Shawn Smiley
Chief Technology Officer at Achieve Internet
Castroville, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShawn Smiley is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with nearly three decades of experience building scalable software and leading cross-functional teams. He currently guides Achieve Internet and Apiboost as CTO, steering enterprise Drupal architectures, SaaS product design, and product management initiatives that align business goals with technology strategy. Shawn's track record spans mentoring diverse engineering teams, delivering complex system designs, and accelerating delivery under tight deadlines across startups and enterprise contexts. His technical breadth covers Drupal, Go, Node.js, C#, Python, Java, and more, with a strong emphasis on TDD, Scrum, and database/architecture excellence, including SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Beyond software, his background in the USAF and a disciplined, hands-on leadership style inform his approach to building reliable, secure systems at scale. He is based in Castroville, Texas, and holds advanced degrees from Colorado State University Global and BSCS from American Sentinel University.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Mason City High SchoolMaster's degree, Master's degree at Colorado State University GlobalBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) at Colorado State University-Global CampusBSCS, BSCS at American Sentinel University
English
Github Skills (44)
drupal10
docker10
virtualbox10
vagrant10
cms9
ansible9
open-api8
composer8
custom-element7
hook7
php7
package-manager6
api6
rest6
monitors6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
shawnachieve/drupal-vm
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:6 pushes, 4 branches, 2 tags in 22 days
ansiblevagrantdrupaldocker
achieve-internet/drupal-vm
Sep 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
drupal
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