Joanne Skiles, PhD

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Director of Engineering at Rad AI

Greater Orlando, United States

Overview

Joanne is the Director of Engineering at Rad AI, specializing in AI-driven, serverless, and cloud-native systems. With over 15 years of experience and a Ph. D. in Computer Science, she is a hands-on leader who has driven innovation at companies like Capital One and Olive.

Guided by a philosophy to leave every place better, Joanne is an active community leader, organizing the Orlando AWS User Group and all-girl coding camps. She is passionate about making technology accessible, especially for women, and balances her career with being a mother of two boys.

As a long-standing AWS Community Builder, she frequently shares her expertise through technical articles, workshops, and speaking engagements at major conferences like AWS re: Invent.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Upfront

Demanding

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Topics They Care About

AI & Serverless
Her career is focused on building AI-powered, serverless platforms at Rad AI, Capital One, and Olive, and she frequently speaks on event-driven architecture.
Women in Tech
She is on a mission to make tech more accessible for underrepresented groups, runs all-girl coding camps, and pledged winnings to the HER Academy.
Community Building
Leads the Orlando AWS User Group, organizes meetups, and is an active AWS Community Builder, creating educational content and speaking at events.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2025
Director of Engineering at Rad AI
12-2022 - 2-2025
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Capital One
11-2021 - 12-2022
Director of Software Engineering at Olive
3-2021 - 11-2021
Director Of Software Development at AssistRx
8-2020 - 3-2021
Senior Tech Lead (Software Engineering Manager) at AssistRx

Education

2010 - 2017
Ph.D from Florida Atlantic University
2009 - 2010
MS from Florida Atlantic University

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Exp : 6 Location : Greater Orlando, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Rad AI
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Insights For Selling To Joanne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joanne is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Joanne

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joanne move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Joanne take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Joanne

Personality Compatibility


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