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Dave Micko
Sr Director Analyst
Helping software engineering leaders get the most out of Gartner's extensive research and analysis on practices, methods and patterns of software engineering. Focused on engineering team leadership and organization design, as well as architecting for fast flow, micro-service architectures, visual system design and building world class software engineering teams.
Previous experience
An executive level technology leader with in-depth experience delivering technology strategy and solutions to organizations from the small and aggressive (start-ups, skunk-works and blue sky projects) to the large and complex (consumer electronics, financial services and health care). Focused on leading both small (10-15) and large (250-300) teams in an agile development methods, cloud-based microservice architectures, DevOps, API development and digital transformations. Developing creative technology approaches that positively affect the bottom line, and in using technology to increase efficiency and empower customers. Particularly interested in the organization of networked information resources and in how technology can be used in novel and innovative ways to dramatically improve the customer/user/patient experience.
Professional background
NBCUniversal, NBC Sports, SportsEngine
Vice President of Engineering
Bluestem Brands, Fingerhut
VP of Engineering
Best Buy
IT Executive
Areas of coverage
Software Engineering Leadership
Software Engineering Technologies
Security of Applications and Data
Software Engineering Practices
Education
Bachelor's Degree, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
Master's Degree, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Building Teams for Software Engineering
2Architecting for Fast Flow
3System Design and Architecture
4API Design and Implementation
5Technical Architecture and Service Oriented Design