Elliott H.

Trailblazer
DISC Type : ID

Director of Engineering, Frontend at Mercari US

United States

Overview

Elliott is the Director of Frontend Engineering at Mercari, leading high-performing, cross-functional teams across multiple geographies. With a decade of web development experience and education from Western Washington University, he has a proven track record of shipping projects at scale for high-traffic applications. People who have worked with him describe him as a "tremendous leader" and "brilliant coder. "

Outside of his engineering leadership role, Elliott is the author of a childrens book titled "Buzzy Bees and Melodies, " which he wrote for his son. The book achieved #1 New Release status on Amazon. His personal interests include creative brands like Adobe and The LEGO Group.

Unique fact: He is a #1 Amazon best-selling author for his childrens book on sounds.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Persuasive

Informal

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.  They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion.

Topics They Care About

Frontend Engineering
As Director of Frontend Engineering with over a decade of hands-on experience, he leads the development of high-traffic web applications and has built internal frontend frameworks.
Engineering Leadership
He successfully manages technical teams of over 15 engineers across multiple time zones and is actively hiring for his team in Tokyo.
Lean Documentation
He championed a culture of lean documentation with contributions from his entire team, earning a #1 rank within his company for their engineering docs.

Media Appearances

Elliott has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Director of Engineering, Frontend at Mercari US
4-2022 - 8-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at Mercari US
5-2021 - 4-2022
Engineering Manager at Mercari US
4-2017 - 5-2019
Lead Frontend Engineer at Hyakusenrenma
11-2015 - 3-2017
Frontend Engineer at Metaps

Education

2015 - 2015
Full Stack Development (JavaScript from Coding Dojo
2005 - 2009
Bachelor’s Degree from Western Washington University

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Insights For Selling To Elliott

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation
  • Address your competition clearly and confidently
  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Elliott is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Elliott

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Elliott move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Elliott take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Elliott

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