Paul Verdone is a veteran engineering leader and hands-on technologist with nearly four decades of experience designing software and systems architecture and scaling teams from small startups to 40+ person, multi-timezone organizations. As Vice President of Engineering for Core & Platform at Beacon Platform and president of his consultancy, he blends deep full-stack development (Node.js, TypeScript, Go, Java, C/C++ and many databases) with DevSecOps, cloud-native deployments and secure production operations. He has a proven record of building, hiring and mentoring engineering teams, establishing pragmatic Agile/CI/CD practices, and solving complex integration and security challenges for clients ranging from defense contractors to fintech and healthcare. Not obvious from titles alone: his background in media and production engineering informs a systems-thinking approach to automation and pipeline optimization across large, distributed services. Based in the New York metro area, he consistently bridges strategic leadership with active, hands-on delivery.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Triple Major, Telecommunications, Lighting Design, Psychology, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Triple Major, Telecommunications, Lighting Design, Psychology at Indiana University Bloomington
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