We hired Drew shortly after our Series A funding to aid our CTO in optimizing and scaling our software engineering organization, as well as tackling day-to-day dev management tasks. At the time, we were looking for an experienced technical leader to strengthen our team, improve processes, and set us up for continued growth. Drew brought strong technical expertise and a solid background in SaaS dev team management, which made him a compelling addition to our team.
During his time with us, Drew contributed to key initiatives, such as optimizing team workflows, setting up a wonderfully innovative developer stratification system and career path, and making strategic hiring decisions to expand our engineering capacity. He worked seamlessly with developers, QA, data engineers, the Product team, and other peer groups in pursuit of strategic execution. He approached challenges with thoughtfulness and remained composed in a fast-paced environment. A popular leader, Drew also brought valuable insights to our leadership team during a critical growth phase. His past entrepreneurial experience and mindset was a major bonus for us.
I believe Drew could be a strong fit as a fractional product and engineering leader, particularly for organizations seeking great technical expertise combined with friendliness, experience, and a structured approach to scalable team development!
- Matt Scovil: CEO
Drew and I worked closely on many high pressure, high visibility projects and he always handled things calmly and professionally. - Adam Isom: Product Owner
Drew is a committed leader, passionate about growing people, building relationships and delivering quality. During his time in my organization he has shown his ability to form and grow his team and keep them engaged in the right areas to ensure successful outcomes. Drew has a broad range of experience to draw upon and would be an asset to any engineering organization. - Jared Thigpen: SVP Engineering
Drew is the consummate professional: a great, transparent communicator and problem solver that works collaboratively with cross-functional teams to get the job done, and done well. He is a strong leader of his team and someone I've often sought out to to help troubleshoot issues, assess options, and determine solutions. He has deep backend and dev ops knowledge that he is able to frame and communicate well to business stakeholders. As a partner and collaborator in building digital tech, I couldn't recommend Drew more highly. - Jeffery Storey: SVP Product
Drew is an exceptional leader to work for. He always encourages and challenges the team to bring in new ideas and innovations to deliver better products and experience to customers. He thrives on improving processes to better serve customers. His leadership and guidance are truly admirable. - Mudabbiruddin Syed: Engineering Director
Drew is a fantastic leader who quickly transformed a good engineering team into a great one. His style of leadership and the mentorship he gives inspire and encourage people and bring out the best in them. I am lucky to have worked with him, and I truly believe that growth and success will soon follow anywhere he goes. - Ian Evans: Software Engineer
Drew is a thoughtful and compassionate leader who truly cares about his team. He was genuinely interested in my professional growth and well-being when he joined the team. He mentored me in leadership and regularly went out of his way to provide more leadership opportunities for me. Drew developed a team culture that emphasized communication and made working together much easier and more efficient. - David Hong: Senior Software Engineer
Drew is the kind of manager that you always wish you had: the kind that has management experience and technical expertise but listens to your concerns and cares about your professional growth. He regularly created opportunities to (gently) push me out of my comfort zone to help me work on my weaknesses. He fostered a team culture built on communication and respect. He expected us to stay focused and meet objectives but trusted us to work together to find solutions and deliver. It was a real joy coming to work every day, knowing that I had a leader like Drew supporting me. - Annabel Fong: QA Lead
Drew was truly an exceptional leader who cared about those he managed. He immediately took an interest in improving me as a developer and a leader. He assisted in identifying my weaknesses and laid out a plan to help me improve and grow. He regularly met with me to help me along my path. I took a big step forward in my career, and I can’t thank Drew enough for his part in my growth. - Jamisen Brown: Software Engineer
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