Craig Kohtz
Senior Software Engineer
20+ years building scalable systems and leading engineering teams
Lincoln, NE
Core Skills
Frontend
React
Next.js
TailwindCSS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Backend
Node.js
NestJS
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Cloud
AWS
Vercel
Github
Resend
Stripe
Mixpannel
Datadog
AI
OpenAI
ChatGPT
Claude
Cursor
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
2021 - Present
LiveBy, a Move Concierge company
Champion, architect, and senior software engineer for the LiveBy SaaS platform. Maintainer and supporter of many LiveBy products. Architect and builder of the Sotheby's International Realty Quarterly Reports product. Manager of people.
Senior Software Engineer, Product Manager
2001 - 2020
Archrival
Senior Software Engineer and Product Manager for the Archrival Agents SaaS platform and countless other platforms and projects supporting major global brands such as Red Bull, adidas, Teva, Hollister, Spotify, and more.
Senior Software Engineer
1996 - 2001
Bizco Technologies
Software Engineer, Architect, and Product Manager for an internal catalog and order management system. Manager of people.
Web Developer
1993 - 1996
Plexus Technologies
Startup employee and college student, learning how to code with Mr. Evan Williams of Twitter and Medium fame.
Education
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Graduated 1997
B.S.B.A
Economics Major, English & Marketing Minor
Military
Nebraska Army National Guard
1990 - 1998
Combat Infantry Soldier (MOS 11B)
M-60 gunner, supported in-state natural disasters
Combat Infantry Medic (MOS 91B (now 68W))
EMT Certification, supported annual training operations and in-state natural disasters
Portfolio
Red Bull Basement
Red Bull
Red Bull Basement, a global initiative and competition supporting student innovators in bringing their ideas to life.
Playbook (SaaS)
adidas
A SaaS platform designed to gather information about adidas merchandise in stores not owned by adidas and support brand agents as they educate, optimize product placement, assist with sales and capture real-time insights on execution, inventory, and sell-through.
Archrival Agents (SaaS)
Archrival
Archrival Agents emerged from the success of adidas Playbook. As a multi-tenant platform, it allowed Archrival to manage and track brand agents across multiple brands.
Red Bull University
Red Bull
Red Bull University helped reimagine the Student Brand Manager program. Through centralized communication, data collection, reporting, and learning resources, it put the emphasis on bottom up collaboration and learning to scale the program globally.
Red Bull Roshambull
Red Bull
Approached by Facebook to create an app for its new Facebook Developers App platform, Red Bull asked Archrival help them come up with a creative app to support their brand. Roshambull was a turn based Rock Paper Scissors game you could play with on the Facebook app platform.
Lone Star Beer
Archrival
Lone Star Beer was a new implementation of their website, complete with a custom CMS for bottle cap and codes and distributor map, and custom animations for the history section.
Red Bull Induction
Red Bull
Welcome to Red Bull. Every very new employee that signs on to the Red Bull system for the first time goes through Red Bull Induction, an educational system introducing new employees to the world of Red Bull.
Raising Cane's POS Extension
Contract
During covid, drive-thru lines were long. The Raising Cane's franchisee based out of Lincoln, NE needed an application that mimicked their POS and transmitted orders to the cashier to speed up lines.