Hands-on engineering leader with 15+ years building products from the ground up. I manage teams, ship production AI systems, and write code daily. Currently at Trimble, working on AI engineering across enterprise ERP modernization.
I manage teams and ship code daily. At Trimble, I work on AI engineering across enterprise ERP systems. The interesting part is figuring out how AI-augmented development actually works in practice on large, complex codebases. Previously helped build Best Western's first GenAI products and founded Revcaster, a SaaS platform that was acquired after becoming the #1 customer-rated tool in its space.
Managing engineering teams while staying hands-on with code
Full-stack applications with modern tech stacks
Building production AI agents and RAG systems
Expertise across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms
A track record of hands-on technical leadership, building scalable systems, and delivering innovative solutions.
Working on AI engineering across enterprise ERP accounting and payroll projects. The work spans legacy system modernization, greenfield platform development, and building the tooling and workflows that make AI practical for everyday development.
Hands-on technical leader who coded daily while managing a team of 5 engineers building AI-powered applications for 4,500+ properties.
Technical lead and primary developer mentoring 2 engineers while personally coding the core platform transformation.
Founded and scaled a real-time hotel pricing intelligence platform to #1 customer-rated tool on Hotel Tech Report, culminating in a successful acquisition.
Independent consulting practice managed alongside full-time roles. Built custom SaaS tools and serverless platforms for 50+ hotel clients.
I've spent more than 15 years designing, building, and scaling cloud-native systems in the hospitality industry. My focus has been on revenue management, SaaS platforms, and, more recently, AI-powered forecasting tools.
In early 2026, I joined Trimble as AI Engineering Manager, working on AI engineering across ERP accounting and payroll projects. The work involves modernizing legacy systems with 20+ years of history while building greenfield platforms from scratch. I'm growing the team and figuring out how to make AI-augmented development practical for large, complex codebases. It's a different kind of challenge than anything I've done before, and I'm enjoying it.
In 2012, I co-founded Revcaster, a real-time hotel pricing intelligence platform that helped thousands of hotels make smarter rate decisions. We processed millions of data points every day and earned a #1 customer rating on Hotel Tech Report. In 2015, Revcaster was acquired by The Rainmaker Group, where I led product integration and expansion across their platform.
At Best Western, I led engineering, helping modernize mission-critical systems used by more than 4,500 properties worldwide. As Senior Engineering Manager, I guided cross-functional teams that delivered high-impact software. One of our flagship projects was BestRev 2.0, an AI-powered forecasting tool supporting better revenue decisions across the brand.
I also founded Wise Revenue Management (Wise RM), where I pushed innovation in hospitality analytics by building custom APIs, serverless platforms, and real-time data tools for hotel operators of all sizes.
Over the years, I've been fortunate to receive recognition for this work, including HSMAI's Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales & Marketing for Revcaster.
AI Engineering Manager working on production AI systems and modern development workflows across enterprise ERP projects.
Built a real-time hotel pricing intelligence platform acquired by The Rainmaker Group; #1 rated on Hotel Tech Report.
Senior Engineering Manager leading modernization and AI-powered forecasting initiatives used by 4,500+ properties.
Founder of Wise Revenue Management, building APIs, serverless platforms, and real-time analytics for operators.
HSMAI Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales & Marketing for work on Revcaster.
At heart, I'm a builder. I still write code, design systems, and stay deeply involved in the work. I believe great engineering leaders contribute directly and understand the full stack.
Lately: agentic AI architectures, serverless systems, and developer-friendly infrastructure.
A focused set of capabilities spanning production AI systems, enterprise architecture, and greenfield product execution.
Exploring cutting-edge AI technologies and building innovative solutions in my spare time.
AI image search platform using Azure Vision + GPT-4 with pgvector similarity search. Built for Microsoft RAG-Hack 2024.
Engineering management assistant with ElevenLabs voice generation. Created for ElevenLabs x a16z Hackathon 2025.
AI-assisted care dashboard for neurodivergent children. Tracks therapies, incidents, and generates summary documents for teachers and caregivers. Includes calendar syncing, parent logging, and AI-powered summary generation.
Converts customer support conversations, chats, and emails into well-structured documentation pages. Built for solo developers and small teams looking to scale support without enterprise bloat.
My most important job is being a dad. My son Alex is the reason I advocate for autism research and awareness. Our family joined the SPARK for Autism project, which gave us life-changing answers about his condition (Baraitser-Winter Syndrome). Sharing our experience helped us find the right care and gave us a way to support other families going through similar challenges.
When I have free time, you might find me:
A few places where my work and story have been featured:
"Revcaster will further optimize revenue for hotel operators," — Daniel Wise
This article announces the acquisition of Revcaster by The Rainmaker Group and includes my perspective on how the platform integrated with larger enterprise tools in the hospitality sector.
"Using our competitive data to evaluate and forecast market rates and trends..."
A spotlight on how My Place Hotels adopted Revcaster for real-time rate shopping and revenue forecasting. I share how we helped them launch with pricing strategies built from day one.
Awarded one of the Top 25 Minds in Hospitality Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization for innovative work on Revcaster and real-time pricing intelligence.
"Not only are we able to help our son, but others who are facing a similar diagnosis," — Megan Wise
This KATU News article shares our family's experience with the SPARK for Autism research project, how we discovered Alex's rare genetic diagnosis, and what that's meant for our journey.
Continuous learning and professional development in technology and business.
University of Oregon
Arizona State University
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services
I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, innovative projects, and the future of AI-powered development.
Location
Portland, OR