Summary
Dean Householder is a seasoned Director of Engineering and hands-on PHP/MySQL expert with over 25 years of software development experience and more than a decade in senior engineering roles. He combines deep systems and database architecture expertise with Linux certification and a strong security-first mindset, routinely optimizing performance, automating operations, and refactoring legacy systems. At Fullsteam he now oversees technology across 11 businesses, bringing practical AI adoption, scaling strategies, and cross-portfolio standardization to bear. His background spans building bespoke Laravel apps, high-traffic CMS and e‑commerce platforms, and fintech systems where he instituted secure, observable production practices. A natural technical communicator and mentor, he pairs calm crisis management with proactive process improvements—most of his recent work is done in private repos, underscoring a career focused on impactful, production-grade delivery rather than public showpieces.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
University of Phoenix
Westwood HS
English