William Whatley

Co-founder & CTO at Metris Energy

William W. Whatley has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as Founder and CTO at Metris Energy in 2024. Prior to that, they worked as an Advisor at Chezie and AchieveCE, where they provided guidance on product and engineering strategies. William also served as a Fractional CTO and Product Leader at Catalyst Technologies, generating over $1M in revenue and leading product and engineering teams to achieve significant growth. William W. has experience in entrepreneurial programs, including their participation as an LD20 Cohort at Entrepreneur First and a Fellow at On Deck. In terms of specific projects, William was a Technical Product Lead at Treeconomy, where they built an innovative SaaS application called Sherwood. Additionally, they founded and served as CTO at UrbanCrop, a platform that connects consumers to local food growers. Overall, William W. Whatley has demonstrated expertise in technical leadership, product development, and entrepreneurship across various industries.

William W. Whatley's education history includes completing a Climate Change: Learning for Action program at Terra.do in 2022. In 2017, they obtained a Fullstack Developer Certification from freeCodeCamp after studying Computer Science. Prior to that, they attended Kennesaw State University for Computer Science, although the specific degree obtained is not provided. Besides their formal education, William has also acquired additional certifications, such as a Global Talent Visa (Tier 1) from the UK Home Office in 2022, Data Science by IBM from Coursera in 2021, and a Startup Accelerator program from the University of Tampa in 2019. William W. also has an incomplete certification in Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship from Duke University.

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