and reinvest it into building new, urgent functionality essential for retaining several large customers."

Managed Service Company

Developed technology strategy and a product roadmap to increase organizational effectiveness and justify higher valuation prior to dialogs with private equity investors.

Designed and built a highly engaging customer experience portal with extensive self service capabilities.

"We are very fortunate to work with Leon. He can operate with comfort while addressing Board of Directors questions, responding to investor questions, and solving complex technical issues."

Global security products company

Led the development of a product roadmap for the next generation security appliance, integrating multiple sensors and video streams.

Led engineering organization to launch the appliance in 12 months.

The first year sales of the new security appliance added $100M In organic revenue growth.

"Leon not only helped us develop a new product but also implemented an entirely new process to support channel sales and support. He was also instrumental helping develop a new cloud-based video analytics solution for a new market."

Wellness company

Performed an in-depth assessment of product management, engineering, marketing, and support organizatoons.

Developed a plan to reverse declining sales.

Developed a plan to accelerate engineering velocity.

"Leon was able to quickly identify specific and measurable improvements which could be quickly implemented. One of the most valuable recommendations: redesign of marketing campaign engine to enable configuration of campaigns without assistance from engineering team."

Vertical market search company

Led the organization redesign of engineering organization to position the company for 3x revenue growth.

Led recruiting efforts to identify and attract several principal software engineers for critical roles.

Coached engineering managers to operate as directors (promotions are a recognition of current performance - not a reward).

"Leon patiently worked with every member of the engineering organization to ensure that all concerns were addressed in the new organizational structure. The new hires - where Leon played a role in recruiting and interviewing - already made a significant impact on improving software reliability."

.. your company ...

Your own journey to build a high performance organization.

That builds products that sell themselves.

"How Leon helped your company to achieve measurable and sustainable results."

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

Most problems encountered by technology-driven companies have been witnessed before and successfully solved. While the solutions are not new, they almost always consist of "people, process, and technology" elements. That's where the complexity lies. If you want to build a high performance organization, my experience will help reduce risks.