Chris George

I build products, the platforms that drive them, and leaders that operate independently long after I step away.

Head of Engineering | Strategic Architect | Full Chaos Studios
Technical Strategy Impact Portfolio

Leadership Experience

Strategic scaling, operating models, and technical transformation.

2022 - Present

Minted, Inc.

Senior Engineering Manager, Orders & Fulfillment

Turning high-volatility environments into predictable, cost-efficient, scalable systems.

  • Portfolio & Scale: Accountable for systems handling 50K+ peak orders/day and ~$32M GMV over peak periods.
  • Delivery & Fulfillment: Reduced end-to-end fulfillment time 33% (3 → 2 days) via workflow redesign.
  • Release & Quality: Standardized CI/CD and QA automation, cutting deployment lead time 33%.
  • Reliability & Ops: Reduced engineering support burden 25% through architectural fixes and observability.
  • Cross-Functional Execution: Improved on-time delivery 15% by tightening Product/Ops readiness.
DOTCOM - Present

Full Chaos Studio, LLC

Founder & Principal Advisor

Consultancy advising SaaS and PaaS startups on architecture, product, and scaling.

  • Advisory & Architecture: Guided early- and growth-stage startups to reduce execution risk.
  • Org & Operating Model: Led org design and coached CTOs on team topology and operating cadence.
  • AI / Workflow Automation: Implemented AI-driven tooling, reducing cycle time 20–30%.
  • Investor Readiness: Supported technical due diligence and roadmap clarity.
2020 - 2022

LiveRamp, Inc.

Senior Engineering Manager, Activations Platform

Owned engineering delivery for TV, B2C, and B2B activation business lines.

  • Portfolio & Scale: Led a 35-person distributed organization across multiple activation teams.
  • Platform Consolidation & Cost: Consolidated fragmented codebases, reducing operating costs 25%.
  • Delivery Predictability: Improved cycle time and predictability 20% by standardizing agile metrics.
  • GTM / Stakeholders: Aligned platform evolution to revenue-critical commitments.
2018 - 2020

Mya Systems, Inc.

Director of Engineering, Integrations & Platform

Led platform and integrations engineering for AI-driven hiring workflows.

  • Scope & Stakeholders: Managed enterprise hiring workflows, reporting directly to CTO/CEO.
  • Execution Cadence: Increased engineering throughput 25% by tightening metrics and visibility.
  • Leadership Development: Built leadership capacity via internal promotions and succession planning.
2015 - 2018

AppDirect (AppInsights)

Head of AppInsights (Product + Engineering)

Founded and ran the SaSS & PaSS analytics arm end-to-end, from inception through scale.

  • Product + Engineering Ownership: Full E2E ownership from inception to global scale.
  • Business Impact: Drove 10× revenue growth in 18 months; reduced onboarding from weeks to hours.
  • Org Scale: Scaled org from 6 to 40 engineers and built career/leadership frameworks.