Nestor Toro

Software Development & Technology Consultant

Slalom

Jul 2022 - Current (4 years 4 months)

• Senior leader within the Slalom Build practice, specializing in software engineering, product development, solutions architecture, and modern AI applications.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for sales and go-to-market efforts, helping prospective clients understand how Slalom can address their unique challenges.
• Lead technical discovery to understand client needs, gather detailed requirements, and shape actionable delivery plans, technical solutions, and future-state architecture.
• Drive architecture decisions, tech stack selection, and cloud provider alignment to meet business goals, scalability requirements, and operational efficiency.
• Right-size and staff delivery teams with the appropriate experti

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Interim CTO/CPO

Apr 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 4 months)

• Operated an independent consulting practice focused on strategic leadership in product development, engineering, and execution for early-stage startups and SMB software companies.
• Served as interim CTO and CPO, partnering with founders to shape product strategy, define MVPs, and build roadmaps informed by market insights, user research, and Agile product management practices.
• Advised on product development team formation, helping founders optimize headcount, align capabilities, and foster cross-functional collaboration through Agile best practices.
• Collaborated with venture firms and startup studios to coach early-stage founders in their portfolio on technology and engineering, product-market fit validation, and launc

VP of Product Engineering & Design

TargetX

Jan 2019 - Mar 2021 (2 years 3 months)

• Hired to modernize and replatform TargetX’s higher education recruitment and administration software suite, while transforming its product strategy and engineering operations.
• Spearheaded the development of a next-generation platform using a modern technology stack (React, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, containerization), ensuring seamless continuity for existing customers on legacy Salesforce CRM and Force.com solutions.
• Redefined product strategy by introducing a modular architecture of independently feature-enabled applications, enabling flexible licensing models and accelerating delivery of innovative features and client-driv

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Interim VP of Product Engineering & Design

Dec 2017 - Sep 2018 (10 months)

• Joined the founding team to lead the design and development of client-facing applications for a next-generation cryptocurrency trading and portfolio management platform.
• Led architecture and development of the platform's frontend from the ground up using React, Node.js, and AWS, integrating seamlessly with a high-frequency trading backend via the FIX protocol.
• Collaborated closely with founders and early adopters to translate product vision into functional, secure, and user-centric application features.
• Implemented enterprise-grade security infrastructure, including role-based access control, authentication, permissioning, and encrypted wallet key management.
• Recruited and led a high-performing full-stack engin

Lead Instructor, Software Development Immersive

Galvanize Inc

Mar 2017 - Oct 2017 (8 months)

• Led instruction for a six-month immersive program in modern full-stack web development, training a cohort of 25 students and supporting over 40 additional students across multiple cohorts.
• Delivered hands-on instruction in JavaScript, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, object-oriented programming, algorithms, data structures, software architecture, and cloud infrastructure, emphasizing engineering best practices, modular design, test-driven development, and design patterns.
• Refined and enhanced curriculum materials to align course content with industry trends and employer expectations, maximizing student career readiness.
• Served as a career mentor and coach, providing personalized guidance on technical interviews,

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Chief Technology Officer

Dec 2014 - Nov 2017 (3 years)

• Appointed CTO following the merger of ApprenNet and Handsfree Learning, tasked with unifying engineering teams and product lines under a single strategic vision.
• Defined and led product development for a next-generation video-based learning and assessment platform tailored for corporate training and professional development, while maintaining legacy systems to ensure seamless customer continuity.
• Architected and launched a full-stack web and mobile solution using React, React Native, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
• Managed a high-performing, bi-coastal engineering team, driving the product from concept through launch, with strong cross-functional alignment across product, design, and QA.
• The company was ultimatel

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Chief Technology Officer

Dec 2014 - Jul 2015 (8 months)

• Served as Technical EIR and founding CTO for Handsfree Learning, an incubated venture within Entangled Ventures.
• Led the development of a video-based learning and assessment platform designed for immersive training in specialized, technical fields such as medical surgery.
• Launched the MVP in collaboration with UCSF Medical.
• Architected, developed, and delivered full-stack web and mobile applications (React, iOS, Android, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS).
• Recruited top engineering talent in a competitive hiring landscape, fostering a high-performance, innovative culture.
• The company ultimately merged with ApprenNet to become Practice.

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Bedrock Analytics

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 (2 years)

• Co-founded and led the development of a vertical SaaS business intelligence platform focused on analyzing Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) retail sales data.
• Collaborated closely with the co-founder/CEO to define core features, shape product strategy, support sales efforts, and drive successful customer implementations.
• Led end-to-end product development from the ground up, encompassing UI/UX design, software architecture, cloud infrastructure, data and information architecture, OLAP database and data warehouse design, and advanced analytics and reporting capabilities.
• Built a full-stack platform using JavaScript, Backbone, SVG-based charting, PHP, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
• Developed automated data pipelines to streaml

Software Architect, Web Applications & Cloud Infrastructure

Rotunda Software

Mar 2011 - Feb 2013 (2 years)

• Led the modernization of Rotunda’s web-based event scheduling SaaS platform, architecting a transition to a scalable, cloud-native infrastructure.
• Designed and executed a seamless migration from on-premise servers to AWS, achieving zero downtime and improved system reliability.
• Engineered robust backend services and APIs using object-oriented PHP and established software design patterns, significantly enhancing maintainability and performance.
• Contributed to the frontend application using JavaScript, jQuery, and Backbone, improving UI responsiveness and user experience.
• Advocated for and implemented test-driven development (TDD), mentoring the engineering team in adopting modern software design principles and a

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Software Development & Technology Consultant

Nov 2008 - Feb 2013 (4 years 4 months)

• Founded and operated a boutique software development consulting firm, delivering technical solutions and staff augmentation services to tech companies across industries.
• Led full-stack web and mobile application development, including end-to-end architecture, feature implementation, deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and scaling.
• Provided expertise in backend development (Java, Spring, Python, PHP), frontend technologies (HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Backbone, jQuery), databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), and cloud infrastructure (AWS).
• Built and maintained cloud-native environments on AWS, implementing DevOps best practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production monitoring to ensure reliability an

Platform Architect, Web Applications & Infrastructure

LeapFrog

Jun 2007 - Oct 2008 (1 year 5 months)

• Spearheaded the replatforming and modernizing LeapFrog’s eCommerce site, improving scalability, performance, and the overall shopper experience.
• Supported the development of new API services for LeapFrog’s first connected learning devices, enabling cloud-based tracking of user learning data to power personalized learning path recommendations and expand the company’s edtech footprint.
• Architected a robust infrastructure leveraging Java, Tomcat, Mule ESB, Tapestry, MySQL, Linux, and CQ Commerce, while championing early adoption of AWS services (EC2, S3) to enable cloud-native capabilities.
• Led the evaluation and selection of open-source frameworks and commercial tools, conducting proof-of-concept initiatives to assess f

Platform Architect, Web Applications & Infrastructure

Walmart

Jun 2006 - Dec 2006 (7 months)

• Architected foundational components of a scalable, service-oriented platform to support Walmart’s next-generation global eCommerce modernization.
• Played a key role in vendor evaluation and technology selection, conducting proof-of-concept initiatives that shaped the long-term technology roadmap.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with engineering leadership, developers, systems architects, product teams, and external vendors to align architectural strategy with business and operational goals.
• Defined and delivered a comprehensive reference architecture for a modern, enterprise-grade eCommerce platform, including customer-facing web applications and backend services, leveraging Java EE, Struts, WebSphere, DB2, Mule ESB, a

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Lead Build Engineer & Release Manager

SNOCAP

Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 (1 year 1 month)

• Defined and managed build, release, and deployment processes, enabling a fast-moving development team to ship software with confidence and consistency.
• Designed and implemented a scalable, automated build system from the ground up to support a rapidly evolving, multi-language codebase, accelerating developer velocity and reducing integration errors across multiple projects.
• Established version control strategies and branching models to streamline collaboration and manage parallel development efforts across teams.
• Developed and maintained deployment pipelines integrating testing, artifact management, and production rollouts, aligning release processes with product management priorities and timelines.
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Senior Build Engineer

Oracle

Jul 2001 - Dec 2004 (3 years 6 months)

• Led cross-platform build and test automation efforts for Oracle 10g RDBMS and Application Server, contributing to one of the most widely deployed enterprise software platforms globally.
• Developed scalable build systems and tooling using Perl, Java, and Oracle’s internal infrastructure to enable rapid, stable, and repeatable software releases across Unix, Linux, and Windows environments.
• Collaborated with core development, QA, and customer support teams to optimize release workflows and enhance software quality, accelerating delivery velocity across multiple Oracle 10g product lines.

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