Tyler G. Hicks-Wright

Denver, Colorado, USA – Contact Me ty@tghw.com

Experience

Stealth HealthTech Startup, Technical Lead

Counter Health, Technical Lead

2022 – Present

  • Guided and mentored a team of developers, dev-ops, and QA, fostering a collaborative and high-performing technical environment.
  • Led the ground-up development and successful launch of the company's core user-facing platform.
  • Designed and implemented a proprietary data science platform specifically for analyzing complex healthcare and insurance information.
  • Collaborated closely with operations and clinical teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical solutions.
  • Architected the platform's scalable AWS infrastructure, defining the technical roadmap and specifying key features from concept through implementation.
  • Owned and managed platform cybersecurity, implementing security protocols and best practices to ensure data integrity and protect sensitive user information.

Freelance Software Developer

2012 – 2022

  • Implemented feature updates and fixes to a supply-chain planning tool for a major CPG company.
  • Created a suite of online learning games for a music education nonprofit during COVID, reaching millions of children in 40+ countries.
  • Developed sales systems for a local lumber company to help them manage inventory and sales tickets.
  • Created an SMS lead generation app used by local companies to communicate with sales leads and customers.
  • Oversaw a full rewrite of an online employee scheduling application utilizing modern web technologies.
  • Added features and fixed bugs on a web-based virtual network control panel written in CoffeeScript and Backbone.
  • Designed and implemented a series of online fitness challenge using Django and Python.

Copilot.com LLC, Owner

2014 – 2021

  • Built and led a team of highly competent customer service, QA, and developers to support the growth of the company.
  • Designed and implemented updated versions of the screen-sharing client applications for both Windows and Mac
  • Utilized .Net, Sql Server, HTML, CSS, Javascript, VueJs, Xamarin, and Microsoft Visual Studio to modernize the software and ensure compatibility with a wide range of systems, including Windows XP to Windows 10 and several versions of macOS.
  • Provided almost 2 million screen sharing sessions during the lifespan of the company.

Fog Creek Software, Software Developer

2005 – 2012

  • Contributed to the development of Trello, implementing key features and resolving bugs for the platform using CoffeeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, and Backbone.js during a critical growth period.
  • Led an R&D team in the conception and development of WebPutty, an innovative online CSS editor and hosting service built with Python, Flask, and Google App Engine.
  • Invented and productized a comprehensive distributed source control and code review system, utilizing ASP.NET MVC, Python, and Mercurial.
  • Developed the Copilot remote assistance product from scratch as part of a 4-person intern team in just 10 weeks, utilizing Visual C++, C#, and ASP.NET.
  • Owned and managed the ongoing server-side development for Copilot for two years following its initial launch, ensuring platform stability and scalability.
  • Designed and implemented a durable subscription billing system integral to Copilot's monetization, which remained in long-term operational use at Fog Creek.
  • Played a significant role in technical recruitment, interviewing and evaluating nearly 500 software developer candidates to support strategic team expansion.

Education

Master of Science, Computer Science

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2006 – 2007

  • Artificial Intelligence Specialty
  • Earned a research assistantship with the Stanford Logic Group
  • Won two product competitions within the Stanford Design School

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Economics

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN, 2002 – 2005

  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude
  • Dean's list 9 of 9 terms
  • Certificate in Business Administration
  • Completed a double major in three years

Skills

Python, Django, Pandas, AWS, Pulumi, VueJs, React, JavaScript, Typescript, C#, .NET, HTML5, CSS, Sql Server, Postgresql, MySql, Objective-C, iOS, Android, Java, C++, PHP