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Evan Turtel

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Senior Director of Software Engineering at adMarketplace
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Evan is a strategic technology executive specializing in AI adoption and platform transformation. A Cornell University computer science graduate, he excels at scaling global teams and leading complex migrations to cloud-native, AI-driven systems. Colleagues praise him as a dedicated, dependable, and detail-oriented leader who empowers his teams to achieve ambitious goals.

Outside of his technology career, Evan is a longtime youth sports coach. He also has a background as a highly accomplished competitive chess player, having won a national championship in his youth. This strategic mindset continues to inform his professional work and lifelong passion for learning.

He was the 1984 National Elementary Chess Champion and, at age nine, reportedly became the youngest player ever to defeat a Chess Master in a tournament game.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Software Engineering
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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AI Strategy & Adoption
His current focus involves AI enablement, and he recently completed MIT's AI Strategy and Leadership program, reflecting a deep, lifelong passion for the field.
Platform Transformation
He has extensive experience leading platform overhauls, such as migrating enterprise advertising systems at adMarketplace to cloud-native microservices architecture.
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Career

Work history

12-2021 - 6-2025
Senior Director of Software Engineering
adMarketplace
3-2016 - 1-2022
Director of Engineering
Pride Global
1-2014 - 3-2016
Chief Technology Officer
Assessment Innovation, Inc.
7-2013 - 12-2013
Technical Consultant
TAPInfo
4-2012 - 7-2013
Director of Software Development
Smarter Agent
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Education
8-2025 - 2-2026
Certificates (3) - Executive Program
MIT Professional Education
7-2023 - 10-2023
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MIT Professional Education
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