Daniel Wise
Engineering Manager & Full-Stack Developer
Hands-on Engineering Manager with 10+ years leading teams while actively coding and architecting solutions. Expert in AI-powered developer tools and full-stack applications.
Professional Summary
Unique hybrid IC/EM approach: I manage people, but I also ship code daily. Currently writing production AI agents using Claude via AWS Bedrock, and long-time advocate of the Vercel ecosystem.
10+ Years Leadership
Managing engineering teams while staying hands-on with code
15+ Years Development
Full-stack applications with modern tech stacks
AI-Powered Solutions
Building production AI agents and RAG systems
Multi-Cloud Architecture
Expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms
Core Expertise
Professional Experience
A track record of hands-on technical leadership, building scalable systems, and delivering innovative solutions.
Senior Engineering Manager
Hands-on technical leader coding daily while managing team of 5 engineers building AI-powered applications for 4,500+ properties.
Key Achievements:
- Built RAG-enabled support agent as first GenAI deployment to production—wrote TypeScript ETL pipelines, Claude/Bedrock integration, and React streaming interface with complex WebSocket implementation
- Led critical project turnaround—provided hands-on technical leadership, implemented key architectural solutions, hit deadlines and saved millions while mentoring team
- Built multi-agent AI revenue system—created orchestrated agents analyzing hotel performance (occupancy, rates, market data) with customized daily synthesis matching user requirements
- Developed enterprise alerting platform—built database schema, React application, and GraphQL API handling 9,000+ emails/day peak volume
Technologies:
Software Engineering Lead
Technical lead and primary developer mentoring 2 engineers while personally coding the core platform transformation.
Key Achievements:
- Built the entire Rails API—wrote auto-scaling backend architecture, implemented caching layer, and coded React SPA frontend
- Solved complex performance challenges—implemented DOM virtualization, coded ElastiCache integration, optimized 200-column dashboard rendering
- Built one of BWH's first cloud-native applications—leveraged Redshift data warehouse and S3 ETL processes to create modern platform serving 75+ revenue managers
Technologies:
Chief Executive Officer & Lead Developer
Founded and contributed to real-time hotel pricing platform to #1 customer-rated tool before successful acquisition.
Key Achievements:
- Built initial prototype in Excel/VBA—proved concept, hired contractor for MVP, verified PMF, landed first enterprise client
- Developed enterprise APIs while scaling team—wrote integration layers for property management systems, coded real-time pricing algorithms
- Built and mentored engineering team—hired developers, maintained hands-on code contributions, scaled from contractor to full engineering organization
- Recognized for technical innovation—HSMAI Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality (2016)
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Skills & Expertise
A comprehensive skill set spanning technical leadership, modern development practices, and cutting-edge AI technologies.
Leadership & Management
Team Leadership
Technical Mentoring
Project Management
Stakeholder Communication
Development
TypeScript/JavaScript
React/Next.js
Node.js
Ruby on Rails
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS
Serverless Architecture
Database Design
API Development
AI & Modern Tools
Vercel AI SDK
Claude/GPT Integration
RAG Systems
Vector Databases
Certifications & Recognition
Personal Projects
Exploring cutting-edge AI technologies and building innovative solutions in my spare time.
AI-Powered Applications
Using Vercel AI SDK across all personal projects and team projects at BWH for natural language interfaces and code generation. Early beta user of v0.dev/chat, providing feedback and advocating for enterprise adoption.
Technologies:
PhotoMuse
AI image search platform using Azure Vision + GPT-4 with pgvector similarity search. Built for Microsoft RAG-Hack 2024.
Technologies:
AI Manager
Engineering management assistant with ElevenLabs voice generation. Created for ElevenLabs x a16z Hackathon 2025.
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Education & Certifications
Continuous learning and professional development in technology and business.
Education
MBA
University of Oregon
BS Business Management
Arizona State University
Certifications
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Get In Touch
I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, innovative projects, and the future of AI-powered development.