Maxwell Leslie

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Co-Founder / CTO

Stealth - Web3 Startup

Aug 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)

- Defined and executed engineering and product strategy for a multiplatform system spanning mobile (React Native), backend services (Go), and distributed infrastructure across AWS and GCP - Led architecture and delivery of secure messaging, financial workflows, and wallet systems supporting real-time user interactions - Owned engineering execution across system design, infrastructure, and product delivery, translating vision into shipped production systems - Established AI-assisted engineering workflows (LLM-based tooling, agent-driven processes) to accelerate development, testing, and operational efficiency - Directed cloud architecture, security, and scalability strategy, ensuring production readiness and long-term extensibility - Partner

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Fractional Creative Director / Co-Founder

Byte Sized Creations

Feb 2024 - Current (2 years 9 months)

- Defined and communicated the creative vision and direction for game projects, ensuring alignment with company goals and market trends. - Managed and mentored a multidisciplinary creative team, including designers, artists, writers, and animators, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. - Oversaw the entire creative process from concept to completion, ensuring projects were delivered on time and within budget. - Collaborated with game designers and developers to create innovative gameplay mechanics and features that set the game apart in the market.

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Fractional CTO

Stealth - Web3 Startup

Nov 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 3 months)

- Directed aspects of company operations, including strategic planning, process improvement, and resource allocation to achieve business objectives. - Collaborated with the CEO and executive team to define and execute the company’s strategic vision and growth plans. - Oversaw budgeting, financial planning, and cost control initiatives to ensure financial stability and support business expansion. - Identified operational risks and developed mitigation strategies to ensure business continuity and compliance. - Led organizational change initiatives, including process reengineering and cultural transformation, to adapt to evolving business needs.

Director of Software Engineering / HIPAA Rule Officer

Recuro Health

Mar 2023 - Aug 2025 (2 years 6 months)

- Led a multi-disciplinary engineering organization (backend, QA, DevOps) delivering secure telehealth platforms at scale - Owned architecture and delivery of distributed systems across Go and .NET services supporting real-time healthcare workflows - Defined engineering standards, SDLC processes, and DevSecOps practices aligned with HIPAA/HITRUST compliance - Established automation-first engineering strategy, improving release velocity and system reliability - Partnered with executive leadership to align engineering delivery with business priorities and regulatory requirements - Implemented incident response and reliability practices, improving system resilience and operational maturity - Reduced engineering costs by 20% through infrastruct

Fractional Compliance Analyst / Advisor

Scubed

Feb 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year 5 months)

- Established and implemented a compliance program with policies and procedures, ensuring adherence to local, state, and federal regulations, enhancing the regulatory compliance framework. - Conducted regular risk assessments and developed mitigation strategies, effectively minimizing compliance risks and reinforcing compliance posture. - Investigated compliance breaches and implemented corrective actions, preventing future occurrences and strengthening organizational integrity. - Designed and delivered compliance training sessions to employees to foster a culture of compliance and ethical conduct.

Director of Software Engineering

Traive

Apr 2022 - Dec 2022 (9 months)

- Led Engineering, QA, Architecture, and DevOps organizations. - Established development best practices, quality assurance processes, release management, incident management, severity agreements, and KPI tracking to improve software delivery quality. - Initiated major cloud infrastructure changes and enhancements, allowing for security, infrastructure as code (via - Terraform), and scalability through a control tower approach in AWS. - Decreased tooling and cloud infra costs by 25% through reserved and cost savings plans. - Implemented FinOps practices and expanded usage reporting to accurately reflect product and development costs. - Established an onboarding/offboarding Process, including enhanced security practices upon termination. - Co

Director of Software Engineering, Quality

Icario

Apr 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year 1 month)

- Established development standards, quality assurance processes, and issue escalation processes, resulting in improved product reliability. - Developed SDET mentorship program to transition development and QA resources into SDET roles, enhancing team capabilities and fostering skill growth. - Led hiring processes and managed departmental budget to align the engineering department with strategic objectives, directing team management effectively. - Reduced fraud incidents by 25% by overseeing the implementation of advanced fraud prevention tools and practices. - Enhanced system efficiency by overseeing and refining performance and load testing scripts in collaboration with QA, resulting in improved application reliability. - Established deve

Software Development Engineer in Test

Icario

Aug 2020 - Apr 2021 (9 months)

• Established Data Monitoring, Alerting, and Metrics across Sumo Logic and AWS Services.
• Built and Implemented Artifact Repository Service (CodeArtifact) for hosting and management of internal private program packages.
• Developed Test Plans, Knowledge Sharing Docs, and Program Requirement Docs.
• Enhanced Continuous Integration Deployment Pipelines in Bitbucket.
• Managed test responsibilities for all data workstreams.
• Expanded existing Pytest system and integration test automation.

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QA Tech Lead

Stonecrop Technologies

Jan 2020 - Jul 2020 (7 months)

• Maintained and Managed communication with Engineering, Design, Data, and Project Managers for SDLC process, Testing Best Practices, and QA Efforts.
• Developed Test Plans, Knowledge Sharing Docs, and Program Requirement Docs.
• Development, Management, and Maintenance of E2E Automated tests on Existing Web platform using Selenium and Java (TestNG + Maven).
• Development, Architecture, and Maintenance of E2E Automated tests on iOS and Android native applications using Appium and Ruby (Cucumber/Gherkin).
• Assist in development of user stories/acceptance criteria and ran regression efforts around releases.
• Hiring and People management of QA Team.
• Development of Continuous Integration Deployment Strategies a

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Senior QA Automation Engineer

Stonecrop Technologies

Jul 2019 - Jan 2020 (7 months)

Senior QA Engineer

When I Work

Mar 2019 - Jul 2019 (5 months)

• Development, Architecture, and Maintenance of E2E Automated tests on Web platform using Watir (Selenium) and Ruby (Cucumber/Gherkin).
• Development, Management, and Maintenance of E2E Automated tests on iOS and Android native applications using Appium and Ruby (Cucumber/Gherkin).
• Assist in development of user stories/acceptance criteria and ran regression efforts around releases.
• Development, Management, and Maintenance of Internal QA Web application tool using Python/Flask.

QA Engineer

When I Work

Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 (1 year)

- Develop Test Plans, Knowledge Sharing Docs, and Program Requirement Docs. - Development, Management, and Maintenance of E2E Automated tests on Web platform and Mobile platform using Ruby (cucumber)/Watir(selenium)/Appium. - Development, Management, and Maintenance of Internal QA Web application tool using Python/Flask. - Assist in management of BDD process and gherkin development.

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

When I Work

Aug 2016 - Apr 2018 (1 year 9 months)

• Maintain communication with Engineering and Project Managers for SDLC process, Testing Best Practices, and QA Efforts.
• Manage test responsibilities on Core Workstream.
• Develop Test Plans, Knowledge Sharing Docs, and Program Requirement Docs.
• Assist in development of user stories/acceptance criteria and ran regression efforts around releases.

Test Lead

Leadpages

May 2016 - Jul 2016 (3 months)

- Management of Development Deployment Pipelines and Deployment Versions. - Maintained communication with Technical Project Managers for SDLC process, Testing Best Practices, and QA Efforts. - Managed test responsibilities on Automation Workstream.

QA Analyst

Leadpages

Jun 2015 - May 2016 (1 year)

- Assist in the development of user stories/acceptance criteria and ran regression efforts around releases. - Developed Test Plans, Knowledge Sharing Docs, and Program Requirement Docs. - Development of E2E Automated tests using JavaScript (Protractor) and Python (robotframework).

Software QA Analyst

Robert Half

Jul 2014 - Jun 2015 (1 year)

Robert Half Tech SPS Specialist. Contracts: Olson - Software QA Analyst - Develop Test Cases based on Use-Case and Business Rule Documentation through JIRA Agile Development and Kanban Task Management Boards. - Maintain communication with developers and Clients per project bases. - Filled active senior/lead role on web and mobile testing projects leading team of 4 through regression process of pre-production. - White-Box and Black-Box testing on Web and Mobile Applications. RedBrick Health - Data QA Analyst - Navigate SQL databases for data verification. - Maintain communication with Data and Business analysts per task bases. - Develop SQL Queries and Templates per task bases. - Testing: Back-End Data (SQL). GreenTree Servicing - QA/SQL Dev

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Software QA Engineer

KRAMES STAYWELL

Jun 2014 - Jul 2014 (2 months)

- Develop Test Cases based on Program Changes and Requirements Documentation. - Maintain communication with developers per project bases. - Develop and maintain automation solutions using Telerik. - Active lead on Load Testing solutions.

QA Analyst

BI WORLDWIDE

Feb 2014 - Jun 2014 (5 months)

- Develop Test Plans based on Business Documentation and Requirements. - Communicated with Business Analysts and Technical Analysts following project details and testing results. - Navigate databases for data verification and program functionality.

Software Support Analyst

KorTerra, Inc.

Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 (4 months)

- Provide customer service to clients and service software issues. - Work with my team to translate client cases and find solutions to issues. - Develop batch files for process flow of builds. - Develop test plans for new executables.

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Tech Manager / PR and Design Manager

Team Orbit

Apr 2013 - Oct 2013 (7 months)

http://www.orbit.gg/ - Communicated with eSports Teams and Site Members - Developed site, apparel, and graphic designs - Managed Community Forums and eSports Streaming - Programmed updates for site management

NOA QA

Nintendo

Jan 2013 - Apr 2013 (4 months)

- Nintendo 3DS Software Testing directly with developers (Monster Games) - Worked with developers to communicate and translate software issues. - Communicated with off-site developers in Japan for further localization testing.

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Owner / Developer

Silent Storm Studios

Nov 2012 - Sep 2015 (2 years 11 months)

- Plan and manage current strategies to drive intended game design results. - Work with my team to translate the project initiatives and deadlines on Jira. - Develop Web, 3D, Graphic Design, and User Interface Designs. - Develop test plans and translates objectives and deadlines on Jira.

Microsoft TRG QA

activision

Apr 2012 - Nov 2012 (8 months)

- Testing Legal Violations and Certifications for Microsoft Video Games. - Manage competing priorities and time constraints when testing multiple titles. - Identified and documented detailed instruction and scope of issues and debug information in PMS.

MCSA

Best Buy

Oct 2011 - Apr 2012 (7 months)

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