Douglas Linsmeyer Email Address

Executive Software Engineering Leader and Enterprise Technology Strategist

PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a pinging" sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs. His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry. Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim's youngest son, John A. Solheim. PING game-improvement products can be found in more than 70 countries."

I am a technology leader with architect-level experience in the design and production of SaaS applications, scaled networks and team development as well as executive leadership experience leading through digital transformations. Some of my recent contributions include: * Lead a major sports brand through a digital transformation to modernize PMO and ERP business systems * Meeting aggressive first-year production and sales goals of a new regional branch office * P&L owner of >5MM portfolio of software engineering efforts * Negotiating business and technology requirements to create multi-year strategic technology roadmaps * Lead a task forces to launch a both a leadership program and an estimation training program Areas of expertise include: SaaS, software development, team leadership, systems design, software architecture, software production process consulting. Significant strengths include: * Experience and comfort leading by example/from the front * Approaching software development from a customer-first perspective * Managing teams and requirements effectively to timeline and budget * Sales-driven customer relationship experience * Involvement in hiring and on-boarding of new staff * Leadership oriented; I lead a task force to design and implement a production leadership program that was adopted across the company including other departments.