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Zach Harbort

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Product & Engineering | Digital Transformation | AI & Automation | Fractional CTO | Startups | SMBs | Tribal Government
Durant, Oklahoma, United States
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  • Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
    Manager of Low-Code Platforms
    Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
    Mar 2024 - Current (2 years 8 months)
    My core responsibilities focus on digital transformation across tribal government, health, and commerce. Major Contributions - Established the first and largest Digital Seed Vault in the tribe’s history, advancing language preservation - Developed the first Choctaw large language model (LLM) to support AI-driven language revitalization - Designed a comprehensive enterprise operating model for AI, including vetting frameworks and sovereign AI initiatives - Lead of innovation subgroup on the Nation's AI Governance Committee Tags - Choctaw language preservation & revitalization - Low-code platforms (Power Platform, OutSystems, Retool) - Workflow automation - Enterprise AI operations - Reporting & analytics (Power BI) - Cybersecurity & informat
  • freelance
    Fractional CTO, IT Consultant
    freelance
    Feb 2024 - Current (2 years 9 months)
    Empowering startups to navigate from concept to market-ready products, pre-seed to Series A. Our focus centers around energy, health, cybersecurity, and smart home industries.
    • Offer expertise in technology infrastructure, architecture, and scalability.
    • Advise on developing and implementing effective tech solutions.
    • Conduct comprehensive technology assessments and audits.
    • Provide leadership and mentorship for technical and product teams.
    • Contribute to strategic planning sessions focused on technology and innovation.
    • Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks.
    • Support low- to high-code prototyping.
    • Refine and strengthen pitch decks. Show less
  • AKKO
    Director Of Engineering
    AKKO
    May 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 8 months)
    Director of Engineering and #4 hire tasked with governing the company's IT landscape. Core focus lies in the product development and engineering of a competitive insurance enablement platform as a service.
    • Solutions architecture and design
    • Technical product ownership
    • Full-stack development: Python, Flask, JavaScript, Vue.js, React, React Native, HTML, CSS
    • Fraud mitigation
    • Information and Cyber Security
    • Vendor assessment and negotiation
    • Stakeholder management
    • Resource management, coaching, growth
    • Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Heroku
    • Cloud Functions, Cloud SQL, App Engine, Pub/Sub
    • PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Looker Studio, DynamoDB
    • JIRA, Co
  • AKKO
    Senior Software Engineer
    AKKO
    Jun 2021 - May 2022 (1 year)
    Simplifying the way people protect their stuff - getAKKO.com. First resident engineer tasked with governing the company's IT landscape. Core focus is on our D2C offering, a highly competitive tech-first insurance product, and Partner platform, which provides a self-service solution to onboard and insure customers within minutes!
    • Solutions architecture and design
    • Technical product ownership
    • Fraud mitigation
    • Full-stack development: Python, Flask, JavaScript, Vue.js, React Native, HTML, CSS
    • Serverless, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions
    • PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, BigQuery, Google Data Studio
    • Google Cloud Platf
  • Otto
    Senior Product Owner, Lead Engineer
    Otto
    Mar 2019 - Apr 2021 (2 years 2 months)
    Technical product owner for Otto's Smart Home efforts. Continued to oversee OTTO's platform, "OTTO ready", which was designed to connect end-consumers' smart home devices to Otto marketplaces for smart ordering. Goal: bridge the gap between the Internet of Things (IoT) and commerce. Held a strategic seat for digital transformation efforts.
    • Technical product ownership
    • Software architecture and design
    • Systems architecture and design
    • Smart Home and IoT device integration
    • Full-stack development: Python, Flask, Django, Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, React, HTML5/CSS3
    • AWS Lambda / Serverless
    • PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, GCP Datastore
    • GCP, AWS
    • JIRA, Confluence, Slack
    • Developer advocacy
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    Senior Software Engineer, Technical Cofounder
    Liquid Labs GmbH
    Nov 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 5 months)
    UPDATE: OrderThis was acquired by OTTO GmbH in Q1 2019 and rebranded as OTTO ready! At Liquid Labs, a venture builder within the OTTO Group, I began by exploring the German smart home market to connect more customers and partners to OTTO marketplaces. Initially in a floating engineering role and later as the technical co-founder of what became OrderThis (prior to its acquisition), I was responsible for prototyping, scaling the tech team around key business verticals, managing stakeholders, and helping to govern the IT landscape. General:
    • Smart Home IoT
    • Product Management
    • Developer advocacy
    • Marketing for English-speaking audiences Tech:
    • Software architecture and design
    • IoT integration solutions for:
  • Summit ESP
    Senior Software Engineer
    Summit ESP
    Dec 2015 - Nov 2017 (2 years)
    Tasked with streamlining and digitizing inventory management across multiple regions, I developed a Real-Time Location System (RTLS) platform to provision, monitor, and report telemetry data on various high-value assets and heavy machinery.
    • System architecture and design
    • Software architecture and design
    • RFID (RTLS, inventory management, efficiency metrics, automation)
    • Native development: .NET, .NET Core
    • Cross-platform mobile development: Xamarin
    • Web Technologies: Python/Django, ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, Backbone.js, AngularJS
    • Persistence: Firebird, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL + PostGIS
    • Cloud: A
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    Lead Systems Architect
    Peritus Resource Group
    Oct 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year 2 months)
    • System architecture and design
    • Software architecture and design
    • RTLS
    • Security policy and procedure establishment
    • Native development: .NET, Java
    • Web Technologies: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, HTML5/CSS3, Backbone.js, Marionette.js
    • Containerization: Docker
    • Persistence: PostgreSQL with PostGIS, MongoDB
    • Cloud: Amazon AWS, DigitalOcean, BitBucket, Heroku, Nitrous.io
    • Integration: TeamCity
    • Project management and collaboration: YouTrack, Slack, Office365 Show less
  • DecisionPoint Systems, Inc.
    Software Solutions Engineer
    DecisionPoint Systems, Inc.
    Apr 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 7 months)
    • .NET mobile application development
    • Android mobile application development
    • Device integration and interoperability
    • Application performance tuning
    • Compact database performance tuning
    • Quality assurance testing Notable clients:
    • Sephora - http://www.sephora.com (Mobile Client Lead)
    • Johnson Controls Inc. - http://www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk (QA)
    • Airway LLC - http://www.airwayllc.com (Mobile Clien
  • Oklahoma Innovation Institute
    Web Applications Developer and Architect (Contract)
    Oklahoma Innovation Institute
    Feb 2013 - Apr 2013 (3 months)
    • PHP/CodeIgniter web application development
    • Website maintenance
    • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
    • Search engine R&D
    •  User Experience (UX) modeling and testing
  • University Of Tulsa
    Graduate Research Assistant of Computer Science (InfoSec)
    University Of Tulsa
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 (2 years)
    Web and mobile application development for collaborative, natural user interfaces:
    • Military Command & Control
    • Network Vulnerability Analysis
    • Network Vulnerability and Attack Visualization
    • Education
    • Gesture-Oriented Data Sharing
    • Device Interoperability
    • .NET (C#, WPF) and Python
  • Data3 Corp
    Software Developer
    Data3 Corp
    May 2010 - Feb 2011 (10 months)
    • ASP.NET/MVC web application development
    • User Interface Design (HTML, CSS)
    • Statistical Analysis Functions
    • Database Optimization Notable clients:
    • BAE Systems - http://www.baesystems.com/
    • JetBlue - http://www.jetblue.com
  • University Of Tulsa
    Tier 3 Computer Technician
    University Of Tulsa
    Jan 2009
    Tasks included many responsibilities common to a System Administrator. Key achievements include the training of 50+ employees of basic computer operation, server management, desktop deployment, and basic support.
  • University Of Tulsa
    Undergraduate Research Assistant (Security Engineering)
    University Of Tulsa
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2010 (3 years)
    Designed and developed network vulnerability and automated source code analysis tools.
  • University Of Tulsa
    Undergraduate Research Assistant (Security Engineering)
    University Of Tulsa
    Jan 2008 - May 2008 (5 months)
    Per request by the Tulsa Police Department, a social network aggregation tool was developed to monitor and visualize relationships/interactions between alleged hate-group members.
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  • The University of Tulsa
    master, M.S., Computer Science
    The University of Tulsa
    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012 (1 year 1 month)
  • The University of Tulsa
    bachelor, B.S., Information Systems Technology
    The University of Tulsa
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2010 (4 years 1 month)
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    Technical Diploma, Networking Technology
    Tri-County Technology Center
    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006 (2 years 1 month)
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