John Stanforth

Summary

Over the past 18 years, John Stanforth has developed Internet applications and architected large-scale web services platforms, building a niche expertise spanning engineering management, software development, analytics and data science, network architecture, scalability planning, security analysis, and database design. Since 1997, he has led development of key high-end web services and flagship products at the #1 independent search marketing agency, #2 online auction company, a leading online advertising company, the #1 Internet banking company, and an award-winning interactive agency. The client lists of these companies in turn represent every major Internet brand, every major Hollywood studio, and thousands of financial institutions worldwide. In 2013, John moved into the Internet of Things / M2M (Machine-to-Machine) arena as well, applying his expertise and technical vision to this fast-growing space and winning 2014 M2M Evolution Business Impact Award at a leading M2M industry conference last year. John now serves as CTO for GridTransmit, an IoT platform and services company with tens of thousands of connected vehicles in six countries, architecting the company's next-gen sensory intelligence analytics platform and dreaming of what the future might look like with so many futuristic IoT possibilities. Skills & Specialties: • Engineering management for local, multi-office, and distributed teams of 5-30+ developers • Technology strategy/architecture and project management through the full SDLC • Excellent client consulting skills and experience leading client engagements of $5M+ • Solid 5+ years of Python development: Django, Flask, Bottle, gevent, Twisted • Modern C++11/14, Boost/STL, and previously (1997-2006) Classic C++ • PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, Redis, Informix, IBM DB2 • Cloud Computing + DevOps with Amazon / AWS, Google Cloud, IBM/SoftLayer, Docker, Ansible • Front-end development with AngularJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and CSS/LESS