Summary
Kirt Henrie is a seasoned software architect and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience building web and mobile applications, and 11 years of focused industry experience leading teams and products. As owner of Optimal Cadence and former Director of Frontend Development at Lumea, he combines hands-on full‑stack development with technical leadership to modernize platforms—particularly in healthcare and marketing automation. He has a track record of guiding startups to scale by assembling engineering teams, defining processes, and delivering production-ready architectures using technologies like Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Ember, and modern frontend stacks. Based in Herriman, Utah, Kirt brings a practical product mindset informed by long-term engagements across banking, cancer research, and SaaS startups, and is known for translating complex domain needs into pragmatic engineering roadmaps. An understated strength is his blend of contractor/founder experience, which helps him move fluidly between coding, architecture, and business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer