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+# David Bates
+
+549 Franklin Pike SE, Floyd, VA 24091 | Phone: 540.750.6692 | [email protected]
+
+## Who I am
+
+A technology passionate geek. A generalist seeking a fulfilling career of problem solving, coding, project management, architecture, and making complex systems used by many others. I want to make an impact on the world and you can help me do that.
+
+## What I do
+
+I build complex systems (web, desktop, enterprise, industrial automation, and mobile) using the latest development practices. I lead and mentor technical teams by example while breaking down large unknowns into manageable work. I help high level stakeholders turn mission statements into actual roadmaps. I work with sales and clients to ensure I’ve delivered the best in class software that exceeds their demands. I push the forefront of what's possible by continually educating myself on cutting edge tech and I contribute to a culture of excitement by sharing my passion with others.   I am a true geek in every sense of the word and I love what I do.
+
+## Skills & Abilities
+
+### Programming Languages
+
+I am proficient at most common C or ECMA Script based languages and can switch between them naturally. My philosophy on coding is that it doesn’t matter what language you use as long as you can logically break down the issue. The following chart shows programming languages I have used and my proficiency with each.
+
+### Management
+
+I’m experienced with managing teams of all sizes. Such as, taking on large scale rollouts in industrial automation projects that required contract employees to longer term projects. All the while overseeing multiple tech teams. In each case I try to foster a culture of innovation by mentoring my teams through exposure while mitigating risks and advancing their careers. I bring extensive experience to the table but also know when to step back and let my    team fulfill their tasks.
+
+### System Design & Architecture
+
+From large-scale enterprise B2B applications, industrial automation applications, down to mobile applications meant for a single trade show I have run the gamut of architectures and system designs. I am proficient with any machine or language and take a unique approach to solving problems. This makes me incredibly proficient at creating the correct design the first    time.
+
+## Marketing
+
+My marketing experience stems from my experiences in retail and customer service transposed on top of years of exploring marketing avenues and studying user behavior. I build personas that match the target audience and then look at the product / solution through their eyes. Doing this along with my passion for technology allows me to stay on top of the latest trends and target customer profiles accurately. Once you know the value proposition and how to build trust, wrapping that into a marketing campaign with a creative    twist is just icing on the cake.
+
+## R&D
+
+Being a generalist leads well into running R&D projects and teams. With broad knowledge across many disciplines and a general thirst to solve hard problems I have proven my ability to solve for the unknown. I have never let failure be a blocker to success. I've brought    numerous new revenue streams and enhancements to my previous employers. I’m always known as an “Idea Guy” but I also have the skill and experience to see ideas become innovation.
+
+## Experience
+
+### Ozmo: Head of Innovations & Team Lead of Partner Solutions (Jan 2016 - Present)
+
+Ozmo is a spin-out of Modea’s group that created and supported the SASS mobility support platform for companies like Verizon and Telus. I have proven my success in leading the core engineering team and working with stakeholders to prove out the future of device support. Because of that success, I am the head of R & D and my team and I are currently building out the future road map of Ozmo. In my collaboration with account management to win prospective customers, by solving our most difficult problems, I now also lead a team in building a pipeline for customer based innovation.
+
+*   Leading two technical teams in a lean/agile environment.
+*   Support account management as a technical resource. Building middleware for complex integrations of our SASS platform. This has led to winning over $200K recurring monthly revenue.
+*   Evaluating over one thousand new ideas, ranking hundreds, and researching over thirty new innovative ideas to provide a roadmap clear of technical unknowns and positioned for success when adopted into the platform.
+*   Mentoring my team members to help them grow in their roles and working with them to define a clear development path for their future.
+*   Provide a culture of innovation by fostering ideas, generating forums, and engaging everyone at all levels of the company through projects like hackathons and community technical programs
+*   Working with Virginia Tech University to establish a pipeline of innovators and mentoring capstone projects for over five years that give students real world experience with data analytics and engineering.
+*   Evaluate and adopt cutting edge technology to help realize our mission. This includes disruptive innovations such as creating and deploying Ozmo’s first ML model, creating an automated content generator, and building out a domain specific knowledge graph.   . 
+
+### Modea: Senior Developer (July 2014 – Jan2016 (spin-off to Ozmo))
+
+Modea is a digital ad agency that also delivers an enterprise mobility support platform to companies like Verizon and Telus. I work as the senior engineer on that team. My goal when starting at Modea was to turn this mobility support platform into an enterprise SASS offering that could be tuned and resold to other carriers / oems. Now that it is a SASS offering I now work on innovating the platform itself while keeping the same robustness that is expected of an enterprise level offering. My day to day responsibilities include:
+
+*   Leading the engineering team in a lean/agile environment
+*   Architect complex cloud architectures and see them through to implementation
+*   Ensure a continuous delivery pipeline and provide clear planning for promotion
+*   Develop internal and external automation tools for streamlining processes and content creation
+*   Contribute and innovate the platform via web technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Python, Polymer, Angular, Etc.
+
+### X9 Technologies (Now part of Disney): Head Geek, CMO, Lead Developer (  2013 – 2014)
+
+Since the X is a small startup to help larger companies like Disney and Verizon with R&D projects my roles were many. We all had to pitch in and make the company what it is today. The primary goal of my job was not only to provide excellent solutions for emerging technology fields like computer vision, 3D printing, and distributed embedded computing systems but also to take care of the marketing and new customer acquisition. In this role, I brought on new customers and also new profit models like rapid prototyping. This role allowed me to explore new areas of technology and really hone my hardware skills from maker to engineer.
+
+*   Ownership of business processes related to marketing and new customer acquisition
+*   Development of processes that adapt from large-scale enterprise and industrial automation deployments to small-scale single application deployments.
+*   Develop custom solutions using a variety of architectures from WPF C# industrial automation to PHP /  JavaScript web apps.
+*   Develop internal libraries for code reuse that could be shared across clients.
+*   Hire / select / train temp contractors to augment the workforce when needed.
+*   Research and develop new robotics platforms and processes ripe for automation in our client’s assembly lines.
+*   Maintain contracts currently in place with companies like Disney, Verizon, and Boeing
+
+### RFMD ( now Qorvo) : Web Development Project Manager   &  Lead Web Developer  (  2008  –  2013)
+
+In this role my primary function was to oversee and generate new ideas for web marketing. Our main goal was brand recognition as the number one supplier of RF semiconductor components. I was also tasked with transforming a primarily B2B organization to accommodate the growing “Maker” market. This led to some interesting projects like bringing the first ZigBee board to the market geared towards individuals, planning multiple trade show booths and building interactive software to attract a new market, and even working on custom software to help solve “AntennaGate” with the Apple iPhone 4S. 
+
+*   This included ownership of the corporate website and it’s infrastructure.
+*   Collaborating with multiple stakeholders to ensure our marketing message was consistent.
+*   Overseeing development of and to develop our corporate site and it’s various portals with the latest web technologies such as C#, .NET, HTML5, Ajax / REST, JavaScript / JQuery, Entity Framework, and others.
+*   Deciding which methodologies and technologies to adopt in our developer framework.
+*   Architect and present large scale systems and see them through to production.
+*   Be a liaison with IT and other development staff to deliver cross platform internal utilities. 
+*   Provide UI / UX design.
+*   Providing analytics and customer tracking system data to business leaders.
+*   Increasing web traffic through SEO / SEM, online advertising (Adwords) and social media. 
+*   Manage the company’s social media presence on multiple platforms such as Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and others. This included identifying and researching new opportunities such as advertising on these platforms. 
+*   Manage corporate correspondences such as internal memos and email campaigns.
+*   Research and report the latest trends, news related to our customers, and competitors.
+*   Develop mobile applications for a myriad of platforms and applications such as interactive digital signage (for trade shows), augmented reality, NFC (Near Field Communication), robotics, as well as internal enterprise mobile applications to increase the productivity of sales, marketing, and applications engineering.
+*   Work with 3 rd   party vendors and contractors to ensure tight integration and technical proficiency in our applications. 
+*   Support any out of the box programming needs to ensure timely delivery to our customers.
+*   Support internal software development in the engineering teams connecting the web and the solutions we made. 
+*   Show leadership in the market by performing speeches and workshops at industry trade shows and events. 
+
+### Pearson Media: Author (2011 – 2013)
+
+Because of my showcased knowledge and my expertise in the industry I was asked by Pearson to author my first book. “Hacking Kinect – Using the Kinect for Windows SDK”.
+
+### PCProducts: Desktop Deployment Engineer for RFMD (2007 – 2008)
+
+Provide hardware and software support for a variety of systems from mainframe systems running semiconductor fabrication processes like wafer growth and thermal imaging to regular desktop/laptop/mobile systems for 3,000+ employees.
+
+### Engineered Software: Marketing Director, Webmaster, and Developer (2004 – 2007)
+
+In this role my primary function was to handle all marketing related tasks including the website and as a secondary role develop new features for the primary application PowerCADD . In fact, most of the UX and some of the advanced tooling is still used in the application today! 
+
+## The Bottom Line
+
+Technology and development are not just a passion or job for me; it is a way of living. I am a true geek and love what I do. If you would like more information, read full recommendations, or see what my latest projects have been, go to my LinkedIn profile at http://goo.gl/5UvNO or scan the QR Code to the right on your smartphone.