Director of Software Engineering | Platform Engineering, Integration and Delivery Transformation @ Independent Consulting (September 2025 - March 2026)
Manager, Application Development @ (June 2007 - October 2012)
Manager, Application Development @ (August 2005 - June 2007)
Solutions Architect and Principal Developer @ (January 2002 - August 2005)
Lead Consultant @ (January 2000 - August 2005)
Charles Summers Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
AI Strategy (Artificial Intelligence)
2025-2025
Sheffield Hallam University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Systems Modeling)
Charles Summers Skills
Enterprise Architecture
Software Project Management
Software Development
SDLC
Vendor Management
SOA
Enterprise Software
Management
Oracle
XML
Solution Architecture
Agile Methodologies
Java Enterprise Edition
Web Applications
Leadership
Architecture
Business Intelligence
Agile Project Management
Requirements Analysis
Project Management
AI Strategy
AI/ML
API Lifecycle Management
Apache Kafka
Architectures
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Automation
Budget Management
C++
Capacity Planning
Cloud Computing
Cloud-native
Continuous Improvement
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Data Warehousing
Databases
DevOps
DevSecOps
Digital Transformation
Director of Software Engineering
Docker
E-Commerce
ESB
ETL
Enterprise Integration
HTML
IT Consulting
IT Management
IT Procurement
IT Recruitment
IT Service Management
IT Strategy
ITIL
Informatica
Innovation Management
Integration
Java
JavaScript
Kanban
Kubernetes
Leadership Development
Leadership Mentoring
Microservices
MongoDB
Node.js
Offshore Outsourcing
Open Source
OpenShift
People Development
Platform Engineering
Process Improvement
Python
REST APIs
Requirements Gathering
Resource Management
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
SQL
Scrum
Service Virtualization
Software Engineering
Spring Boot
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Leadership
Strategic Planning
System Integration
Talent Developer
Technical Roadmaps
Technological Innovation
Thought Leadership
UiPath
Unix
Virtualization
Web Analytics
Web Design
Web Development
Web Services
Website Development
Development
Software Project
Cross Functional Team
Solutions
Testing
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Application Development
Systems Analysis
SharePoint
Windows
Net
Visual Studio
T Sql
Microsoft SQL Server
Business Analysis
IIS
Visio
ASP.NET
Visual Basic
Data Modeling
PL/SQL
Unix Shell Scripting
SSRS
Database Design
C#
Charles Summers Summary
Charles Summers, based in Chicago, IL, US, is currently a Software Engineering Manager at Caterpillar Inc.. Charles Summers brings experience from previous roles at Independent Consulting, U.S. Cellular and Coventry Health Care, an Aetna Company. Charles Summers holds a 2025 - 2025 AI Strategy in Artificial Intelligence @ Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. With a robust skill set that includes Enterprise Architecture, Software Project Management, Software Development, SDLC, Vendor Management and more. Charles Summers has 4 emails and 3 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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