Summary
Val Kolovos is a seasoned technology leader and engineering manager with 15+ years of hands-on experience building web applications and scaling teams across startups and enterprise organizations. He has a proven track record of growing and mentoring engineering teams, driving DevOps and CI/CD transformations, and delivering measurable quality and performance improvements from Orbitz to Analyte Health and Ibotta. Known for turning manual release processes into continuous deployment pipelines and automating complex integrations (EHR, billing, Salesforce), he pairs architectural judgment with pragmatic delivery focus. Based in Denver, he balances strategic leadership with active technical involvement and an unusual side role as a professional dancer, reflecting a blend of discipline, creativity, and team-first energy.
15 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer