Graham Lutz

Graham Lutz, LLC

The World is BONKERS!

Between AI, layoffs, misinformation, polarization, chaos, and constant change, it's harder than ever to create the environments where you, your leaders, and your teams can perform their best. 

I help you build the mental architecture to maximize creativity, effectiveness, and performance in the face of constant change at every level of the org chart.

Professional Keynote Speaker | Author | Educator | Coach

Southeast Coalition of Psychadelic Practitioners

Our Goals:

- Educate and inform the public about the efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy through workshops, speaker engagements, public presentations and marketing.

- Fundraising to provide a pool of funds to be divided as 80% toward financial cost of psychedelic-assisted therapy to individuals, and 20% to be provided to therapists seeking assistance with training that facilitates psychedelic-assisted therapy. Types of training include but are not limited to; Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Somatic-Informed Therapy models, Trauma-Informed Therapy models.

 - Provide a Southeast hub to assist psychedelic assisted therapists and practitioners with a network for consultation, staffing, and partnership.

 - Legislative watch of states in the Southeast region and active participation in the formation of supportive legislation.

Board Member

VMware Tanzu

- Streamlined and automated release process for Tanzu Application Service from 5 FTE to <1FTE
- Led Kubernetes learning week for the Tanzu organiation
- Reduced total CVEs in TAS by 88%
    - Developed standardized CVE tooling to shift-left on scanning for CVE identification and mitigation

Engineering Leader

Plethora

Senior technical employee, part of the executive leadership team reporting directly to the CEO.

Managed Vendor relationships and Reduced infrastructure spending by 29%
Hire, manage and mentor direct reports
Subject matter expert for internal and external systems
Design and implement software architecture for critical new projects
Maintain released systems ensuring internal and external customers are supported
Lead daily standup
Product leadership/planning
Work closely with leadership and the cross functional team to develop/manage project timelines and deliverables.
Guide projects towards most efficient path, considering implementation
Clarify project interdependencies to aid in sequencing
Use knowledge of context of system to help clarify project designs
 Led the creation and building of UX/UI Design System, utilizing Figma, Storybook, and Chromatic.
 Consistently drove our engineering culture forward with highly tested, performant typescript

Director Of Engineering

Monstro

Senior technical employee, part of the executive leadership team reporting directly to the CEO.
 
- Laid the framework for a complex TypeScript React/Redux application in the fintech space, focussed on ultra-high-networth wealth management. 
 - Lead the creation and building of UX/UI Design System, utilizing Figma, Storybook, and Chromatic.
 - Consistently drove our engineering culture forward with highly tested, performant typescript
 - Achieved 100% code test coverage with Jest and React Testing Library
 - Engaged in weekly training/mentoring sessions with employees to increase skills and encourage/facilitate developer growth.
 - Built the team’s Agile/Scrum process from scratch, utilizing Jira and showing consistent velocity improvements sprint over sprint.
 - Streamlined weekly meetings to protect team members development time and avoid unnecessary context switching.
 - Managed product definition and design process, allowing for engineering feedback early in the process to achieve increased clarity and development velocity. 
 - Lead SOC1 and SOC2 planning and implementation as it related to engineering requirements. 
 - Implemented technology management software and streamlined the onboarding/offboarding process.

BCD Travel

Oversaw front-end and back-end engineering operations supporting start-up company’s business travel management application managing $27B in travel bookings, leading 9 teams of engineers in building and improving data-heavy software product to align with individual requirements of global business clients and regional regulations while meeting ambitious revenue goals.
Led highly complex upgrade project to replace legacy React 16 codebase to React 17, completing 1 month early. Provided strategic direction to engineering teams to ensure efficient update of 10s of thousands of lines of code, and ensured consistent team commitment to project through impactful influence and leadership.
Increased code test coverage by 19% by adding processes to automatically decline code that reduced test coverage.

Lead Software Engineer

Georgia Tech Professional Education

I'm teaching a 6 month, full-stack web development coding bootcamp course featuring 250+ hours of in-class full stack web development exposure and a curriculum using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Git, GitHub, Heroku, Node, Express, React, MongoDB, MySQL, C#/.NET, Python, Ruby.

For more information, see https://codingbootcamp.pe.gatech.edu/

Lead Instructor - Full Stack Web Development Coding Bootcamp

- Supported the Instructors of the inaugural GT Cohort of 55 Students
 - Provided instruction, tutoring, and code review  in 1-on-1 and group settings
 - Acted as “team lead” for group projects, giving technical and architectural direction
 - HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Express.js, React.js, Node.js, Database Theory, Bookshelf.js, MongoDB, MySQL, Command Line, Git, computer science basic, and more

Coding Boot Camp - Primary Teaching Assistant

Currently working on an internal framework, MDF, that creates views in React from JSON configuration files or a wysiwyg admin editor.  Technologies include React, Redux, Webpack, Node, and others. 

Created custom, flexible, extensible,  and semantic React components for applications in use by 50,000+ client companies. 

Created command line interface tool with Node to streamline new app creation with our internal framework, MDF 6.

Lead Application Developer

Brain Bytes Creative LLC

- Directed full life cycle  projects ($200K+) from SOW through delivery and support.
 - AWS infrastructure transition using EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, RDS, and other AWS products
 - Built and deployed SMS Contest for a national retail chain using Node, Javascript, SQL, and Twillio
       - Used in shadowbox on website with over 3MM views per month
 - Implemented a product feed API using Node, Javascript, and SQL - deployed on Amazon EC2
       - built front end, including Wordpress Shortcode for use by client’s internal marketing
 - Lead the Marketo integration for all customer sites, using PHP, Javascript & RESTful API

Director, Web Development

I provide full-stack development using HTML, CSS, Javascript,  PHP, C#, SQL, Google's BigQuery, and more to create dynamic, responsive websites and web applications.  

 - Built and maintained ecommerce and lead generation websites, using Javascript, PHP, SQL, HTML & CSS
 - ETL project with Google Analytics Data using SQL, Google BigQuery,  and PeriscopeData
    - denormalized day-separate data to get sums and averages across across 10 unique fields 
    - made graphs filterable by device, domain, medium, geolocation, date range, etc.
 - Built Continuing Education Single Page Application for The CDC, using Angular 1.4 & MediaElement.js

Web Developer

Formula Athletics

Formula Athletics is not a gym.  We are a training facility. We don’t compete on cost, we compete on quality; quality staff, quality training, quality customer service, quality PERIOD. If you are looking for bargain priced fitness, please check the others out before visiting our community so that you can see and feel the difference.

Our packages come with the support and training of our coaches along with our wonderful community that will motivate and help you to reach your goals. Our training packages provide all this at a fraction of the cost of a private session at a typical commercial gym. Training packages are determined depending on your dedication and commitment level.

We lift heavy things.  We work hard.  We cheer each other on.  We Get Results.

Owner/Head Trainer

Actionable science-based strategies to build exactly the life you want | Professionally Curious | Author | Keynote Speaker | 166K on TikTok

I am a builder. 

I build beautiful software.
I build cultures that propel organizations forward. 
I build software teams who achieve more together than they ever could separately. 

If your engineering department were a rock band, I'd be the producer who turns talented individuals into chart-topping legends. I've got the technical chops to lay down killer tracks, the vision to create anthems that resonate, and the leadership skills to keep the band together when egos and deadlines clash. Ready to make some noise?

Founder

The Human Connection Podcast

Is your business’s growth stalled? Employee churn eating into your profits? Struggling with customer retention? 

You need stronger connections.

Every Tuesday, connect with an expert who’s sharing actionable advice for building stronger relationships with your customers, clients, and stakeholders. Hosted by Karl Pontau, a storytelling super-connector, content system strategist, and survivor of two childhood brain tumors, this podcast’s mission is to fix the underlying cause of workplace and societal dysfunction: the lack of human connection.

Learn more at www.thehumanconnectionpodcast.com

Podcast Host

Squash and Stretch Productions

My heroic mission involves guiding teams to bring visionary Content Systems and strategies to life. By fostering a creative environment where complex ideas transform into compelling visual stories, I've helped clients achieve remarkable results. What drives me is connecting clients' missions with audiences through visually striking content that sparks action. By nurturing talent and overseeing seamless workflows, I ensure our work not only captivates but also delivers on strategic goals.

▶️Led Enovix’s team to clearly and concisely explain the value of their innovative battery tech - taking them from a 45 minute explanation to a 2 minute video – supporting their $1.13B SPAC event and their $250 million contract with the US Army. Optimized creative strategy and message to grab and hold viewer’s attention. Navigated around two major holidays and an unexpected scope change to deliver on time and under budget.

▶️Recruited and managed the team, budget, and timeline for a collaborative animation project that convinced the San Jose City Council to require life-saving firefighting tech in high-rises, catalyzed adoption in 18 other cities, and contributed to a $100M IP sale for my client. 

▶️Designed flexible content system for La Familia's anti-Fentanyl campaign, enabling rapid pivot when major challenge arose; directed production and content adaptation while production team saved two lives through Narcan administration during new on-site shoot; final campaign successfully deployed regionwide.

Freelance Art Director / Senior Digital Creative Producer

SAE Expression College

As a Brand Story Coach, I've helped entrepreneurs translate their knowledge into actionable ideas for their ideal consumer. Additionally, in the classroom, I've had the joy of shaping future creatives. Through developing curricula and adapting to diverse learning styles, I created supportive environments where innovation thrives and students discover their creative potential.

▶️Advised a local coach on connecting client challenges to his solutions, boosting referrals and sales through improved value communication.

▶️Mentored college students at SAE Expressions in advanced motion graphics, editing, and branding, guiding them through complex software challenges to enhance their technical proficiency and creative output. 

▶️Inspired young minds aged 9-17 at iD Tech Camps, fostering creativity and teamwork while leading students through courses including web design, animation, and robotics.

Storytelling Coach / Teacher / Mentor

GuideSpark

My leadership journey began as a production team member, where I discovered my passion for contributing toward a shared vision. I learned that great leadership creates harmony in both team dynamics and the final product. I also learned that my favorite projects are socially impactful and profitable. Each project laid the foundation for my skills in leading cross-functional teams, managing end-to-end production, and turning creative challenges into opportunities for growth and connection. 

▶️Fostered open communication between animators and VFX coordinators and ensured director feedback was thoughtfully implemented as Animation Coordinator for The Glass Butterfly.

▶️Created intricate 3D facial animations for a confidential project, honing my ability to deliver exceptional work on time and under budget while honoring client trust at FlickerLab.

▶️Collaborated with a remote team to explain organizational change strategies and processes that help companies be more agile at Fire Tribe, Inc. 

▶️Contributed to a local team that created 1,700+ accurate employee benefit animations in 3 months at GuideSpark.

▶️Championed i-GATE's vision for a thriving Tri-Valley startup community that now brings new tech from local labs to the marketplace.

Contract Motion Designer

Health/Med Tech companies and nonprofits have vital - yet difficult - stories to tell. 

So, they struggle to explain their value and attract their best clients.

What makes a story difficult?

Stories that…

😨Cover emotionally triggering subjects... (Cancer, Overdoses, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
😵Focus on complex or abstract ideas... (Battery tech, Air Tank Refill Systems)
😳Reveal deeply personal experiences... (Founder Stories, Mental Health, Loss)

...are all difficult to effectively tell.

But, I am uniquely equipped to solve these challenges because I:

💗 Show empathy and compassion for clients, team members, and audiences via active listening
🧠 Bring a deep understanding of human decision making and behavior to every project
🚀 Employ an entrepreneurial mindset honed from running my small production agency

I was inspired to focus on these skills after overcoming two malignant brain tumors when I was 15, and am forever grateful for my family, friends, and medical team for showing me what can be accomplished when people care for each other, clearly communicate, and work towards a common goal. 

Once you optimize your story, you’ll need to get it in front of your audience.

That takes a Content System.

These:

💡 Starts with a comprehensive Content Strategy
📚 Delivers a custom asset library for your brand
📲 Generates adaptive content for multiple platforms
💰 Results in greater cost savings and ROI over time

For example:

🎉 Led Enovix’s team to clearly and concisely explain the value of their innovative battery tech - taking them from a 45 minute explanation to a 2 minute video – supporting their $1.13B SPAC event and their $250 million contract with the US Army. Optimized creative strategy and message to grab and hold viewer’s attention. Navigated around two major holidays and an unexpected scope change to deliver on time and under budget.

🥂 Recruited and managed the team, budget, and timeline for a collaborative animation project that convinced the San Jose City Council to require life-saving firefighting tech in high-rises, catalyzed adoption in 18 other cities, and contributed to a $100M IP sale for my client.

If you are interested in discussing how I can add value to your team and accelerate your company's growth, please email me at kpontau@gmail.com or send a DM.

Let's talk!

(I’m open to contract or full time employment.)

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