Fred Basas

Engineering leader with a strong track record of building scalable systems and leading high-impact teams. I excel at driving projects from idea to execution while coaching engineers to grow into confident, capable contributors. I focus on clear communication, fast iteration, and practical problem-solving to deliver results that matter.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science (1993) & Master of Engineering (1994)
Computer Science and Engineering

Languages: Python, Java, C/C++, C#, PHP, JavaScript, Typescript

Technologies: AWS, Terraform, Workato (iPaaS), HTML/CSS, MySQL, Redshift, Postgres, .NET/WPF, Django, React

Tools & Methodologies: Roo Code, GitHub, GitLab, JIRA, Agile/Scrum, Team Management, Technical Communication

Veneo

Early stage AI startup

Strategic Advisor, Founding Engineer (part-time)(May 2025 - present)

• Building out MVP for agentic commerce startup.

Technologies: Roo Code, Terraform, AWS, Supabase, Vercel/V0, Autogen, Typescript, Python

Conversica

B2B software (AI sales automation), VC-backed, sales-led, ~200–300 employees.

Engineering Manager, Lead Developer (Apr 2016 – Jan 2025)

• Built infrastructure to crawl clients' website and ingest into a RAG-based system for an answers-based chat client.
• Led dev and team efforts for an Analytics platform processing 15M+ daily data points.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines for PHP services, improving release cycle and stability.
• Migrated platform to Workato, streamlining CRM data flow and integration speed.
• Directed teams building integrations for CRM and enrichment platforms (500K+ leads/day).
• Mentored developers and aligned Agile teams for on-time project delivery.

Technologies: PHP, Python, Docker, Terraform, Git, Redshift, Workato, Agile/Scrum

Personal Project: https://github.com/fbasas/bball-playback

Personal project to read data from Retrosheet, and provide AI-driven play-by-play of a historical game's events

• Uses LLMs APIs to feed game state context and generate a radio-style play-by-play that sound like famous announcers
• In progress

Technologies: Typescript, React, RooCode/Cline, AWS

Ticketmaster

Retail/marketplace for ticketing, B2C, public, billions in revenue, global scale.

Senior Software Engineer, Team Lead (Jul 2012 – Apr 2016)

• Built Order History service aggregating cross-platform orders into one UI.
• Developed scalable indexing/search systems for ticketing data.
• Mentored a cross-functional team and drove quality/testing improvements.

Technologies: Java, Groovy, Solr, Spring, Jetty, CXF, Git, Agile/Scrum

Hyland

B2B enterprise software, PE-backed, sales-led, 4,000+ employees.

Senior Software Engineer (Jul 2011 – Jul 2012)

• Built a desktop app integrating business systems with Hyland’s ECM software.
• Launched real-time dashboard updates via “Application Enabler Live.”

Technologies: C#, C++, .NET/WPF, AccuRev, Scrum

Navico

B2C marine tech (hardware/software), PE-backed, ~1,500 employees.

Lead Developer (Jun 2008 – Jul 2011)

• Ported GPS mapping system to Qt/embedded Linux with 3D enhancements.
• Improved rendering speed by 4x and streamlined development via automation.

Technologies: C++, Qt, Embedded Linux, AccuRev, JIRA

OPNET Technologies

B2B network software, formerly public, acquired by Riverbed, mid-sized.

AVP, Team Lead, Principal Software Engineer (Aug 1994 – Jun 2008)

• Started as employee #20 in a startup, all the way to IPO
• Designed core object model for OPNET's network simulation tools.
• Maintained core systems across decades of product evolution.
• Led engineering teams and roadmapped long-term technical goals.

Technologies: C/C++, ClearCase