JEREMY S. DE BONET

jeremy@debonet.com | 617-953-7369 | Southborough, MA | http://www.debonet.com

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Enterprise transformation executive with 25-year pattern of identifying platform inflections 5-10 years early, architecting enterprise-wide transformations, and delivering measurable value at Fortune 500 scale. Track record spans Amazon ($2T market cap), Shopify ($190B), and high-growth ventures from zero to unicorn valuations.

Invents breakthrough technologies and builds the organizations to deliver them—leading execution of transformations that capture billion dollar market inflections 5-10 years early.

Combines strategic foresight with execution capability: spotted and capitalized on mobile streaming (pre-iPhone), cashierless retail (pre-Amazon Go), AI-driven commerce platforms, and autonomous construction. Led organizations of 140+ with direct reports while directing technical strategy across 1,500+ engineers at Fortune 500 scale, reported directly to CEOs and Boards, and consistently delivered transformations measuring in billions of dollars of enterprise value.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Shopify, Inc. | Boston, MA

Vice President of Engineering & Distinguished Engineer | 2025–Present

Architected portfolio of transformational initiatives with $1B+ in identified annual value. Brought in to drive organizational and technical transformation across vision, architecture, culture, and delivery. Within first two months asked to take on VP role to rapidly transform developer platform serving 37,300 partner developers powering 16,000+ apps across 4.8M stores.

Technical Transformation: Developed solutions across infrastructure, velocity, market expansion, and foundational architectures that: * Streamline infrastructure & operations, reducing billion-item processing costs by 99.9% * Improve engineering velocity, enabling continuous deployment during high-risk periods * Open new market opportunities through new merchant segments and third-party integrations * Establish foundational architectures with separation-of-concerns frameworks

Organizational Transformation: Revitalized 130-person organization, resetting culture, structure, and objectives to transition from legacy offering to AI-driven future.

Building Machines, Inc. | Boston, MA

Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder & Chairman | 2020–2025

Founded company to transform $1.8T structural concrete market through entirely new approach to precast construction combining custom robotics, sensors, material science innovation, and agent orchestration. Full P&L responsibility.

Strategic Leadership * Raised $7M in institutional venture funding; recruited world-class team from Amazon, iRobot, and MIT * Developed comprehensive IP portfolio with domestic and international patent protection * Refined organizational culture design started at Amazon to achieve >10× output from startup team relative to peer companies * Validated transformative unit economics: 9× productivity improvement and 7× profit multiplication potential

Amazon | Boston, MA & Seattle, WA

Director of AI, Computer Vision, and Advanced Technology | 2014–2019

Led invention and commercialization of cart-based cashierless shopping, transforming Amazon’s physical retail strategy with dramatically improved unit economics. Directed cross-functional organization of 140+ scientists, engineers, and operations personnel across two sites with full budget authority.

Enterprise Innovation & Execution * Invented core technology enabling Dash Cart; drove concept to market deployment in 14 months at ~1% of Amazon Go development costs * Presented Dash Cart business case to Bezos and S-team; secured approval and resources for scaled deployment * Performed technical due diligence for Canvas Technology acquisition ($100M+), evaluating autonomous robotics platform for warehouse automation * Established Boston R&D organization from zero: built 80,000 sq ft facility, created high-performance culture for hardware-software-AI co-development * Transformed Seattle hardware organization through cultural and operational changes, increasing productivity 3× on Amazon Go and Just Walk Out technology

MobiTV, Inc. (acquired by TiVo) | Boston, MA & Emeryville, CA

Chief Technology Officer | 2001–2006

Invented foundational mobile television technology that enabled an entirely new business opportunity and became mission of the company. Led company from startup through hypergrowth and multiple funding rounds. Directed technical strategy across 300+ engineers.

Innovation & Scale * Architected and scaled platform from zero to 7M+ subscribers (600K in first four months) * Reported directly to CEO; presented quarterly technology roadmaps and strategic initiatives to Board and investors throughout tenure * Received Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development (2005)

AMFM, Inc. (acquired by Clear Channel) | Austin, TX

Chief Technology Officer | 1999–2000

Defined streaming architecture for 110M listener radio network spanning 465 stations. Reporting directly to CEO, directed technical alignment across 1,500 engineers in distributed organization.

• Led technical due diligence for multiple potential acquisitions (streaming technology, content platforms, portable devices)
• Negotiated hundreds of millions worth of network bandwidth in exchange for advertising

ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES

• MakeFair.AI (Technical Co-founder) — Pioneered cutting-edge generative AI techniques
• CoPiloted (CEO) — Spotted AI-driven robo-advisor inflection two years before Wealthfront/Betterment achieved scale
• Skyward Mobile (CEO & Founder) — Built software-based smartphone platform three years before Android’s mass adoption
• Assemble Media (CTO & Founder, acquired by ClickRadio) — AI-personalized radio using dynamically assembled real voices a decade before Alexa
• Advisory Roles — OneTwoSee (acquired by Comcast), Blancspot Media

EDUCATION

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology — M.S. Computer Science, AI Laboratory; Doctoral research; Microsoft Research Investigator
• Columbia University — B.S. Applied Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude

RECOGNITION & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

• 100+ patents in AI, computer vision, robotics, and platform systems
• 40+ peer-reviewed publications; 5,400+ citations
• Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering (2005)
• Industry Recognition: CEMEX Top 50 Construction Tech (2021), Red Herring Top 100 (2005), multiple innovation awards
• Author: The Bricklayer’s Son — Business parable explaining employment economics to the employee