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Will Young

Will Young

Jacksonville, Florida, USA
(904) 513-9547
wyoung@gmail.com
https://thomasedison.com
English

Background

About

About

Customer-obsessed technical leader with extensive experience across design and architecture through development to operations,and customer and team management.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Solution Architect, UnderwriteMe

    Mar, 2021 - Jan, 20253 years 10 months

    • Spearheaded solution design and integration for Underwriting Engine, Decision Studio (USA, UK, Ireland), and UK Protection Platform, driving architecture, deliverables, troubleshooting, customer relations, pre-sales, and support.

    • Technical lead for North American rollout with the largest life insurer in the US

    • Architected a data solution slashing risk by 90%, resolving a 3-year stalled challenge.

    • Boosted insurer partner compliance by 50%+ through strategic initiatives.

    • Slashed end-user onboarding from 1 week to 15 minutes by leveraging technical relationships with insurer partners to allow API-based solutions

    • Migrated 100% of UE customers to Docker/Kubernetes from EC2, enhancing scalability.

    • Built Java/React proofs-of-concept and demo tools for stakeholder engagement.

    • Designed scalable insurer onboarding processes with collateral and success metrics.

    • Led pre-sales demos for technical and non-technical audiences, driving adoption.

    • Authored accessible blog posts translating complex technical enhancements for non-technical readers.

    • Automated validation of incoming insurer data using python

    • Key Platforms: Underwriting Engine: No-code rules engine and rules editor for life/disability insurance underwriting. Decision Studio: Tool for obtaining and processing third-party medical data (UK/US sources, e.g., ExamOne). Protection Platform: UK marketplace for life/disability insurance products with instant quote

  • Technical Lead, UnderwriteMe

    May, 2020 - Mar, 20232 years 10 months

    • Led a team of 5-10 UK and offshore developers/QA analysts, delivering point of sale / new business applications for top-tier UK insurers.

    • Collaborated with external stakeholders, including C-suite, for requirement analysis, product discovery, and service review.

    • Cut release costs by 75% though CI/CD pipeline improvements

    • Achieved significant AWS savings by migrating non-production environments to more efficient hosting architectures

Skills

Skills

  • Inventing

    Electricity

    Sound Recording

    Motion Pictures

  • Entrepreneurship

    Business Development

    Product Innovation

    Industrial Research

Education

Education

  • Mathmatics, Bachelor of Science, University of Georgia

    Jan, 1995 - May, 2002

Awards

Awards

  • Congressional Gold Medal , United States Congress

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 1928

    Awarded for distinguished achievements and contributions to society.

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Lead Researcher, Menlo Park Laboratory

    Jan, 1876 - Oct, 1931

    Conducted research and experiments leading to numerous patents and innovations.

    • Developed the phonograph, a device for recording and reproducing sound.

    • Invented the motion picture camera, contributing to the birth of the film industry.

Publications

Publications

  • Electric Light and Power, Scientific American

    Published on: Jan 01, 1880

    A paper detailing the development and impact of electric light and power systems.

Interests

Interests

  • Research and Development

    InnovationsExperimentation
References

References

  • Henry Ford

    Thomas Edison was a brilliant inventor and a visionary businessman. His work has had a profound impact on the modern world.