• Hi!
    I'm Chad

    A CTO/Chief Engineer with a passion for building teams that build software.

  • I am a
    Technologist

    I love building Teams that Build Software that makes lives better.

  • I am a
    Life Long Learner

    Software is always changing, we must change too.

About Me

Who Am I?

Hi I'm Chad Dalton I have been building service based software using agile methodologies for over a decade and a professional software developer for double that.

Most recently I have been the Chief Engineer Officer at Seerist, Inc where we use Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to help companies make sense of all the global news and social media produced daily.

Agile Development

Lean Startup

Software

Architect

Taking projects from 0 to 1!

My Specialty

My Skills

Jack of most trades, master of some, always willing to learn.

Node.js

90%

Python

60%

Java

75%

AWS

80%

Agile Development

99%

Machine Learning

72%

Continuous Integration/Delivery

95%

REST/API

90%

Mac/Apple Administration

90%

Microsoft 365 Admin

80%
Education

Education

James Madison University, Dual Concentration in Network and Data Communications and Information Technology

  • SAFe Program Consultant (SAFe SPC)
  • Scaled Agilest (SAFe SA)
  • Certified Scrum Master
  • Certified Scrum Developer
  • BEA Certified Specialist in Server, Integration Portal
Experience

Work Experience

Chief Engineer Officer @ Seerist, Inc.

Responsible for Platform Development Team and the Information Technology Team at Seerist, Inc. Scaled up our team of software engineers across multiple teams and built a IT team supporting employees in over 20 countries. Lead the effort to obtain our SOC2 and ISO27001 certifications. Responsible for answering customer security related questions and onboarding each new customer into our platform.

Chief Technology Officer @ GeoSpark Analytics

Responsible for Platform Development Team, R&D Team and Technology Budget at GeoSpark Analytics. Chief Cloud Architect responsible for designing a Cloud Native Big Data engine and Single Page App (SPA) platform for distributing the data. Reported directly the CEO/COO and Board of Directors. I work with Product Owners, Sales Team and Customer Success team to ensure product success.

R&D Lead @ OGSystems

As the Research and Development Lead I lead a cross-functional innovative team that helped create new and disruptive technologies for the DoD and Commercial Market while utilizing Lean Startup and Agile methodologies.

Enterprise Services Architect / Software Engineer @ Independent Contractor

I was responsible for leading multiple SCRUM teams building services based software for the Intelligence Community. I was also responsible for designing a service based architecture capable of enriching and delivering message traffic across the DoD and designing best practices for agile development in the Government.

Software Developer @ Lockheed Martin

I was an Individual Contributor on many web based applications for the Intelligence Community. Responsible for working directly with customers and turning their requirements into software.

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