Chad Zink
Sr Software Development Lead at Gesa Credit Union
Richland, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolChad Zink is a seasoned software engineering leader with over a decade of experience building and managing high-performing backend and consumer-facing teams across fintech and enterprise environments. Currently Sr Software Development Lead at Gesa Credit Union, he oversees Integrations and Consumer Online Banking efforts, blending hands-on technical oversight with people management. His career spans startups and research labs—including AdRoll, PNNL, and Wildland—where he led full-stack and backend initiatives, often modernizing legacy systems and shipping web applications. Chad pairs an MBA with a strong computer science foundation, enabling him to translate business goals into pragmatic technical roadmaps. Known for stabilizing delivery pipelines and mentoring engineers, he brings a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach that balances reliability, scalability, and user experience.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, 3.80, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, 3.80 at Washington State UniversityBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Business Administration and Management, General, 3.8, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Business Administration and Management, General, 3.8 at Columbia Basin College
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Github Skills (36)
docker-image9
docker-compose9
docker9
styles8
golang8
bootstrap8
container7
bootstrap-datepicker7
multithreading7
rack7
orchestration7
tsql6
sql-server6
go6
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
chadzink/skills-api
Sep 2023 - Jan 2024
Contributions:27 PRs, 27 pushes, 30 branches in 4 months
wildland/trail-guide
Nov 2015 - Feb 2020
A collection of guides for making things.
Contributions:4 PRs, 23 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 4 months
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