Summary
Eric Johannsen is a seasoned engineering leader and hands-on technologist with over two decades of experience building scalable, secure systems and leading teams through growth, turnaround, and M&A. Currently Head of Engineering at MOTORMIA after executive roles including CTO of Dama Financial and VP of Engineering at GrowFlow, he has repeatedly driven cost optimization, reliability improvements, and successful exits. A co-author of "C# 8.0 in a Nutshell" and inventor on multiple device-fingerprinting patents, he blends deep technical authorship with product-minded architecture. He’s comfortable shifting between strategy and code, applying infrastructure-as-code and DevOps practices to reduce cloud spend and boost velocity. Based in Irvine, CA with a BS in Physics from UC San Diego, he has a track record of translating complex requirements into compliant, high-uptime platforms (SOC 2 Type II and PCI). Quirkily, he admits he responds better to marketing outreach written like a pirate, hinting at a pragmatic but playful leadership style.
10 years of coding experience
34 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
English, German