Kurt Paris

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DISC Type : ID

Director of Software Engineering at Catena Media

Siġġiewi, Siggiewi, Malta

Overview

Kurt Paris is a Director of Software Engineering at Catena Media with over 15 years of experience leading teams to deliver scalable gaming products. His expertise spans software architecture, microservices, and cloud-native technologies, complemented by an MSc from the University of St Andrews. Colleagues describe him as a proactive, trustworthy, and natural-born leader.

He is a published author and conference speaker on topics such as REST API contracts and the role of the architect in agile organizations.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Persuasive

Values Relationships

They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
  They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Topics They Care About

Effective Team Building
His professional headline and introduction highlight a passion for building effective teams, fostering collaboration, and empowering team members through servant leadership.
API Architecture
He has deep expertise in REST and hypermedia APIs, having authored a publication on using RAML to document REST API contracts.
Strategic Hiring
He is actively and publicly involved in recruiting for key technical roles, such as Lead Architect, indicating a focus on attracting top talent to shape the company's direction.

Media Appearances

Kurt has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Director of Software Engineering at Catena Media
11-2023
Head of Business Development at Sirap Ltd
6-2022 - 10-2023
Head Of Engineering at Time2play Media
2-2022 - 6-2022
Head of Tech at Finixio
4-2020 - 2-2022
Domain Architect at Gamesys

Education

2008 - 2009
MSc from University of St Andrews
2000 - 2004
BSc IT (Hons) from University of Malta

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Insights For Selling To Kurt

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Address your competition clearly and confidently
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kurt is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kurt move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Kurt take some risk or not?

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

You And Kurt

Personality Compatibility


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