Richard Clement is a veteran technology executive with 13 years in leadership roles, currently serving as Vice President of Engineering at Sonatype and advising startups on SaaS MVPs and architecture. He has repeatedly scaled engineering teams and platforms across the US, Europe, and India, driving major performance, uptime, and revenue improvements in fintech and insurtech businesses. Richard blends hands-on architecture and DevOps experience—leading cloud migrations, CI/CD adoption, and API/search optimizations—with strategic responsibilities like fundraising and post-M&A integration. Notably, he led a team that doubled client count and grew revenue by 150% in a year while expanding headcount 200%, and has a track record of cutting third-party integration timelines by 75% through architectural redesign. Based in Atlanta and a Georgia Tech computer science graduate, he pairs pragmatic engineering execution with board-facing technology strategy.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
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Richard Clement - Vice President Of Engineering at Sonatype