Peter Piela
Chief Technology Officer at Contruent
Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolPeter Piela is a seasoned technology executive who guides SaaS and AI-driven platforms, blending strategic leadership with hands-on delivery across high-growth software environments. As Chief Technology Officer at Contruent since 2022, he shapes product strategy and delivery for cloud-native software. He previously led AI-powered automation initiatives at Gateless and AI Foundry, focusing on document classification, mortgage processing, and financial services, delivered as containerized microservices in the cloud. Earlier in his career, he directed platform software R&D at Cray and was a core OpenStack Ironic-UI contributor, with senior leadership roles at Terascala, Allen Systems Group, Segue, and Aspen Technology. Based in Lexington, Massachusetts, he holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, reflecting a rigorous systems and optimization background. He translates complex requirements into reliable, auditable solutions and builds cross-functional teams that deliver measurable business impact.
10 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, B.Sc., Chemical Engineering at Imperial College of Science and TechnologyPh.D., Chemical Engineering, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
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Github Skills (75)
twisted9
api8
on-the-fly8
async8
nginx8
json-form8
remote-management7
serverless7
kong7
micro-framework7
python7
artificial-intelligence7
gateway7
docker7
api-gateway7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pcpiela/collectl-lustre
Sep 2015 - Oct 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 4 pushes in 6 years 1 month
lustrecollectordata-collector
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