Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Websites
Accomplishments
Selected Highlights
Professional Development
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Douglas Hobson

Indianapolis

Summary

Dynamic technology leader with a proven track record at Gener8, driving FDA-compliant software projects. Expert in Agile methodologies and cross-functional collaboration, I spearheaded initiatives that enhanced product quality and operational efficiency. Passionate about innovation, I excel in software optimization and team development, consistently delivering impactful results in fast-paced environments.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, Software Engineering

Gener8 / The RND Group
Indianapolis
01.2025 - 09.2025
  • Managed requirements and Quality Management System documentation for large FDA regulated medical diagnostic device software project.
  • Designed and implemented features compliant with QMS using Visual Studio, .NET, Blazor, JavaScript, and SQL Server.
  • Participated in full QMS Software Development Life Cycle, covering requirements definition to design reviews.
  • Adhered to best practices in DevOps using tools such as Git, BitBucket, and Jira for CI/CD processes.
  • Ensured compliance with QMS regulatory software processes throughout project lifecycle.
  • Conducted hands-on software verification while interacting directly with the medical diagnostic device.

CEO, Founder

Hobie Ventures
Indianapolis
07.2023 - 01.2025
  • Founded and led Hobie Ventures, a startup in the e-commerce drop-shipping space.
  • Developed and launched an experimental e-commerce site personally. Utilized and quickly came up to speed on essential technology, e-commerce concepts, strategy and best practices.
  • Retained and managed offshore contractors to enhance site functionality, create additional sites and execute targeted social media advertising campaigns.

Manager, System Operations and Product Owner

OnBoard
Indianapolis
12.2022 - 07.2023
  • Transitioned career to Product Management, leading three Product Owners to align organizational direction.
  • Managed product operations, ensuring each team effectively pursued company goals.
  • Served as Product Owner for SCRUM team, implementing new processes for continual improvement.

Director of Solutions Engineering

Byrider
Indianapolis
05.2022 - 12.2022
  • Contributed to IT Leadership team, managing research, development, and execution of over 40 software products.
  • Led a team of 8 software engineers and a software architect in a collaborative agile environment.
  • Collaborated with CIO to align company initiatives with technology direction and strategic goals.
  • Conducted bi-weekly one-on-one meetings to foster team member growth and set performance objectives.
  • Facilitated effective internal and external collaboration to ensure realistic progress toward team goals.
  • Participated in re-architecting legacy modules by integrating third-party solutions to eliminate technical debt.
  • Oversaw refactoring of monolithic flagship product into service-oriented architecture using modern technologies.
  • Implemented REST APIs, containers, AWS Lambdas, and Kubernetes for enhanced scalability and availability.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

myCOI LLC.
Indianapolis
02.2014 - 07.2021
  • Managed research, development, and execution of all aspects of myCOI SaaS product.
  • Expanded development team from 12 to over 80 during scale-up phase.
  • Transitioned outsourced codebase in-house, establishing configuration management and implementing SCRUM.
  • Collaborated with CEO to define requirements, enhancing speed to market and reducing costs.
  • Grew R&D team from 1 to 12 members while overall company staff increased to over 80.
  • Directed Level-3 Support and QA teams, serving as Security Officer for organization.
  • Built integrations with multiple ERP systems and custom solutions, improving operational efficiency.
  • Oversaw migration of application to Google Cloud Platform, resulting in 50% cost savings.

Project Leader

RND INC.
Indianapolis
03.2012 - 02.2014
  • Managed high-performing team to develop proprietary cloud-based software on Microsoft Azure.
  • Oversaw collection and centralized storage of global results from IoT-enabled immunoassay analyzers.
  • Led development, quality assurance, and product management activities for successful product releases.
  • Conducted requirement gathering, expectation management, and customer relations for client satisfaction.
  • Executed hands-on testing and coding for Google map module to visualize infection locations.
  • Ensured compliance with industry best practices and FDA regulations for validation processes.

Director, Software Engineering

APRIMO / TERADATA (following acquisition)
Indianapolis
11.2002 - 03.2012
  • Directed development and maintenance of Aprimo's enterprise web-based flagship product, contributing to over $70M revenue growth.
  • Managed R&D and product strategy, overseeing release vision and planning for successful project execution.
  • Reengineered processes for SaaS product line, enhancing uptime and boosting customer retention.
  • Led teams in application architecture, product maintenance releases, and level-4 customer escalations.
  • Collaborated with clients to resolve critical issues related to product functionality and security vulnerabilities.
  • Implemented industry standards, established project milestones, and created visibility dashboards to enhance efficiency.
  • Spearheaded a complex project that transitioned the organization to Agile/Scrum methodologies, meeting aggressive deadlines.
  • Contributed to Aprimo's acquisition by ensuring compliance of third-party software for seamless transition to Teradata.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science -

PURDUE UNIVERSITY
West Lafayette, IN

Bachelor of mathematics -

PURDUE UNIVERSITY
West Lafayette, IN

Certification in "The Leadership Journey" Course - Leadership

Advisa Academy
Carmel, IN

Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) - Agile Methodologies

SCRUM Alliance
Indianapolis, IN

Certification in "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" -

Franklin Covey
Indianapolis, IN

Skills

  • Engineering team leadership
  • FDA software engineering
  • Leadership development
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Strategic alignment
  • Process automation
  • Continuous improvement
  • Software optimization
  • System architecture
  • Complex problem solving
  • Agile methodologies
  • On-site and remote management
  • Strategic visioning
  • Innovation and modernization
  • Application architecture
  • SaaS solutions
  • C# and NET technologies
  • ASPNET frameworks
  • Visual Studio development
  • Project management tools
  • Cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS)
  • Microservices architecture
  • Version control systems (Git, Bitbucket)
  • Database management (SQL Server)
  • Web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
  • Messaging systems (RabbitMQ, MSMQ)

Certification

Certified SCRUM Master, SCRUM ALLIANCE

Websites

Accomplishments

Distinguished Scholar Athlete Award from Purdue

Selected Highlights

  • In collaboration with greater organization, led large-scale projects for development organizations of up to 55-60 developers across 4 sites globally to increase company growth and customer retention.
  • Accomplished software engineer with a track record of upward mobility through the development ranks and into leadership through driving results, process improvement and adherence to best practices.
  • Worked with fellow executives to define operational strategies and owned product development for enterprise products having more than 100 Fortune 500 customers.
  • Directed 26 onshore and offshore staff responsible for critical web-based product modules and entire cloud-based SaaS Products.
  • Delivered over 12 major, one-year+ product releases/projects and over 225 product maintenance/enhancement releases.
  • Led initiatives to improve processes, procedures, efficiency, product quality, and employee performance and engagement.
  • Led the development component of a large Agile team while collaborating with the CIO and other discipline leaders to plan and accomplish company initiatives.
  • Participated in many successful leadership team initiatives to improve company morale, teamwork, and culture.
  • Recently defined, designed, implemented and deployed several complex features on a large-scale medical diagnostic device software project.

Professional Development

  • Advisa Leadership Academy (1-year course)
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  • My Leadership Journey (selective leadership training at Aprimo)
  • Object-Oriented Analysis & Design using the Unified Modeling Language

Timeline

Director, Software Engineering

Gener8 / The RND Group
01.2025 - 09.2025

CEO, Founder

Hobie Ventures
07.2023 - 01.2025

Manager, System Operations and Product Owner

OnBoard
12.2022 - 07.2023

Director of Solutions Engineering

Byrider
05.2022 - 12.2022

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

myCOI LLC.
02.2014 - 07.2021

Project Leader

RND INC.
03.2012 - 02.2014

Director, Software Engineering

APRIMO / TERADATA (following acquisition)
11.2002 - 03.2012

Bachelor of Computer Science -

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of mathematics -

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Certification in "The Leadership Journey" Course - Leadership

Advisa Academy

Certified SCRUM Master (CSM) - Agile Methodologies

SCRUM Alliance

Certification in "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" -

Franklin Covey

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