Reid Lentz
Technology & Engineering Executive
Driving Digital Transformation, AI Innovation, and Enterprise Modernization
Industry Experience
Proven leadership across diverse company stages and industry sectors
Large Enterprise
Key Roles
Managing Director, Director, Manager IT, Applications Principal
Areas of Expertise
Logistics, Supply Chain, eCommerce, Transportation, International Trade, Customs
Startup (0→1)
Key Roles
CTO, CPO, CIO
Areas of Expertise
SaaS, eCommerce, Retail, Distribution, Transportation
Scaling Growth Company
Key Roles
CTO, CPO, CIO
Areas of Expertise
SaaS, Fleet Management, Telematics, FinTech (Subprime Leasing and Insurance)
Key Achievements
Here are some of the highlights from my professional journey
AI & Digital Transformation Leadership
Led enterprise-scale AI implementations and $100M+ platform modernizations, delivering 50%+ efficiency gains across global operations.
Operational Excellence
Achieved 99%+ system reliability, 40%+ efficiency improvements, and millions in cost savings through infrastructure modernization.
Revenue Growth & Market Impact
Drove $5M in ARR and supported $20M+ sales pipeline through SaaS platforms for retail, logistics, and emerging tech sectors.
Strategic Partnerships
Secured multi-million-dollar contracts with enterprise clients including Walmart.com and Fortune 500 companies.
Global Team Leadership
Directed teams of 250+ across data, engineering, AI, infrastructure, and operations in high-growth, global environments.
Innovation in Product Development
Pioneered award-winning platforms, and solutions with AI-powered backbones across 180+ countries.
Work Experience
My professional journey and the companies I've had the pleasure to work with
Head Problem Solver & AI Optimizer
Cephas Partners, West Palm Beach, FL
Advised executives on AI strategy and digital transformation for scalable growth.
Launched Vibe Life Coach mobile app with in-app subscriptions, leveraging NRC Emotion Lexicon for real time sentiment analysis.
Supercharge development practices with AI-powered tools embedded into enterprise frameworks.
Chief Information & Technology Officer
Voyager Global Mobility, NYC / Remote
Improved system reliability to 99.9%+ using SRE best practices and observability tooling.
Achieved $3M+ annual savings via proprietary telematics and analytics platform.
Reduced safety incidents 30%+ through ML-based driver safety program for 4,000+ drivers.
Engineered GenAI sales chatbot with WhatsApp integration, avoiding 10+ sales hires.
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Ecomhalo, West Palm Beach, FL
Generated $5M ARR and supported $20M+ sales pipeline through scalable SaaS platforms.
Secured multi-million-dollar Walmart.com contract under tight timelines.
Launched modular enterprise 3PL platform integrating Shopify, Amazon, and DTC channels.
Director of Software Engineering, FedEx Logistics
FedEx Logistics, Memphis, TN
Directed global AI-powered customs classification platform across 180+ countries.
Delivered 50% efficiency gains in customs clearance processes.
Overcame compliance barriers to launch FDA-regulated AI modules.
Managing Director of Global IT Systems, Infrastructure & Operations
FedEx Trade Networks, Buffalo, NY
Oversaw $38M+ budgets and secured $7M in strategic funding.
Reduced outages 50%+ and improved system availability above 95%.
Migrated 100+ critical apps to hybrid and multi-cloud, saving $4–6M annually.
Manager IT, Enterprise Systems
FedEx Services, Colorado Springs, CO
Led TNT Express integration across three countries within 12 months.
Architected FedEx Onsite, deploying 6,000+ service touchpoints.
Retired legacy Sybase platform, saving $1M+ annually.
Platforms & Technologies
Platforms, tools, and technologies I've overseen and implemented across global operations
Platforms & Infrastructure
Dell Storage Solutions
AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Kubernetes & Docker
AWS Kinesis, Apache Kafka & Redis
Dataflow & Snowflake
Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB & MongoDB
Elasticsearch
Terraform, CloudFormation & Ansible
Jenkins, CloudBees, GitLab CI/CD & GitHub Actions
AWS Lambda & Google Cloud Functions
WebLogic & Tomcat
zSeries IMS, DB2, iSeries/AS400 RPG II, Datacom DB, Sybase & PLSQL
Technologies & Languages
Google BigQuery
TensorFlow & PyTorch
TypeScript, Angular & React
Java, Spring Boot, Javascript, Node.js, Python & Django
AWS CloudWatch & Google Cloud Monitoring
Splunk
REST APIs, GraphQL & SOAP Web Services
Tools & Applications
DataDog & AppDynamics
Looker, QuickSight,Tableau & Power BI
Slack & Microsoft Teams
Emma, PMD & SonarQube
HubSpot
Maven & Ansible
NetSuite, MS Dynamics
Okta, Auth0, AWS IAM & Google Cloud Identity
ServiceNow
Monday, Jira & Confluence
Vault & AWS Secrets Manager
SVN, Git & GitHub/GitLab
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