Summary:
Ex-founder and founding principal engineer shipping products with 100k+ users and millions in funding. I bridge engineering and product to solve real problems. Hands-on technical leader with product sense and a track record of driving measurable business results.
Highlights:
* Led engineering for SafeDose, an AI-powered dosing assistant using computer vision to eliminate syringe and vial measurement errors in clinical and home use.
* Built a public-key-encrypted Chrome extension protecting users from phishing.
* Founded Safe from Upfront Ventures’ residency, securing $1.5M seed.
* Shipped mobile features at Bird that supported rapid scaling from 3 cities to 100+ in under a year.
* Pushed OTA firmware upgrades to a 100k-scooter fleet with zero downtime.
* Reduced firmware update time from 6 min to 2 min via delta patching at Nima Labs.
* Built rider-experience modules at Bird touched by 3M+ trips per month.
Technologies: iOS/Swift, Android/Kotlin, React Native, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, GCP, GraphQL, Postgres, Docker, Jenkins, Firebase, Objective-C, JavaScript
Résumé: https://www.rodneygainous.com/resume.pdf Email: rodney.gainous@gmail.com Website: https://www.rodneygainous.com
Summary: Ex-founder and founding principal engineer shipping products with 100k+ users and millions in funding. I bridge engineering and product to solve real problems. Hands-on technical leader with product sense and a track record of driving measurable business results.
Highlights: * Led engineering for SafeDose, an AI-powered dosing assistant using computer vision to eliminate syringe and vial measurement errors in clinical and home use.
* Built a public-key-encrypted Chrome extension protecting users from phishing.
* Founded Safe from Upfront Ventures’ residency, securing $1.5M seed.
* Shipped mobile features at Bird that supported rapid scaling from 3 cities to 100+ in under a year.
* Pushed OTA firmware upgrades to a 100k-scooter fleet with zero downtime.
* Reduced firmware update time from 6 min to 2 min via delta patching at Nima Labs.
* Built rider-experience modules at Bird touched by 3M+ trips per month.