Howard Dierking
Managing Vice President CTO, Originations
Plano, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolHoward Dierking is a seasoned technology executive and hands-on engineer with 14+ years of experience building products, teams, and platforms across fintech and enterprise SaaS. Currently Managing Vice President and CTO for Originations at Capital One, he has led large engineering organizations from platform architecture to loan servicing and origination systems. He combines deep technical chops—from early full-stack contributions to a branded Jekyll-based Concur developer portal—to executive strategy, frequently translating customer feedback into shipped products. A lifelong learner who thrives on challenging the status quo, he mentors engineers and presents externally to share practical insights. He also runs Dierking Consulting, blending independent consulting with corporate leadership, and holds MS coursework from SMU Lyle alongside a dual BA in Political Science and Computer Science.
14 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Second Baptist SchoolBA, Political Science + Computer Science, BA, Political Science + Computer Science at Samford UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at SMU Lyle School of Engineering
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Github Skills (11)
html10
theme-development10
css10
jekyll10
front-end-development9
javascript8
apidoc7
api7
aws-lambda6
rust6
closures6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
concur/developer.concur.com
Sep 2014 - Jan 2019
The Concur developer portal Web site
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:164 commits, 46 PRs, 66 pushes in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Howard's initial commits focused on establishing the foundational structure of the developer portal website, including setting up the basic Jekyll scaffold. Subsequent commits involved converting major layout blocks to a new theme. The contributions also include theming of the site using the Concur brand standards and updating the top navigation with links to existing content. Further commits demonstrate content and layout updates, including an API explorer section.
web-portalweb-siteweb-appportalconcur
howarddierking/RestBugs
Jan 2012 - Aug 2015
Contributions:31 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 3 years 7 months
apihypermediabug-trackingtrackingtracking-api
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