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Christopher Robison

Engineering Leader | Scalable Mobile & SaaS Systems

San Francisco, CA
(415) 810-6991

About

Veteran engineering leader with a proven record of building scalable SaaS and mobile platforms. Adept at managing globally distributed teams and developing resilient systems used by millions. Deep experience in mobile SDKs, infrastructure automation, and leading cross-functional product development across time zones. Passionate about transforming operations with AI and driving efficiency at scale.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CTO at ,

March 2020 – Present

  • Implemented AI-powered trip routing and driver utilization platform, boosting daily revenue by 30%
  • Built full-stack TMS with CRM, scheduling, invoicing, GPS tracking, SMS/email notifications
  • Increased fleet from 2 to 14 buses while maintaining operational uptime

Manager, Software Engineering at ,

July 2010 – March 2020

  • Managed distributed team of 15 across San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, and Indonesia
  • Built and deployed mobile SDKs (iOS/Android) and client-side controllers for rich media ads
  • Reduced API latency by 35% through RESTful architecture redesign
  • Championed CI/CD pipelines and automated testing across ad platform
  • Integrated monitoring and metrics tools for SLA tracking and system observability

Web Architect at ,

September 2007 – July 2010

  • Ported Flash client to HTML5/Canvas for cross-platform compatibility
  • Architected SaaS platform backend and subscription system
  • Increased monthly subscriptions by 80%


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PROJECTS


SKILLS


Mobile Development

React Native iOS SDK Android SDK GraphQL Mobile CI/CD Performance Optimization

Programming Languages

JavaScript TypeScript Python Swift Kotlin Go C C++

Leadership

Team Management Distributed Teams Agile Delivery Mentorship Strategic Planning

Infrastructure & DevOps

CI/CD Ansible Monitoring Grafana Prometheus PostgreSQL

EDUCATION

California State University-Chico

Coursework in Computer Science

1988 - 1991