Eric Owens
@ericowens1
Software engineering manager focused on scalable web platforms and resilient teams.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Software Engineering Manager who has spent years building and leading software teams—partnering with startups, delivering production web platforms, and guiding engineering execution from strategy through implementation.
At 3M, I led engineering for the Fluency Virtual Embedded Assistant team, strengthening the technical implementation, maintenance, lifecycle, and support of six products across teams on three continents, and coordinating nearly a dozen teams to deliver a unified web API for partner access to voice-to-intent automation services.
My health challenges ended my earlier momentum in software and music, but I’m now managing my symptoms after discovering I have MCAS, and I’m resuming my career with a clear goal: find a way to give back that’s compatible with my health needs.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Health and Well-Being Break
Career Break
Oct 2024 - Jul 2026 (1 year 9 months)
Paused work due to health; after discovering MCAS, he is now able to manage symptoms and resume his career.
Principal Software Engineer
Eso Consulting
Aug 2022 - Jul 2026 (3 years 11 months)
Delivered improvements to frontend data management and component validation/error handling, increasing development velocity by 70% and maintainability by 30%. Contributed to added first-quarter revenue of $19,000.
I led engineering for the Fluency Virtual Embedded Assistant team. I strengthened the technical implementation, maintenance, lifecycle, and support of six products built by five teams with members on three continents.
While there, I also served on the Regional Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, representing the needs of tens of thousands of employees across the Eastern United States.
I routi
Senior Software Engineer (Team Lead)
M*Modal
Oct 2019 - Aug 2022 (2 years 10 months)
Led engineering efforts that grew user count from 0 to 20,000 by enabling and mentoring partner integration teams. Improved reliability and deployment outcomes by reducing rollbacks by 90% and defect rate by 70% through automated testing, while also supporting platform migrations and real-time message processing improvements.
Senior Software Engineer (Project Lead)
Loopla
Aug 2018 - Jul 2019 (11 months)
Led team-wide adoption of S.O.L.I.D. programming patterns to increase agility by 1000%. Led a small team to create and iterate on a web platform for sharing business and service recommendations.
I managed and mentored a highly effective team of engineers, teaching them how to fuse S.O.L.I.D. programming principles with the functional programming paradigm. Coupled with modern DevOps practices and agile methodology, we developed a beta that we're proud to let loose on the world for feedback.
Loopla was built on React, Django Rest Framework, Socket.IO, Google Natural Language API, Redis, Po
Chief Technology Officer
Ameya Crafting
Nov 2017 - Jul 2019 (1 year 8 months)
Built and expanded an e-commerce platform integrated with Zoho, increasing sales reach to 48 states. Reduced late payments by 600% and improved customer retention by 300% through automated subscription payments and video-based product instructions.
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Strategy Officer
Nov 2017 - Jul 2019 (1 year 8 months)
I provided technical and strategic leadership to Ameya Crafting, a joint venture with my wife.
I've developed our custom website and online checkout experience around a core of Zoho One products and services. Zoho was selected after I conducted a thorough survey of competing products, a budgetary analysis, and an assessment of suitability to the business' requirements.
Technologies used include
CTO & CSO
Ameya Crafting
Nov 2017 - Jul 2019 (1 year 8 months)
Provided technical and strategic leadership for Ameya Crafting, including developing a custom website and online checkout experience using Zoho One products and services. Evaluated competing tools and implemented technologies including AWS Lambda, PHP, Node.js, and Stripe.
Served as CEI’s lead architect for business intelligence and data analytics, collaborating with clients on digital transformation initiatives. Worked across data warehouses, cloud, code, and classroom training.
Architect - Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Nov 2014 - Dec 2017 (3 years 1 month)
I was CEI's lead Architect for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics. In this capacity, I collaborated with clients to help them realize the benefits of their own digital transformation. During my time there I was just as likely to be found in a data warehouse, in the cloud, in the code, or in the classroom training others.
Lead Architect, Data Platform
Computer Enterprises Inc.
Nov 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 1 month)
Developed a client-side web part widget framework for Microsoft SharePoint, increasing developer productivity by 300%. Prepared and presented technical seminars, training courses, and technical documentation for large engineering and technology leader audiences.
CEO, Founder, & Principal Software Engineer
Apr 2009 - Oct 2016 (7 years 6 months)
I developed and brought to market Rostrum, a collaborative time tracking platform for music education. The web portal and mobile applications were built on Microsoft Azure using Azure SQL, .NET MVC, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Ember.js, PhoneGap, and various other technologies.
CEO, Founder, Principal SE
MyPracticeTracker LLC
Apr 2009 - Oct 2016 (7 years 6 months)
Developed and brought to market Rostrum, a collaborative time tracking platform for music education. Built the web portal and mobile applications on Microsoft Azure using services including Azure SQL and .NET MVC, along with HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Ember.js, and PhoneGap.
CEO, Founder, Principal SE
MypracticeTracker LLC.
Apr 2009 - Oct 2016 (7 years 6 months)
Conceptualized, developed, and launched Rostrum, an analytics platform for musicians that tracks 50+ time-based metrics tailored to individual practice routines. Developed using Azure and .NET technologies to deliver the platform and supporting web interfaces.
SharePoint Solutions Architect and .NET Developer
Aug 2011 - Apr 2014 (2 years 8 months)
I design and built an extreme high performance, in memory, personnel search platform and API with over 10 times the performance of available alternatives.
SharePoint Architect & .NET Dev
Bayer Business and Technology Services
Aug 2011 - Apr 2014 (2 years 8 months)
Designed and built a high-performance in-memory personnel search platform and API, reported as over 10x faster than alternatives.
SharePoint Solutions Arch, .NET
Bayer BBTS (CTG Contractor)
Aug 2011 - Apr 2014 (2 years 8 months)
Developed a high-performance personnel search platform, API, and data-safe partner shim. Achieved ten times the performance of alternative solutions.
Internet Apps Dev & SP Admin
Idaho Army National Guard
Nov 2008 - Aug 2011 (2 years 9 months)
Worked as an internet applications developer and SharePoint administrator.
Internet Applications Developer and SharePoint Administrator
Nov 2008 - Aug 2011 (2 years 9 months)
Worked as Internet Applications Developer and SharePoint Administrator at Idaho Army National Guard.
Performed as a bandsman with the 25th Army Band.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Bachelor's Degree, Music Performance, General
2003 - 2007
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes
Amazon EKS
Jenkins
PhoneGap
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Microsoft SQL Server
Node.js
Django
.NET
Nuxt.js
Redis
Terraform
Visual Studio
Ember.js
Vue.js
jQuery
JavaScript
HTML5
PHP
ASP.NET
Kafka
Django REST framework
Heroku
Socket.IO
AWS Lambda
Handlebars.js
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
SQL
Google Kubernetes Engine
Zoho CRM
Modal
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Salary expectations
Social media
Job categories
Skills
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