Terry Hardin

Career Summary

I am a seasoned Executive Principal Engineering and Solution Architecture Leader with a rich background operating at the Vice President level for both budding startups and established Fortune 100 companies. My vast experience spans over two decades, with a proven track record in successfully overseeing all phases of complex, high-profile technology initiatives - from inception to maturity.

As a strong team leader, I have adeptly managed teams of more than 30 on- and off-shore developers from diverse backgrounds and geographical locations, including India, Ireland, Ukraine, and Mexico. My leadership style emphasizes mentorship and team cohesion.

One of the recent highlights of my career was identifying and resolving scalability and reliability issues during the onboarding of larger customers. I achieved a remarkable 5000% improvement in data import speeds, reducing the process from 20 minutes for 20K records to under 20 minutes for 1M records. This accomplishment showcased my dedication to finding innovative solutions to complex challenges.

I was instrumental in the successful migration of technology acquired by Charles Schwab from an acquisition into official Schwab Systems in AWS. As a trusted consultant, I have worked on-site at Microsoft Corporate Headquarters in Redmond, Washington, where I collaborated with users, managers, and development teams.

Core Competencies

  • Solution Architecture | Principal Engineering
  • Critical Thinking
  • Strategic Planning | Execution
  • Relationship Building | Communications
  • Team Leadership
  • RDBMS | NoSQL | Data Warehouse
  • REST | SOAP
  • Microservices | SOA | N-Tier
  • AWS | Azure Cloud Development
  • Security
  • High Availability | Disaster Recovery
  • Automated and Performance Testing
  • Net Framework | .NET Core
  • C# | Python | Java
  • React | Angular UI Development
  • Startups | Fortune 100 Enterprises
  • SAFe | Agile | Waterfall
  • Passionate Hands-On Polyglot
Terry Hardin

My Education

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / eBusiness from the University of Phoenix, graduating with a stellar 3.93 GPA.

Terry Hardin
Terry Hardin