Justin Kerestes

CTO, Fanatics Core at Fanatics

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

About Justin Kerestes

Justin Kerestes is CTO, Fanatics Core at Fanatics. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

A seasoned, energetic leader with a diverse background and 10+ years of information technology experience. Proven expertise with project and program management, software development, systems administration, service desk management, executive support, and relationship management. Outstanding communication skills, technical acumen, and business savvy. Able to bring together internal and external stakeholders, business users, vendors, and technical counterparts to ensure timely and within-budget delivery of complex initiatives. A strategic thinker who is routinely requested by management to resolve complex technical issues. Experience managing large on-shore and off-shore teams in a matrix organization, as well as direct reports. 2 years of extensive experience with Hadoop Big Data environments. Areas of Expertise: Strategic Planning & Execution – Client Relationship Management – Executive Relationship Management – Vendor Relationship Management – Problem Solving – Cost Analysis & Forcasting – Agile/Lean Methodology – Business & Systems Analysis – Resource Management – Conflict Resolution – Team Building & Mentoring – Onshore/Offshore Team Integration – Requirements Analysis – Architecture Documentation & Design – Cross-Functional Team Integration – Cross-Organizational Team Integration – Software Development – SDLC & Project Schedule Planning – Risks and Issues Analysis – Communications Management – Data Analytics on Hadoop – SOA/RESTful Architecture – Microservices

Skills

  • System Administration
  • Operating Systems
  • Network Administration

Additional experience

  • Senior Vice President, Engineering

    Fanatics

    March 2022 – April 2026

Education

  • Master of Science (M.S.), University of Pennsylvania
  • B.A., Brown University