Dylan
Silva

Technology Architecture Consultant

Product Manager — Financial Services

• Directed multiple $5M+ Money Movement transformation workstreams for a top U.S. retirement provider, governing end-to-end execution and software releases across business, tech, and operations.
• Own end-to-end solution design for a high-impact software release delivering OKR uplift across two program workstreams, with cascading implications throughout the recordkeeping organization of a major financial services provider.
• Secured executive funding-gate approval advancing 2 major releases from design to build; managed formal approval workflows and cross-functional alignment across business, technology, and offshore build teams.
• Leveraged large language model workflows to transform unstructured design meeting data into structured, actionable feature specifications, eliminating manual documentation bottlenecks and accelerating handoff to build teams by 35–40%.
• Architected a global governance model and new data reporting structure, leading 15+ workshops to define user journeys, data products and their corresponding business domains, and future-state data flows for event-driven architecture.
• Designed event flows leveraging deep subject-matter expertise in legacy business and tech systems to implement scalable domain-driven architecture that the enterprise can leverage for key insights and analytics.
• Collaborated with design team to translate cross-functional workshop outputs into Figma wireframes and user journey deliverables, creating a shared visual language that drove executive alignment and informed key CX design decisions.

Systems Engineer

• Spearheaded a strategic digital transformation initiative to replace legacy manufacturing processes with a unified Digital Thread, linking requirement specifications directly to 3D CAD models and downstream E2E testing suites.
• Modernized the path to FAA certification by architecting digital compliance checkpoints within the design lifecycle, reducing certification risks and streamlining delivery of Proof of Compliance (PoC) artifacts.
• Aligned delivery roadmaps with program priorities by managing complex dependencies across a business domain, ensuring on-time delivery and providing regular updates on risks and issues to executive leadership.
• Managed cross-functional execution across engineering, supply chain, IT, and manufacturing operations; collaborated with multi-disciplinary directors to align digital roadmap with enterprise safety and production readiness goals.

Software Engineer

• Architected high-throughput Apache Kafka data ingestion pipelines to track product inventory and delivery status, boosting real-time data availability by 40%; used SQL and Python pandas to clean, transform, and analyze pipeline data to enable predictive supply chain analytics.
• Built and maintained Tableau dashboards and optimized Angular-based analytics interfaces to surface key supply chain and inventory metrics, increasing dashboard responsiveness by 25%.

Web Developer · Internship

• Built 4 full-stack applications spanning solo, paired, and team-based projects using JavaScript, Python, React, and Redux, applying professional engineering workflows including version control, code review, and iterative delivery across a distributed student team.
• Architected and deployed containerized dev tool applications using Docker and PostgreSQL, designing relational data models and RESTful APIs to support core application functionality from conception through production deployment.
• Collaborated with remote engineers to scope, build, and ship shared-ownership projects under tight timelines, building cross-functional communication and delivery habits that carried directly into professional roles.

Web Developer · Contract

• Led client needs-gathering sessions with small business owners, translating non-technical stakeholder needs into actionable website specifications and development priorities for a 3-person dev team.
• Developed and deployed small business websites using JavaScript and SQL databases, owning the full build lifecycle from requirements through launch across multiple concurrent client engagements.
• Pivoted the team's focus during Covid-19 to serve small businesses accelerating their digital presence, identifying and prioritizing the highest-impact web solutions to help clients establish and grow their online storefronts.

Hospitality Specialist · Part-time