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Frisco, TX

Ethan Ross

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Executive summary

Helps product and engineering teams make cleaner tradeoffs while shipping faster with less internal drag. Best for product organizations rebalancing speed, platform quality, and roadmap confidence.

Known for reset architecture priorities so the team could ship customer work while reducing reliability fire drills.

Core capabilities

  • Engineering leadership
  • Architecture decisions
  • Product-platform coordination
  • Roadmap execution
  • Technology
  • Product

Education and credentials

Education

  • B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering
  • Engineering management development

Credentials

  • Engineering leadership
  • Architecture decisions
  • Product-platform coordination
  • Roadmap execution

Experience

Fractional CTO

Ross Advisory

2022-Present

Frisco, TX

  • Reset architecture priorities so the team could ship customer work while reducing reliability fire drills.
  • Advises Fintech and SaaS teams on technology and product mandates.
  • Supports companies that need CTO and CIO coverage without a full-time executive.

Chief Technology Officer

Ross Group

2017-2022

Frisco, TX

  • Helps product and engineering teams make cleaner tradeoffs while shipping faster with less internal drag.
  • Built clearer leadership cadence around technology and product.
  • Improved visibility for fintech operators under growth pressure.

VP Engineering

Ross Partners

2012-2017

Frisco, TX

  • Created more useful executive reporting for saas leadership teams.
  • Strengthened accountability across technical prioritization and engineering team structure.
  • Delivered steadier execution during interim technology leadership.