Identity

Ian McKinney

AI Integration • Application Development Manager

Accomplished leader with strong technical skills and broad experience including high-level project management.
Responsible for leading web development, cross-functional business teams, and directing time-sensitive projects.

Professional Experience

Engineering Manager, AI Integration and Development

Aug 2025 — Present

EHMA.ai | Tempe, AZ

Building out a direct-to-consumer TypeScript-based Next.js React SPA to facilitate the sale of solar solutions. Coordinating chat activity with a RAG-based AI Agent and a .Net API gateway communicating with Freshworks CRM and NetSuite. Incorporating Playwright and Jest for QA, unit tests, and code coverage.

  • Directing application development team efforts for startup real estate and solar focused company.
  • Working with Claude + OpenAI in Visual Studio to build and maintain EHMA.AI’s group of web applications.
  • Established a Claude Code guidelines markdown file to manage LLM coding behavior.
  • Created SEO entries for EHMA.AI public websites based on the AI indexing model.
  • Embedded Stripe payment processing and workflow for customer loan and subscription requests.

Real Estate Acquisition Specialist

Mar 2025 — July 2025

Reily Capital | Detroit, MI (Remote)

Worked with a small team centered on the Detroit residential real estate market. Communicated daily with brokers, realtors, financing companies, title companies, and individual investors. Focused on finding potential flip homes, Airbnbs and short/ long-term rentals for investors based on ARV, recent sales, and trending rent data.

  • Worked with realtors on finding off-market properties, and researched market comparables through Privy.
  • Managed market research, deals and daily company communications thru Discord and GoHighLevel CRM.

Application Development Manager

May 2019 — Jan 2025

HR Workplace Services | Scottsdale, AZ

Managed application development for a small team. Primary responsibilities included working with product owners, building out new functionality, evaluating emerging technologies, and driving a clear user experience.

  • Directed multiple projects resulting in an improved end user experience and enhanced design patterns and branding.
  • Rearchitected the myHRWS web application incorporating a UI component library/ design system.
  • Completed UX research to refine end user engagement strategy and add improved functionality.
  • Developed and maintained a style guide for the design system in Vue for the HRWS suite of applications.
  • Responsible for Salesforce development and maintenance, including API integrations.
  • Leveraged modern build tools and automated testing frameworks for better code quality and performance.
  • Enhanced the frontend design and workflow for annual employee enrollment and employer review.
  • Organized and documented detailed functional requirements from marketing and product owners.
  • Contributed to the technical design of the HRWS full system application architecture.
  • Integrated an electronic signature and dynamic PDF proposal process for the myHRWS application.

Senior Frontend Developer

June 2012 — Feb 2019

Ping Identity | Denver, CO

Led the UX development team. Collaborated with project managers and designers to build out and maintain Ping applications. Worked across Ping’s suite of products, and implemented a design system and testing framework.

  • Developed and maintained a UI/ web component library for distribution across Ping's applications.
  • Coordinated redesign of PingAccess application integrating React with Jest unit tests and code coverage.
  • Managed development of browser extension enabling password vaulting with Single Sign-On (SSO).
  • Led UX development efforts for redesign of PingFederate, Ping Identity's flagship on-premises product.
  • Implemented API calls for the PingOne Dock, Admin Portal, PingFederate, and PingOne SSO apps.
  • Directed design efforts for the Cloud Directory application including emails and responsive mobile design.
  • Redesigned mobile experience for PingOne apps, making the apps fully responsive in all browsers/ devices.
  • Completed Salesforce Chatter proof-of-concept integration with PingOne Single Sign-On (SSO) application.
  • Built out wireframes and created prototypes from design documents for POCs.
  • Contributed to native iOS and Android development efforts for Ping applications.
Expertise Education

Southern Methodist Univ.

BA, International Studies

Dallas, Texas

Licensing

AZ Real Estate License

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