Juan Herbst

Company Overview: Store data and communicate securely and privately online

• Worked closely with product management and leadership team to shape product roadmap aligning with business goals
• Led innovation initiatives by adopting modern tools, technologies, and processes
• Managed engineering teams, overseeing hiring, retention and development
• Set and tracked Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
• Implemented and continuously improved engineering processes such as Agile and DevOps to drive operational excellence
• Proactively identified and mitigated risks, including technical debt and security vulnerabilities
• High-level technical decision-making, selecting platforms, tools, and frameworks that support scalable and efficient product development
• Stay current with industry trends
• Manager of Engineering Managers, leading cross functional teams across Mobile (Swift/Kotlin), Web (jQuery), Desktop (Go and C++/QT), SDK (C++), API (PHP/C++) and Quality Assurance
• Store data and communicate securely and privately online

Company Overview: One New Zealand is the largest wireless carrier in New Zealand

• Worked closely with squads to provide technical ownership of systems, ensuring efficient, standardised feature implementations
• Ensured the application of Agile methodologies and sound engineering standards throughout development, promoting high-quality deliver.
• Conducted thorough risk assessments for complex engineering projects.
• Mentored engineers, fostering professional growth and improving overall team performance.
• Managed multiple projects concurrently while prioritizing tasks to achieve successful outcomes within budget.

Company Overview: Waka Kotahi's primary function is to promote an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive, and sustainable land transport system.

• Establishing and maintaining common practices and regularly reviewing quality in architecture delivery.
• People management : 1:1s, hiring, career development, salary reviews and promotions.
• support team in developing technology architectures that align with product architecture and business needs.
• Fostering a collaborative work environment that improved overall team performance.

Company Overview: The Warehouse Group (largest retailer in New Zealand with over 260 stores with $3 billion in sales, more than 260 retail stores nationwide)

• Provided strategic lens in regards to Middleware and Integration.
• Oversaw the integration ecosystem, encompassing multiple technologies, implementations, and architectures.
• People management : lead a team of 20
• Offered technical leadership by identifying technical debt and defining a continuous improvement roadmap
• Advocated for cloud adoption, real-time streaming platforms, search capability, and API management, ensuring alignment of these technologies with the broader business strategy.
• Took strategic ownership of integration toolsets and platforms, presenting strategies to senior leadership.
• As an Architecture Design Authority (ADA) member, contributed to establishing governance to achieve objectives, manage risks, and ensure responsible resource use
• Evaluated tools and platforms to ensure cost-effective solutions.
• Managed vendor relationships
• Led teams through significant changes, including an Agile transformation and restructuring during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, offering empathetic leadership during times of uncertainty
• Implemented a centralised governance model
• Successfully delivered an Integration and Middleware strategy and framework which included a playbook of patterns and practices, a technical debt register, an integration catalogue, platform inventory, and tech radar.

Company Overview: Tradify is a cloud-based construction and field service solution for energy, electrical, construction and plumbing companies

• Led the transformation of a group of engineers into a high-performing team by introducing Scrum, DevOps, and sound engineering practices
• Enhanced platform stability, scalability, and performance through solid technical leadership and Solutions Architecture.
• Designed and developed high-quality software artifacts to meet the rigorous demands of SaaS platforms.
• Significantly reduced technical debt by refactoring monolithic services into Microservices, improving scalability and reducing the impact on unrelated business functions.
• Improved visibility, predictability, and the overall software delivery process by implementing Scrum and coaching the team on the framework.

Company Overview: Microsoft Licensing, Cost Optimisation and Compliance System

• Led people and technical efforts to re-platform a SaaS legacy system onto a modern technology stack.
• Implemented a DevOps approach to deliver higher-quality code to clients faster.
• Increased work visibility and delivery predictability by introducing Scrum practices and acting as Scrum Master.
• Spearheaded efforts to adopt modern programming languages and frameworks, resulting in greater efficiency and maintainability of codebases.

Company Overview: Findly is a talent acquisition platform that acquires, manages, screens and engages candidates.

• Led people and technical efforts for a team of talented engineers to develop a SaaS Talent Acquisition Platform, focusing on continuous improvement, reducing technical debt, and delivering new features.
• Accelerated the company's migration strategy from Azure to AWS, significantly reducing technical debt.
• Enabled clients to achieve a 97% reduction in search time.
• Increased software quality and delivery.