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Victor Petropoulos

Technology Executive | VP/Director of Technology

North Tustin, CA 92705 | 714.322.6845 | victor.petropoulos@gmail.com | LinkedIn

I believe technology should accelerate business, not complicate it, through the application of systemic thinking supporting deliberate strategy formulation and execution. I am passionate about translating technical complexity into clarity and helping organizations see the full system, beyond its individual parts. I build high-performing, product-centric engineering teams where we jointly operate as a strategic accelerator for growth and resilience.

Core Competencies

Professional Experience

The Princeton Review and Tutor.Com

Senior Director of DevOps and Application Development — 2024-01 – 2025-10

Led enterprise-wide technology modernization for one of the most recognized education brands. Directed cross-functional teams across engineering, QA, and data to deliver scalable, cloud-based, AI enabled solutions supporting thousands of users globally.

  • Architected modernization of core .NET platform improving scalability, maintainability, and performance, producing a robust basis upon which future products will be built.
  • Implemented cloud-native architectures (AWS) resulting in high availability, scalability, and resilience and enhancing customer experience and platform performance.
  • Introduced AI-driven developer toolchains to automate testing, debugging, and code review, reducing defects by 35%, improving delivery velocity, and advancing operational maturity.
  • Deployed A/B feature experimentation resulting in a 27% increase in sales YOY, and proactive telemetry tooling, enabling improved customer experiences, early outage detection, and faster recovery.
  • Restructured engineering, data, and QA teams into a product-centered operating model, accelerating delivery cadence and enhancing stakeholder alignment and trust.
  • Piloted bespoke AI agents for student learning support, demonstrating the potential for adaptive, AI-assisted education tools.
  • Partnered with Infrastructure, InfoSec and Legal teams in implementing SOC2 (Type 2) controls. Led application development efforts to maintain compliance with FERPA, COPPA, TX-RAMP and GDPR requirements.

Acxion Foodservice

Strategic M&A Consultant (Contract) — 2023-01 – 2024-01

Led Advantage Solutions' divestiture of Waypoint Inc and other foodservice focused divisions to Key Impact Sales, resulting in the formation of Acxion Foodservice.

  • Supported Advantage Solutions and BCG in structuring technology discovery, migration, and refactoring plans during major divestitures of foodservice business units.
  • Guided Acxion Foodservice through integration of acquired business units, optimizing systems architecture and workflows resulting in a transition of business processes without disruption.
  • Facilitated workshops with SMEs to map, document, and optimized core business processes resulting in the formulation of a robust GTM suite capability knowledge repository.

Advantage Solutions: Sales, Marketing, Technology

Vice President of Technology - Engineering and Application Development — 2015-03 – 2022-12

Directed enterprise software engineering, data, and automation initiatives supporting Advantage's $4B+ omnichannel retail, experiential, and private-label brand operations. Drove measurable ROI through modernization, analytics, and system reliability across 70K+ associates and hundreds of client partners.

  • Modernized enterprise platforms to improve scalability, reliability, and field performance across national retail programs.
  • Delivered enterprise automation and AI initiatives (RPA, intelligent workflow orchestration) achieving $7M+ annual savings, improving cycle times by 95%, and establishing a foundation for continuous improvement.
  • Enabled experiential marketing divisions with digital scheduling, staffing, and engagement-tracking systems improving activation ROI by 30%.
  • Supported private-label and emerging brands with retail media analytics, demand forecasting, and digital shelf visibility tools, leading to increased sales and market penetration.
  • Implemented compliance automation aligned with SOC 2, SOX, GDPR, and CPRA, strengthening data governance and client confidence.
  • Introduced a Lean-Agile, DevOps-oriented framework with CI/CD automation, cutting release cycles from monthly to daily and sustaining 99.9% uptime through operational excellence and cross-functional alignment.
  • Served and mentored a 120+ member global engineering organization focused on accountability, collaboration, transparency, and measurable delivery outcomes.

Advantage Waypoint, LLC

Senior Director of IT - Application Development — 2011-01 – 2022-03

Directed software engineering and analytics, delivering technology that powered sales growth, performance management, and client engagement across national foodservice channels.

  • Designed and deployed directed sales management systems to set objectives, manage quotas, and track volume-based sales performance across 1,500+ field representatives.
  • Built end-to-end sales opportunity pipelines, reporting dashboards, and forecasting tools providing real-time visibility to leadership and clients.
  • Developed field sales enablement tools integrating product data, pricing, and sales tracking for on-site operator and distributor engagement.
  • Implemented sample and incentive management and analysis platforms to optimize conversion rates and marketing ROI.
  • Delivered a unified sales performance and goal-tracking ecosystem improving transparency, accountability, and territory execution.
  • Introduced Agile delivery frameworks and modern SDLC standards, improving release cadence and delivery predictability by 40%.
  • Partnered with sales and marketing leadership to align technology solutions with revenue objectives and growth initiatives.

E Street Software, LLC

Co-Founder — 2005-01 – 2011-03

Co-founded SaaS CRM AND GTM platform powering the top 24 regional foodservice brokers in North America and Canada, processing $1.5B+ annually.

  • Achieved 99.9% uptime via fault-tolerant architecture, reducing downtime by 70% and boosting revenue by $2M/year.
  • Automated processing of 60K+ EDI/FAX orders weekly, cutting order time by 95%.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines to speed deployments by 30% and architected database layer for performance gains of 40%.

Food Sales West, Inc.

Director of Technology — 2000-01 – 2010-12

Directed all technology operations for the largest regional foodservice broker, aligning technology strategy with business objectives.

  • Integrated IT multi-site operations with business strategy, enabling competitive advantage in customer service and operational efficiency.
  • Managed help desk operations to resolve all priority incidents and maintain business continuity.
  • Led infrastructure modernization initiatives to improve uptime and system security.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Management Science and Information Systems | California State University, Fullerton

Certifications

Key Outcomes

  • $7M+ annual savings through enterprise automation and modernization (advsol:bullet_2)
  • 99.9% uptime via cloud-native architecture and operational excellence (princeton:bullet_2, advsol:bullet_6, estreet:bullet_1)
  • 27% sales increase YOY from A/B experimentation (princeton:bullet_4)
  • 35% defect reduction from AI-driven toolchains (princeton:bullet_3)
  • 95% cycle time improvement (advsol:bullet_2)
  • Release cycles: monthly → daily (advsol:bullet_6)
  • 70K+ associates supported (advsol:summary)
  • 120+ member global engineering organization (advsol:bullet_7)
  • SOC2, SOX, GDPR, FERPA, COPPA, TX-RAMP compliance (princeton:bullet_7, advsol:bullet_5)