John Curry is a seasoned engineering leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling cloud-native game and service platforms, currently serving as Vice President of Engineering at VGW. He blends hands-on systems and DevOps expertise—earned through roles at OpenWager and Simple Energy—with strategic leadership that mentors teams of seasoned specialists and rising engineers. Comfortable driving migrations to containerized microservices and managing secure, high-availability AWS environments, he pairs technical depth with strong communication to unblock complex projects. Based in Erie, Colorado, he has a long track record spanning startups and established firms since the late 1990s, reflecting resilience and operational ownership. His academic background in psychology, philosophy, and music gives him an uncommon people-centric approach to engineering leadership and team dynamics.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Psychology, Philosophy, Music, Psychology, Philosophy, Music at Saginaw Valley State University
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