Seeking to build meaningful mobile products in sports, education, arts, or mission-driven industries using React Native or Flutter as either a senior developer or engineering leader.
Robert Sapko
@robertsapko
Operations Manager, Product Manager, Entrepreneur and Software Engineer focused on delivery, growth, and product impact.
What I'm looking for
I’m an operations leader and software engineer with 30+ years of experience, including 12 years delivering operations management and strategic leadership for business and technology initiatives. I’m results-driven and proactive—known for cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and building end-to-end plans that identify client goals and drive sustainable outcomes.
Most recently, I’ve helped establish software consulting operations and am pivoting to a product focus as an Operations Manager & Full-Stack Developer. I own delivery ceremonies and planning, coordinate distributed contributors, and build full-stack features across web and mobile while improving UX/UI and quality through continuous testing and iteration. Earlier roles strengthened my technical depth across React/React Native, Redux, Flutter/Dart, Angular, C#, .NET, and APIs—while executive positions like Vice President and Director of Services included leading teams, forecasting, resource allocation, and streamlining workflows to improve retention, revenue, and customer satisfaction.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder & Developer
Huckleback Golf, LLC
Jun 2020 - Present (6 years)
Founded and launched Huckleback Golf, a subscription-based mobile platform for golf scoring, leagues, and side games. Managed product strategy, user experience design, software architecture, mobile development, cloud infrastructure, competitive market analysis, branding, customer acquisition initiatives, and ongoing business operations.
Operations & Full-Stack Dev
Code Scientists
Jan 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year 3 months)
Established software consulting operations and owned delivery ceremonies, backlog estimation, and release cadence. Designed UX/UI and motion assets in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects/Premiere Pro, and built and maintained full-stack website features across web and mobile surfaces.
Vice President of Operations
Gravitate Solutions Inc
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)
Directed operations across software engineering, product development, consulting, and quality assurance, managing 25 staff and up to 120 client service accounts generating $6M–$8M annually. Streamlined workflow by building C#/WPF (XAML) apps REST APIs for real-time project status, and implemented an in-house tool to track billability, FTO, and target-goal progress for resource forecasting.
Director of Services Engineering
Gravitate Solutions
Jan 2013 - Jan 2018 (5 years)
General Manager-Director of Services Engineering / Services Engineering Manager while also developing in ASP.NET and C#
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define, design, implement, test, and deploy web and mobile features. Wrote clean Angular/React/React Native code using Redux and Redux Toolkit, and improved performance and reliability by debugging issues and adding automated regression tests.
Partnered with the Chief Client Officer to plan and launch initiatives for insurance claim home-repair operations. Managed and developed web properties using Webflow, FormsAssembly, and JavaScript, including form logic and data flows, and created satellite ordering sites to streamline online intake.
Independent Contractor
Sapko Inc
Mar 2021 - Jun 2024 (3 years 3 months)
Built and maintained an online student and administration portal for a technical certification institute using Angular 11 and RxJS. Coordinated with clients to clarify expectations, adjusted workflows to meet deadlines, and provided feedback to improve assignment outcomes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Missouri State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer Animation
Earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Animation at Missouri State University.
Missouri Southern State University
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Computer Information Science
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Information Science at Missouri Southern State University.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Postman
RxJS
React Native
Flutter
DB
Gmail
Node.js
.NET Core
.NET
Tailwind CSS
Adobe Photoshop
Visual Studio
React
AngularJS
JavaScript
HTML5
Java
CSS 3
ASP.NET
JSON
XML
Appium
Reactotron
Firebase Realtime Database
iOS
RevenueCat
Firebase
Webflow
Firebase Hosting
TypeScript
Visual Studio Code
Firebase Authentication
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects
SQL
Redux Toolkit
Android
WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Portfolio
huckleback.golfSalary expectations
Social media
Job categories
Skills
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