Ward Vuillemot

Ward Vuillemot

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Founding Engineer at Lium
Greater Wenatchee Area

Ward Vuillemot is Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Lium and serves as Technical Advisor at Monster Orange, LLC. He previously held senior engineering and technical program management roles at Amazon and Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and founded Lium, which is still running. His expertise includes building remote, global technology organizations, scaling companies from early-stage to IPO, and delivering results through technical leadership.

  • Lium Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Founding Engineer 2025–present · current
  • Monster Orange, LLC Technical Advisor, Technology Services 2015–present · current
  • Shift Health Technology Advisor, CTO (former) & Founding Engineer, Co-founder 2024 · past
  • StrategyPlus Technology Advisor, Partner & Founding Engineer 2024–2026 · past
  • RealSelf CTO/CPrP/CMO 2019–2024 · past
  • Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company CTO 2017–2019, VP of Engineering 2016–2017, Senior Director of Technology 2016 · past
  • Sears Home Services - Seattle Office Senior Director, Engineering 2015–2016, Director Of Engineering 2014–2015 · past
  • Unity Technologies Product Manager, Online Services 2014 · past
  • Microsoft Senior Product Manager, Incubation 2013–2014, Senior Program Manager, Interactive Entertainment Business 2012–2013 · past
  • Amazon Senior Technical Program Manager, Buying Experience 2011, Senior Technical Program Manager, AmazonTote 2010–2011, Senior Technical Program Manager, AmazonFresh 2009–2010, Senior Software Engineer, AmazonFresh 2008–2009 · past
  • Boeing Commercial Airplanes Lead Software Engineer, PET 2005–2008, Technical Japanese Interpreter 2004, Flight Operations Engineer 2001–2003 · past
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    University of Washington Research Assistant, Computational Fluid Dynamics 1998–2000 · past
  • RealSelf CTO/CPO 2024 · past

Education

  • Seattle University MS, Software Engineering · 2005–2007
  • University of Washington MS, Technical Japanese · 1998–2001
  • University of Washington MS, Aerospace Engineering · 1998–2001
  • University at Buffalo BS, Aerospace Engineering · 1994–1998
  • Purdue University Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering · 1993–1994
  • Skaneateles High School 1988–1992

Organizations

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  • Lium Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Founding Engineer 2025–present · current
  • Monster Orange, LLC Technical Advisor, Technology Services 2015–present · current
  • Shift Health Technology Advisor, CTO (former) & Founding Engineer, Co-founder 2024 · past

Education

  • Seattle University MS, Software Engineering · 2005–2007
  • University of Washington MS, Technical Japanese · 1998–2001
  • University of Washington MS, Aerospace Engineering · 1998–2001
  • University at Buffalo BS, Aerospace Engineering · 1994–1998
  • Purdue University Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering · 1993–1994
  • Skaneateles High School 1988–1992

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