Summary
Craig Martin is a veteran engineering executive with 20+ years building high-performing teams and delivering mission-critical software across media, publishing, finance, and sports tech. Currently Vice President of Engineering and Chief Architect at AHEAD, he blends hands-on technical leadership with a pragmatic vision that prioritizes customer outcomes over technology for its own sake. He has a proven track record scaling organizations (including 5x growth at Kenzan), establishing engineering processes, and launching new geographic and product presences from the ground up. As a founder and former CEO of Reddiyo, he applied machine learning to personalize athletic training, showing his appetite for product-led innovation. Known for rolling up his sleeves rather than leading from an ivory tower, he focuses on architectures, patterns and organizational enablers that empower teams to make aligned decisions.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science, Bachelors of Science at George Mason University