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James Turnbull

Engineering and Product leader
Brooklyn, New York
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kartar.net
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jamtur01@gmail.com
I am an experienced engineering, product, and business leader with a focus on building products that delight users. I build culture and teams that deliver applications and platforms that drive growth and revenue. I coach people to become better engineers and focus on building environments that make teams and individuals more productive and effective. I'm also the author of eleven technical books about engineering and technology. I speak and consult regularly about engineering, product, technology, open-source, and DevOps/Operations/SRE.
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Work Experience

Glitch

VP of Engineering
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Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

Microsoft

CTO in Residence
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

Empatico

CTO
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Dec 2016 - Oct 2018

An EdTech startup.

O'Reilly Media

Chair of the Velocity Conference
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2016 - Current

Co-chair of the Velocity conference. https://conferences.oreilly.com/velocity

Kickstarter

CTO
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Sep 2014 - Oct 2016

Docker, Inc.

VP Services
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Dec 2013 - Sep 2014

Venmo

VP of Engineering
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Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

Lead Engineering and technology teams in building and delivering awesome payment experiences for customers and merchants.

Puppet Labs, Inc.

VP Technology Operations
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Apr 2010 - Jul 2013

Managed the Professional Services, Support, Operations, Education and Community teams.

National Australia Bank

Director of Security (NABCert)
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Jan 2006 - Feb 2010

Managed a Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT providing threat & incident management, investigations and forensics, intelligence, vulnerability scanning and assessment and penetration testing.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Executive Manager - IT&T Security
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2004 - 2006

Responsible for infrastructure security across the bank including managing our relationship with outsourcers.

The George Institute

Chief Technical Officer
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2003 - 2004

Built and managed online Phase III and IV clinical trials.

Education

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Politics & Philosophy
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1993 - 1996