PAUL OLSTAD
computer nerd by day / singer-songwriter & guitarist by night
About Me
I am an accomplished technology leader and musician. I have many years of experience in Technology Innovation, Cloud, SaaS, DevOps, AWS, Healthcare, Mobile Development, Scrum Framework, SDLC, Agile Software Development, Product Development and People Management.
My work with technology in my professional life and my songwriting follow the same guiding principles: Innovation, creativity, passion, and dedication. Executing with a sense of urgency while maintaining a fun journey is the key to success.
Currently Employed At:
Change Healthcare
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RECOMMENDATIONS
"Paul does great job of managing a geographically distributed team to produce a new generation of web and mobile user interfaces for EVault. Despite aggressive schedules, Paul manages to keep the working environment fun - his management style allows engineers to learn and grow..." - Technical Architect, Web Services Team at EVault
"Paul managed Shavlik SaaS initiative. He was able to start up a team which became essential to the organization and to the acquisition with VMware. I was the project manager to the engineering teams including Paul's team. During that time Paul was able to set up a very dynamic, smart, fun to work with team. The team was able to deliver with high quality of a high pace timeline." - Project Manager, VMWare
FAVORITE QUOTES
"If I have ever seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." - Isaac Newton
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” - Frank Herbert, Dune
"There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who don't." - Author Unknown
MY EXPERIENCE
I have been in the software engineering and technology world for many years. Early in my career, I worked at Honeywell Commercial Avionics in the Engineering department developing C programs and managing large UNIX systems. Naturally, this lead me to development using web technologies and eventually with a focus on the cloud. For the past 15 years, I have managed large development teams to deliver technology solutions. I believe that an agile approach to technology development with a constant awareness of business needs is the key to any good technology implementation. Please look closer at my LinkedIn profile and feel free to reach out so we can talk more about my experience and qualifications!