Summary
Terrence Kunstek is a seasoned technology executive and CTO with over 13 years of leadership experience building scalable cloud, web, mobile, IoT, and big data solutions for enterprise clients including Anthem, Eli Lilly, Dow, and Allstate. He combines hands-on engineering roots as a longtime consultant and founder with strategic leadership roles—co-founding SecondSight and leading technology at Deeplight AI—to shepherd product vision, secure cloud infrastructure, and repeatable delivery practices. Known for turning individuals into high-performing teams, he excels at managing complex SDLCs and delivering deadline-driven projects while maintaining strong application security and architecture discipline. Terrence’s background includes founding Eleven Fifty and running a boutique consultancy, giving him a rare blend of startup grit and enterprise delivery experience. Based in Zionsville, Indiana, he pairs superior presentation and communication skills with practical technical depth, often stepping into both code-level and executive decision-making. An educator and mentor at heart, he has repeatedly translated ambiguous requirements into audited, production-ready systems.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS Informatics, BS Informatics at Indiana University Indianapolis
Purdue University
Eleven Fifty