Mike C.

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Director of Engineering at Papa

Argyle, Texas, United States

Overview

As Director of Engineering at Papa, Mike is an experienced software leader specializing in mobility solutions and enterprise software. He holds a B. S. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University, an M. B. A. from UT Dallas, and is an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.

Mike consistently expresses pride in working on platforms that have a direct and meaningful impact on bettering peoples lives. He is passionate about building strong teams and actively recruits engineers for roles in modern frameworks like React Native and Flutter.

He successfully led the architectural transition of a native mobile application platform to a modern, Flutter-based application in a previous role.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Optimistic

Story Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.  They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

Impactful Technology
He is proud to work on platforms that provide a direct and meaningful impact on bettering people's lives, a key theme in his role at Papa.
Mobile Engineering
His career focus is on mobility, having led teams responsible for iOS, Android, and transitions to modern frameworks like Flutter and React Native.
Team Building
Frequently posts about hiring developers and expresses a passion for building talented and amazing teams to work on rewarding projects.

Media Appearances

Mike has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Director of Engineering at Papa
3-2022 - 9-2024
Sr. Manager Mobile at Papa
11-2020 - 3-2022
Sr Manager, Mobile Engineering at Alkami Technology
5-2017 - 11-2020
Senior IT Develpoment Manager at Aventiv Technologies
10-2014 - 5-2017
Application Development Manager at TCS/Cigna

Education

2012 - 2016
M.S. from Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas
2012 - 2016
Master of Science (M.S.) from Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas

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Exp : 12 Location : Argyle, Texas, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Engineering at Papa
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Insights For Selling To Mike

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mike is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mike

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mike move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Mike take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Mike

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