CV

Curriculum vitae of Gary J. Braswell.

Contact Information

Name Gary J. Braswell
Professional Title Technology Executive & Doctoral Student
Email braswe5@students.kennesaw.edu
Website https://www.garyjbraswell.phd

Professional Summary

Technology executive and doctoral student with extensive leadership experience across software engineering, digital transformation, enterprise platforms, Agile delivery, and cross-functional business-technology alignment. Brings more than two decades of practitioner experience leading complex technical organizations, managing global teams, overseeing multimillion-dollar budgets, and delivering strategic technology initiatives in enterprise and SaaS environments. Current PhD student in Information Systems with teaching, research, and practitioner interests at the intersection of information systems, digital innovation, AI-enabled work, and team dynamics in software development. Interested in teaching MBA students in areas including information systems, technology strategy, digital transformation, innovation, project management, and AI in business.

Experience

  • 2024 - 2025

    London, UK

    Vice President of Technology
    Travtus
    • Served as a U.S.-based proxy for the CTO and as a customer-facing representative of the Technology organization.
    • Oversaw implementation and delivery activities and technical support for client needs.
    • Held accountability for SOC 2 compliance and roadmap execution.
    • Established Agile best practices in product development and managed broader technology governance.
  • 2022 - 2024

    New York, New York

    Vice President of Technology
    Beam Living
    • Led the technology function for a multifamily operator with approximately \$620 million in annual revenue.
    • Managed a department budget of approximately \$14 million, with an additional \$5 million in payroll and corporate allocations.
    • Supported a global team of 40 technologists across infrastructure, support, and application development.
    • Championed the rollout of an Agile-based monthly release cycle and improved collaboration between business and technology stakeholders.
  • 2018 - 2022

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Vice President of Enterprise Solutions
    Definition 6
    • Managed a distributed engineering team of approximately 15 with a run rate of \$5 million annually.
    • Oversaw delivery of major Azure-hosted, headless Sitecore implementations, including public-facing digital platforms.
    • Served as client-facing solution owner for multiple launches and led other complex delivery efforts for clients, including Barnes & Noble and the American Heart Association.
  • 2013 - 2018

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Director of Software Engineering
    Altisource
    • Oversaw the transformation of a single-tenant Spring/Tomcat order and vendor management application into a multi-tenant, microservice-based marketplace platform in a private cloud.
    • Led engineering, quality assurance, and project management functions across a distributed team of approximately 35.
    • Delivered a product roadmap consisting of multiple concurrent workstreams and managed overall execution of an approximately \$4 million budget.
  • 2009 - 2013

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Director of Software Platforms
    Emerson Climate Technologies
    • Managed a \$5 million budget and eliminated approximately \$1 million in consulting costs by growing internal capability.
    • Oversaw re-platforming of a call center application from Oracle E-Business Suite to Oracle Fusion Middleware in a Java, SOA/ESB environment.
    • Managed 30 to 45 developers distributed across China, India, and the United States and helped lead process improvements contributing to CMMI Level 2 certification.

Education

  • 2025 - 2028

    PhD in Information Systems
    Kennesaw State University, Coles College of Business
  • 1993 - 1996

    Master of Business Information Systems
    Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
  • 1989 - 1993

    Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
    University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • 1984 - 1988

    Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
    Mississippi State University

Publications

  • 2026
    Innovative Work Behavior and Job Demands with AI Use in Software Development
    Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)
  • 2026
    When AI Changes the Work: A Theory of Task Evolution
    ACM SIGMIS Conference on Computers and People Research (SIGMIS-CPR)
  • 2026
    Creating IT Capabilities in Workflow Automation with Unstructured Data
    Cognitive Innovation Conference (CognoCon)

Certificates

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (2025)