David Proft

I love using technology to solve hard business problems.

Co-Founder, Product and Chief Technology Officer

SwivelMeta - Austin, TX May 2017 to Present

SwivelMeta empowers marketers to build, manage and measure campaigns with immersive web technology.

• Established product and technical vision.
• Led the Product and Development team. Grew and sustained this high performing distributed team comprising of offshore, nearshore and local (US) talent.
• Drove product strategy alignment by working with executive team.
• Managed cross company objectives with a focus on product initiatives.
• Developed and maintained a product roadmap to guide the development, delivery, and deployment of product and engineering projects.
• Managed timelines and budgets for the product/project deliverables.
• Collaborated with engineers and designers to develop best practices.
• Responsible for IT support, IT infrastructure, Dev infrastructure, DevOps and customer support.
• Diverse technologies including: AR, VR, AWS services, Shopify App development, Node, TypeScript/ Javascript, WebGL, Blockchain, Web3, Mozilla Hubs, Decentraland Metaverse, HLS, OBS, Live Streaming, GraphQL, 3D, AI, Angular, React, SQL, Ruby/Rails, etc.

Originally, Swivel created browser based VR and XR virtual office tours for commercial real estate. Swivel gave land lords and agents the ability to engage their prospects digitally with both immersive virtual tour experiences and smart flex leases.

In February 2022, Swivel pivoted and became SwivelMeta to focus on web3 community, the immersive 3D web, the Metaverse, and consumer engagement.

Sr. Principal Architect, Software Architecture

Comcast - Austin, TX March 2017 to May 2017

Assisted in the acquisition transition.

Co-Founder and Technology

iControl Networks - Austin, TX November 2005 to March 2017

In March 2017, iControl was acquired by Comcast.

• Co-created and co-led a groundbreaking product team that developed one of the world's pioneering IoT, home automation, and remotely accessible home security solutions.
• Responsibilities included growing the product team to support the scale of the system from initial launch to millions of end users -- managing 10s of millions of IoT (ZigBee, Z-Wave, IP, etc.) devices in the home

• Oversaw technical aspects of this growth and provided leadership to multiple technical teams, encompassing mobile apps, cloud REST APIs, cloud/server services, cloud computing, in-home device clients, and product security.
• Acted as the product security architect, actively participating in numerous third-party security audits to ensure the highest level of data protection and system integrity.

• Led DevOps initiatives to implement monitoring and performance metrics, supporting Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and facilitating the company's rapid growth.
• Led DevOps, L2 and L3 product support in the first few years of company.

Bachelors in Computer Science

UNM - Albuquerque, NM