Summary
Ellison Yasukochi is a Vice President of Engineering with 11 years of hands-on experience building Java server applications, ETL systems, and database schemas, now leading platform and engineering teams at United Talent Agency. Based in Los Angeles, he blends deep backend expertise in Java, Python, JavaScript, and SQL with practical ops experience from managing render farms to production ElasticSearch and security integrations. He has progressed from platform engineer to executive leadership through repeated delivery at MediaHound and Rhythm & Hues, often owning full-stack server-to-database solutions and developer tooling. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he pairs architectural thinking with the ability to implement CLI tools and DB administration when needed—an engineer who still ships code while shaping strategy.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Engineering, B.S. Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge