Summary
Chris Heiland is a Seattle-based engineering leader with 13+ years of experience delivering scalable cloud applications and leading cross-functional teams. He is currently Engineering Lead at SkyKick, where he guides Azure-based SaaS solutions, implements DevOps and automation to reduce toil, and builds dashboards and monitoring for platform health. He designs, develops and scales microservices and front-end tooling (Angular CRUD portals) to improve supportability and cut mean time to resolution. He delivered external state tracking using Azure Redis to move workloads to more cost-effective tiers, saving over $20,000 per month. He specializes in turning vague requirements into clear objectives, establishing best practices in process and documentation, and rapidly learning environments to accelerate infrastructure improvements. His background spans leadership roles at Ellucian, Seattle University, and University of Washington, with a proven record of delivering campus data, ERP integrations, and modern web platforms.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration, Technology Innovation Management, Bachelor of Business Administration, Technology Innovation Management at University of Washington
AA, Business Administration, Management and Operations, AA, Business Administration, Management and Operations at Shoreline Community College