Resume
Shane Sturgeon
Engineering Leader · 25+ years delivering software · Healthcare, Federal & Agile specialist
Leadership Philosophy
I'm a servant leader. That's not a slogan; it's a description of where I believe a manager's job actually sits. I'm here to remove blockers, reduce friction, provide cover when the organization gets noisy, and make sure the people on my teams have what they need to do exceptional work. I measure my success by their output and growth, not my own visibility.
I also believe in the force multiplier effect: the right leadership investment doesn't add to a team's capability linearly, it compounds it. Better tooling, cleaner processes, clearer ownership, psychological safety to try things and fail fast. These aren't soft nice-to-haves; they translate directly into velocity, quality, and retention.
Agile done well is transformative. Agile done as ceremony is expensive theatre.
The best engineers I've managed didn't need me to tell them what to do. They needed someone to trust them, protect their time, and occasionally run interference with the business.
Iterative improvement beats big-bang transformation. Small, deliberate, measurable changes, compounding over time, are how engineering cultures actually get better.
Experience
Engineering Manager
Bellese Technologies
- ·Lead engineering delivery for the CMS QMARS case management platform supporting federal healthcare program oversight.
- ·Direct a cross-functional organization of 20 engineers spanning Application Development, Quality Engineering, and Platform Operations in a FedRAMP-authorized AWS environment.
- ·Founded and led a cross-disciplinary AI Community of Practice (15–20 members) focused on practical AI adoption, model evaluation, and cost/benefit analysis.
- ·Supported delivery of an AWS Bedrock-powered artifact categorization service for QMARS case adjudication.
- ·Standardized deployment and release governance; launched a Code Quality and Engineering Standards initiative.
Principal Consultant / Owner
Sturgeon Consulting LLC
- ·Covetrus: Supported team reorganization, delivery prioritization, and Agile alignment within the consumer business unit across a distributed onshore/offshore model.
- ·DISCUS Software: Supported AI/ML tooling integration, introduced structured release management and vulnerability scanning, and managed vendor relationships.
Sr. Engineering Manager
Ad Hoc LLC
- ·Led modernization of CMS and Healthcare.gov platforms serving millions of beneficiaries within FedRAMP and ATO compliance boundaries.
- ·Directed 24 engineers across Applications, Enrollment, APIs, and Platform Ops.
- ·Strengthened DevSecOps alignment and conducted Agile maturity assessments.
Software Engineering Manager
Allegiant Airlines
- ·Managed 3 cross-functional teams (22 engineers) delivering a new Flight Booking System.
- ·Coordinated 3rd-party vendor integrations and championed enterprise-wide Agile adoption.
- ·Tech: Java, MySQL, AWS, MuleSoft, Navitaire
Software Engineering Manager
CareSource Management Group
- ·Led five engineering teams (~25 engineers) delivering core Medicaid and ACA Marketplace systems across multiple states.
- ·Directed multi-state Medicaid platform expansions (IN, GA, AR) aligned with CMS timelines.
- ·Delivered sanctioned provider screening and FHIR-based interoperability solutions.
- ·Tech: C#/.NET, MSSQL, Azure DevOps, Trizetto Facets
Software Engineering Manager
Crown Equipment Corporation
- ·Grew department from 13 to ~25 staff; introduced Agile into legacy environments.
- ·Directed $1M+ CMS platform evaluation and mobile app development.
- ·Coordinated teams across Europe, Australia, and China.
- ·Tech: Java/Spring, Hibernate, Oracle, Jenkins, Jira
Software Engineering Manager
Dayton Public Schools
- ·Led modernization of legacy systems impacting 3,000+ users across 50+ applications.
- ·Reduced licensing costs by 60%; managed rollout of district-wide Student Information and Business Systems.
- ·Tech: JavaScript, Lotus Notes, VB, MSSQL, AS400
Earlier Technical Roles
Various - Engineering Team Lead / Senior Software Engineer
- ·Designed and deployed enterprise applications across a range of stacks (VB, Java, SQL, JavaScript, PHP).
- ·Full-stack hands-on work including databases, APIs, web services, and ETL.
- ·Early CI/CD, unit testing, and Agile contributions.
Skills
Engineering Leadership
- Team building & org design
- Performance management & career development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder communication
- Hiring & retention
Agile & Delivery
- Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
- Agile maturity assessments
- Sprint facilitation
- Backlog management
- Release governance
Healthcare & Federal
- CMS, Healthcare.gov, QMARS
- HIPAA, FedRAMP, ATO, ARS
- FHIR interoperability
- Medicaid platform delivery
- ACA Marketplace systems
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS (EKS, RDS, Lambda, S3, SQS)
- Docker, CI/CD, DevSecOps
- GitHub Actions, Jenkins
- New Relic, Datadog, Splunk
Technical Background
- React, TypeScript, JavaScript
- C#/.NET, Java, PHP, Golang
- SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL
- HTML/CSS, REST APIs
AI & Emerging Tech
- AWS Bedrock
- RAG pipelines & vector search
- LLM integration & evaluation
- AI community of practice leadership
Certifications & Clearances
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner
- Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
- ITIL Foundations
- Federal Public Trust Clearance (Active)
Education
Wright State University
B.S., Computer Science · Dayton, OH
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