Russell Davidson

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About Russell Davidson

I have over 6 years building high functioning teams and products through trust and accountability, and candid communication. Results and impact driven leader - Added over new annual merchants through experiments focussed on improving the onboarding experience for new merchants- Reduced Growth-Engineering employee performance evaluation time by 40% by educating and socializing how leaders evaluated performance, encouraging accurate and concise self-documenting of each employees achievements - Fixed major cross-discipline communication breakdown preventing people from being effective by drastically improving visibility into the team's work - Increased the number of concurrent experiments capable of being run by 700% for the Onboarding Team - Reduced the engineering capacity needed to create custom merchant onboarding guidance by 80% by creating an internal service that can be used by any discipline As a thoughtful people leader, I excel at motivating and inspiring confidence among team members. I adopt a people-first servant leadership style, prioritizing employee happiness and fostering a positive and inclusive work environment. Through my experience in Agile software development, including Agile/SCRUM, Kanban, and process improvement, I ensure that my teams deliver high-quality products efficiently. I have a strong focus on accountability, always owning and being accountable for all engineering aspects of product delivery. By setting team KPIs, I drive my teams to achieve their goals and deliver successful outcomes while giving visibility. My expertise lies in identifying potential problems before they occur, guiding the team in reaching effective solutions, and making informed decisions. Languages and technology listing: Ruby, Python, PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS React, Apache Kafka, MySQL, Redis, Google Cloud Services, Sidekiq, Django, Flask, GraphQL, Apollo, API integrations, BASH, Linux