Sherman Gore
@shermangore
Engineering executive driving platform modernization, cost reduction, and reliable scaled operations.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am an engineering executive with 20+ years building and operating customer-facing and internal platforms at scale, focused on aligning engineering execution with business goals.
At Basepaws I led an 11-person organization, modernized stacks to TypeScript/React/Next.js, and delivered over $320K in annualized cloud cost savings while halving customer-impacting incidents.
Previously I led product and developer-focused teams at Lob, delivering new commercial products tied to $23M projected revenue, and directed a cloud modernization at ScanData that supported hundreds of millions of parcels and accelerated onboarding timelines dramatically.
I am a hands-on leader who prioritizes reliability, cost control, security and post-acquisition integration while mentoring teams, driving delivery velocity, and partnering with product and sales to achieve measurable business outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead a 4-team, 19-person distributed, remote engineering organization supporting consumer applications, cloud platforms, and more than 8 petabytes of sequenced cat and dog DNA.
Managed New Product Development and Developer Relations, delivering three commercial products driving $23M projected ARR and building an ML-driven address verification system with 12% higher accuracy than competitors.
Director, Application Development
Scandata
Aug 2018 - Aug 2021 (3 years)
Owned modernization of a legacy logistics platform to a cloud-based multi-tenant SaaS, reducing onboarding from 9–12 months to 1.5–4 months and supporting throughput growth to ~450M parcels annually.
Lead Software Engineer
First American Mortgage
Aug 2017 - Aug 2018 (1 year)
Contracted to modernize AS/400 workflows and optimize application performance, improving end-user productivity by ~30% and reducing data errors by ~70%.
Lead Software Engineer
VeroxTech
Jan 2016 - Aug 2017 (1 year 7 months)
Led development of a custom homeowners insurance claims platform, delivering the solution ~25% faster than estimates and replacing high-cost off-the-shelf software to reduce licensing and support fees.
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