North Krimsly

AI-Assisted Agile Software Engineering Team Leader

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

About

Experienced software engineering team leader and AI-assisted product owner with more than 10 years leading agile teams of 5-20 engineers, in successful deployments of critical applications used by up to 500,000 customers.

I'm looking for a new role as a software development team leader, product owner, or product manager where I will engage with customers and the team, setting the vision and delivering high-value products people love. I am passionate about the intersection of technology with human health and wellbeing, fitness, and the power of food in health.

My success philosophy: if you fully engage with customers, invest in trust, accountability, honesty and clear communication, team ownership, enthusiasm, creativity and fun for each person on the team, then the project will be successful!

Top Skills

Leadership & Management

  • Software Team Leadership
  • AI-Assisted Project Management
  • People Management
  • Customer Success Management

Product & Design

  • Product Ownership
  • Customer Experience Design
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Requirements Analysis

Development & Tools

  • Agile Development
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Test Automation
  • Git
  • Github Copilot
  • Jira

Technologies

  • ReactJS
  • TypeScript
  • GraphQL
  • Ruby on Rails
  • JavaScript
  • Cursor AI
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude AI

Experience Highlights

AI-Assisted Product Owner, AI Integrations And Developer Experience

HP Inc., Corvallis, OR

February 2014 - December 2025

  • Leading agile/scrum team of 12 developers and QA engineers
  • AI-Assisted Product Owner for HP's Model Context Protocol (MCP) AI integration projects
  • Spearheaded external developer portal serving 56,000 users; reduced onboarding time by 40%
  • Delivered reliable APIs serving 500,000 customers
  • Resolved 400 security issues, passing HP's strict security standards

Web Application Developer And Student Mentor

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

June 2008 - February 2014

  • Mentored 15-20 student programmers in web application development
  • Implemented features for TripCheck.com used by hundreds of thousands of Oregon drivers
  • Worked on Course Catalog used by 30,000+ students and faculty

Software Engineering Manager

Oregon State University Open Source Lab, Corvallis, OR

February 2006 - June 2008

  • Supervised team of 10-12 students and staff developers
  • Taught software engineering best practices

Education

B.S. Computer Science

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Get In Touch

I'm always interested in connecting with like-minded professionals and exploring new opportunities.