Shawn Goertzen

Shawn Goertzen has a diverse and extensive work experience. Shawn is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Xolv.io since July 2022. Prior to this, from June 2020 to July 2022, Shawn worked as a Senior Manager at Veeva Systems. In 2019, they took a year sabbatical to travel the world with their family as a World Explorer for Goertzens on the Go.

Before their sabbatical, Shawn held a Technical Director role at Audi of America from March 2015 to July 2019. During this time, they guided multiple development teams and implemented innovative strategies to improve business and tech alignment. Shawn also introduced a GraphQL layer with service mesh, reducing the release regression cycle significantly. Prior to Audi of America, from August 2013 to March 2015, Shawn worked as the Director of Engineering at Tacit Knowledge, where they provided consulting services for software development projects.

Between January 2004 and August 2013, Shawn served as the Director of IT at Predictive Service. Shawn was initially hired as the sole developer and later expanded their role to lead all software development, contributing to the company's growth from 5 to over 100 employees. From March 2001 to January 2004, Shawn worked as a Software Developer at Axentis, responsible for Java development and creating applets.

Before joining Axentis, Shawn worked as a Software Developer at Applied Innovation from August 1999 to March 2001, where they created design documents and assisted with a telecommunication equipment configuration tool. In 1998, Shawn started their career as an intern at Eaton Corporation, gaining valuable experience.

Shawn Goertzen pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering at The University of Toledo from 1995 to 1999.