About Me
I'm Daniel Leeder, a strategic and results-oriented technology leader with over 20 years of experience guiding organizations through growth and transformation. My passion lies in translating business vision into effective technology strategy and execution that ultimately delivers exceptional user experiences. I specialize in helping startups scale beyond their initial product and established companies needing modernization or operational optimization.
Throughout my career leading Development, QA, and Architecture teams (up to 100+ professionals), including hands-on experience in frontend architecture and user experience design, I've learned that true success comes not just from technical capability, but from building empowered, high-performance teams grounded in trust. I focus on creating environments where talented engineers can do great work, moving beyond "task execution" to proactive problem-solving and innovation.
My approach emphasizes:
- Effectiveness over mere Efficiency: Building robust, adaptable systems and teams, not just organizations running at 100% capacity.
- Pragmatic Technology Application: Leveraging the right tools (Cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP; modern development practices) to solve real business problems and deliver value.
- User-Centric Product Development: Ensuring technology strategy aligns with product vision and focuses on creating intuitive, accessible, and effective user experiences. Striving for the "magic" of simplicity.
- Continuous Adaptation: Recognizing that the strategies and teams needed to go from 0-to-1 are different from those needed to scale from 1-to-100 and beyond.
Whether you need strategic guidance, hands-on leadership for critical projects, or help navigating complex compliance landscapes (FedRAMP, SOC2, HIPAA, PCI), I bring a wealth of experience — from infrastructure to interface — and a collaborative, results-driven mindset.