Kyle Avrett
Hands-on CTO / Head of Engineering | SaaS, Cloud, Healthcare, Product Execution
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
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
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, 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, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- 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
Fort Collins, CO