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Kyle Avrett

Hands-on CTO / Head of Engineering | SaaS, Cloud, Healthcare, Product Execution

Newton, KSkyle@kyleavrett.com(970) 260-9103LinkedInGitHub

Executive Summary

A results-driven, hands-on technical leader with 12+ years in software engineering and 6+ years leading teams across SaaS, healthcare, cloud infrastructure, and software-enabled operations. Founded and exited a B2B SaaS company, with a track record of building products, teams, and technical architectures from zero. Combines deep technical execution with executive leadership to translate strategy into measurable business outcomes.

Leadership

  • 12 years of software engineering experience
  • 6 years of engineering leadership experience
  • 2-time CEO with 1 successful exit as Founder/CTO
  • Have built and led cross-functional teams from zero
  • Managed teams of 21 people, including 2 managers
  • Accountable for HIPAA regulated systems handling PHI
  • Board and Shareholder reporting experience in healthcare

Tech Stack

  • TypeScript, Vue, React, Node.js
  • Python, FastAPI, FastMCP, Django
  • PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Celery
  • AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitOps/DevOps
  • Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty
  • REST, GraphQL, Microservices, Event-Driven Systems
  • RAG, MCP, LangChain, Langfuse, LiteLLM, pgvector

Professional Experience

Co-CEO

October 2024 - March 2026

Mobile Hydration

Denver, CO

Scaled a software-enabled mobile IV therapy company by building core teams and processes across engineering, marketing, finance, operations, and compliance

  • Increased revenue by 53x over 16 months by expanding and formalizing the company’s operations
  • Built the full go-to-market engine, increasing qualified lead volume by 9x
  • Personally built the company’s core software platform, improving booking speed by 83% and booking conversion rates from 40% to 91%
  • Launched marketing campaigns with conversion rates between 27% and 71%, with ROAS between 12.38x and 26.31x
  • Implemented mobile logistics networks, warehouse workflows, inventory controls, and accountability systems that improved booking response times by 67% and increased field capacity by 250%
  • Migrated mission-critical systems from cloud infrastructure to on-premises infrastructure with zero downtime, decreasing ongoing operational costs by 94%
  • Created financial models, budgets, and cash flow forecasts that improved runway visibility by 4 months and reduced operating risk by 17%
  • Reported financial performance and operating briefs to the board of directors and shareholders

Fractional Chief Operating Officer

August 2022 - October 2024

Upsurge Consulting

Denver, CO

Fulfilled the role of Chief Operating Officer for multiple startup and scale-up clients to help them double their revenue by building core tools and processes across marketing, operations, and finance

  • Translated ambiguous founder goals into roadmaps, technical workflows, staffing needs, KPIs, and execution systems
  • Designed dashboards, leadership reviews, decision frameworks, and accountability loops that increased operating leverage and reduced founder dependency
  • Built systems across marketing, sales, delivery, finance, reporting, customer engagement, and team coordination
  • Partnered with founders on positioning, pricing, delivery capacity, and process design for revenue expansion
  • Made build-vs-buy decisions for workflow automation, tool selection, vendor management, and operational architecture

CEO

March 2022 - August 2022

Denver 3D Print Company

Denver, CO

Scaled an international mechanical engineering company after it acquired Denver Software by formalizing core systems for project management, customer engagement, market positioning, and financial strategy

  • Doubled revenue in 4 months by rebuilding intake, prioritization, customer communication, delivery, and reinvestment
  • Increased project throughput by 108% per month by restructuring intake, prioritization, and technical delivery workflows
  • Implemented strict financial controls and operational discipline to grow profitability by 217%
  • Stabilized the company's cash position from near zero to sustainable within 5 months while reducing debt by 47%
  • Owned international supply chains, project workflows, customer communication, budgeting, and delivery operations

Founder / CTO

February 2020 - March 2022

Denver Software

Denver, CO

Founded and successfully exited a software company selling SaaS products to mechanical engineering companies

  • Built the teams myself, including hiring, coaching, performance management, technical direction, and delivery execution
  • Established engineering practices across CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security, alerting, and code reviews
  • Led product and engineering end-to-end across the product roadmap, technical architecture, implementation, infrastructure, and delivery
  • Architected the software platform for low-volume, high-complexity engineering workflows where each customer required unique process modeling for project management, work management, itemized billing, and invoicing
  • Built the full stack hands-on using TypeScript, Vue, Nuxt, Python, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible

Senior Software Engineer

October 2019 - February 2020

DHI Group, Inc.

Denver, CO

  • Deployed serverless web applications on AWS Lambda using event-driven architectures with AWS SNS/SQS
  • Created RESTful API endpoints using OpenAPI and implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
  • Implemented observability pipelines with Prometheus and Grafana to improve system visibility and incident response
  • Delivered user stories in JavaScript and TypeScript on Node.js using Agile practices with Jira
  • Reduced new account fraud by integrating with external vendor APIs and strengthening account validation workflows

Managing Technical Lead

July 2018 - July 2019

Arrow Electronics

Denver, CO

  • Managed a distributed team of senior software engineers responsible for delivering internal software initiatives
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to create product roadmaps and broke them down into technical deliverables and a sequence of delivery milestones
  • Managed delivery of project milestones using Jira while serving as the technical escalation point for the team
  • Created CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and developed frontends in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Lead Software Engineer

August 2017 - April 2018

Charter Communications

Denver, CO

  • Led software projects through the full software development lifecycle, making long-term technical decisions for maintainability and extensibility
  • Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements and deliver internal microservices using Python and Django REST Framework
  • Created Python-based monitoring software to reduce response time to network outages and improve network visibility
  • Worked closely with implementation and operations teams to deliver stable, reliable software for internal users
  • Used Agile and Redmine for development while maintaining legacy microservices written in Groovy and Python
  • Built frontends using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Software Engineer

October 2016 - May 2017

The Library Corporation

Denver, CO

  • Implemented backend user stories in C++ and Java and improved Oracle database schemas
  • Created and maintained REST APIs supporting third-party developers and integrations
  • Used Kanban and behavior-driven development with LeanKit and Cucumber to support rapid, testable delivery
  • Maintained legacy Windows client applications using RPC and supported continuous integration with Jenkins
  • Participated in code reviews using Review Board and GitLab and tracked bugs and tickets with Jira

Founder

December 2015 - July 2016

BlackoutClever

Fort Collins, CO

  • Founded a software company and built the initial product, infrastructure, data model, and business operations
  • Built web crawlers, scrapers, and parsers to gather, normalize, and store online content in a custom MySQL schema
  • Developed backend and user data workflows using PHP and MySQL, with Gradle and Groovy supporting dependency and build management
  • Built frontend interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and used load balancers to distribute HTTP traffic
  • Implemented continuous integration in Jenkins and integrated external payment authorization APIs
  • Created software design documents, feature plans, technical deliverables, budgets, receipt tracking spreadsheets, and legal compliance documents

Integration Software Engineer

May 2014 - October 2014

CA Technologies

Fort Collins, CO

  • Created automated installers using Python and Sikuli to support internal installation and integration workflows
  • Used test-driven development to identify inconsistencies in configuration and log files
  • Set up Jenkins CI jobs for internal teams and used JUnit for integration tests validating system interactions
  • Participated in Agile sprints, stand-ups, Kanban planning in Trello, and technical demos

Distributed Computing Support Engineer

September 2013 - January 2014

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

  • Installed and configured hardware on personal computers and supported departmental network integrations
  • Maintained central server systems and configured applications based on departmental requirements
  • Deployed hard drive images and supported reliable computing environments for university users

Projects

Guidebook Studio

https://guidebook.studio

AI Field Guides for Distributed Healthcare Teams
  • Built a AI field-guide platform for distributed healthcare teams using TypeScript, Vue, Quasar, Python, FastAPI, FastMCP, LangChain, Langfuse, PostgreSQL, pgvector, Redis, Celery, S3, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Designed RAG workflows to ingest operating procedures and company knowledge into searchable guides with source-backed answers
  • Built the MCP service layer exposing approved knowledge sources, enabling AI Agents to retrieve current SOPs, policies, checklists, and training docs
  • Implemented guardrails for healthcare including scoped retrieval, source citation, and limits around unsupported clinical or operational claims
  • Currently deployed in production with paying customers

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

January 2012 - December 2015

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO