Lee Knowlton is a technical consultant and former CTO with 12 years of experience building product-led teams and shipping frequent, data-driven features that improve individual and organizational effectiveness. He led development of Ultraworking’s core products—from a cross-platform desktop app for deep-work analytics to an automated meals service—bringing rapid iteration (weekly feature cadence) and measurable optimization to complex workflows. His background blends academic teaching and edTech leadership with hands-on product engineering, having created web-based language learning systems and led eLearning rollouts used by thousands. Based in Okinawa and fluent in both technical and educational domains, he combines disciplined experimentation with a practical focus on user outcomes and team performance. For fun he codes and trains his curiosity through running and exploration, a habit that informs his design-for-performance approach.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Japanese, Computer Science, Japanese at 国際基督教大学
BA, BA Economics, BA Asian Studies, magna cum laude, BA, BA Economics, BA Asian Studies, magna cum laude at University of Hawaii at Manoa
San Gorgonio High School
Master of Science (MS), Software Development, 3.89/4.00, Master of Science (MS), Software Development, 3.89/4.00 at Touro College
Master of Arts (MA), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, 3.87/4.00, Master of Arts (MA), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, 3.87/4.00 at The New School
Contributions:12 PRs, 25 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
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Lee Knowlton - Technical Consultant at Independent