Robert Hiskey

Experience

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  Nintendo Players

  May 2005 - May 2008

  Owner/Editor-in-Chief

  Founded and ran all aspects of an online media outlet covering Nintendo and related third-party hardware and software. At its peak the site reached over 12,000 unique visitors per day. I had the opportunity to manage a virtual team of international employees, attend industry events, network with great people throughout the video game industry, and write/edit thousands of articles.

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  Safeco Insurance

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  IT Intern

  10-week internship program focusing on application development and business analysis.

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  Liberty Mutual (Safeco Insurance)

  Jan 2008 - Nov 2011

  Software Developer

  Served as an analyst and developer on a number of core transformation projects, replacing legacy systems with industry-leading third-party applications. Led development of a new underwriting web service, as well as implementation and integration of a new rating engine for select lines of business. Developed a number of utilities to significantly improve quality and efficiency of testing, data migration, and analysis. Worked directly alongside analysts, QA team, and business customers throughout all phases of each project.I've also been actively involved in our IT campus recruiting efforts, internship program, and various workplace improvement initiatives. Show less

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  Taproot Foundation

  May 2009 - Dec 2012

  Web Developer

  Pro-bono web developer and consultant working on IT projects for non-profit organizations in Seattle and New York.

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  Slalom

  Nov 2011 - now

  I manage a team of NYC-based Software Engineers and Architects, coaching them through successful delivery of projects across clients organizations, industries, and tech stacks while supporting their career development. I am responsible for practice leadership, staffing, and business development in addition to hands-on project delivery.My project roles generally leverage both my technical expertise (systems design, full stack development) and engineering management experience (leading teams of consultant/contract/client engineers not limited to my internal team). I also have experience in IT strategy, enterprise architecture, data, and generative AI. Show less

  • Director of Software Engineering

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Solution Principal

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

  • Consultant

    Nov 2011 - Dec 2015