Wes Dews
About Wes Dews
Wes Dews is an Engineering Manager with extensive experience in front-end development and software engineering. He has held various positions at notable companies including Red Ventures, Hagerty, and Spectrum Reach.
Current Role at Cherre
Wes Dews serves as the Engineering Manager at Cherre, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he oversees engineering projects and leads a team in a remote work environment. His responsibilities include managing development processes and ensuring the successful delivery of software solutions.
Previous Experience at Red Ventures
Wes Dews has extensive experience at Red Ventures, where he worked in various capacities. He served as Director of Front End Development for 10 months in 2017 to 2018. Prior to that, he was a Senior Front End Developer for 10 months from 2015 to 2016 and later took on the role of Lead Front End Developer for one year from 2016 to 2017. His work focused on enhancing user experience and optimizing front-end technologies.
Career Background in Front End Development
Wes Dews has a solid background in front end development, beginning his career at AlphaGraphics as a Web Developer from 2011 to 2012. He then progressed to positions at Union, where he worked as a Front End Developer from 2014 to 2015 and later as a Senior Front End Developer in 2015. His roles involved developing user interfaces and collaborating on web projects.
Engineering Management Experience
Wes Dews has held multiple engineering management roles. He worked as Engineering Manager at Hagerty from 2021 to 2022 and as Technical Lead at the same company from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, he served as Senior Manager of Software Engineering at Spectrum Reach for four months in 2020. These positions involved leadership in software development and team management.
Consulting and Technical Leadership
In addition to his management roles, Wes Dews worked as a Consultant at Slalom from 2019 to 2020. He also held the position of Senior Software Engineer, Tech Lead at Ally from 2018 to 2019. His experience includes providing technical guidance and contributing to software engineering projects across various organizations.