Frank Davidson
Director - Lead Technical Program Owner at John Hancock
Sherborn, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolFrank Davidson is a seasoned technology leader with 11 years in engineering and over two decades of cross-functional leadership across media, finance, and data organizations. Currently Director and Lead Technical Program Owner at John Hancock, he also serves as Lead AI Platform Architect, blending program management with hands-on platform strategy to operationalize AI and data initiatives. Previously a Lead Data Engineer at Manulife and senior technology executive in media firms, he has a track record of building teams, scalable systems, and measurable business value in complex regulated environments. Frank contributes to open-source observability work—improving Prometheus statsd_exporter internals—highlighting a practical focus on robust metrics and backend reliability. He holds a BA in Mathematics and Philosophy and an MBA in Finance & Accounting, combining analytic rigor with commercial acumen to bridge technical execution and strategic outcomes. Based in Sherborn, Massachusetts, he is known for turning ambiguous technical opportunities into disciplined delivery roadmaps.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Finance Accounting, MBA Finance Accounting at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessBA Mathematics Philosophy, BA Mathematics Philosophy at Hamilton CollegeHS Grad, HS Grad at Noble & Greenough
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (11)
go10
statsd10
prometheus10
metric9
google-analytics-api6
asp-net6
internationalization6
clipboard6
excel6
docker4
dockers4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
prometheus/statsd_exporter
Mar 2020 - Apr 2020
StatsD to Prometheus metrics exporter
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 5 PRs, 5 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Frank primarily contributed to the `statsd_exporter` project by implementing and modifying core functionalities related to metric collection and processing. They worked on refactoring code into reusable packages, adding license information, and incorporating metrics for the Unixgram listener. Their commits demonstrate a focus on improving the exporter's internal structure and the addition of critical components.
exporterprometheus-exportermetrics-exporterstatsd-metricsprometheus-metrics-exporter
verxcodes/codegen
Dec 2017 - Feb 2019
Contributions:11 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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