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Darek Markiewicz
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Darek Markiewicz

Chief Technology Officer at Innermost

Wheeling, Illinois

I've been building software and the teams that ship it for more than 25 years: voice, mobile and web products first, AI products now.

Experience

  1. Chief Technology Officer at Innermost

    Sep 2025 – present

    Remote

    Artificial Intelligence, Technology Leadership

  2. Vice President of Engineering at Parus Holdings

    Jun 2020 – Mar 2026

    Deerfield, Illinois

    Python, IT Strategy

  3. Director of Engineering at Webley Systems

    Apr 2009 – Jun 2020

    Led a team of developers designing and building mobile, web and speech-based applications.

    Python, Strategic Thinking

  4. Project Manager at Parus Interactive

    Oct 2005 – Apr 2009

    Technical Product Management, Interpersonal Skills

  5. Network Engineer at Sachs Group

    1998 – 2000

    Problem Solving, Computer Science

What I write about

  • Orchestrate, don't implement. Hand the doing to the tools and keep the deciding for yourself.
  • Refuse zombie work. Cut the low-value decisions you don't need to be in and make room for long-horizon thinking.
  • Prune the meta. AI writing habits blur ideas, so use the tools and keep the human effort in what you publish.

Short posts go on LinkedIn; longer ones will go on the blog.

Recommendations

“One sentence - try to hire him away, and you'll have to deal with me! Highly talented, detail oriented, and flawless executioner!”
Salil Pradhan
“Darek has an admirable work ethic and a pragmatic approach in all things that I appreciate and depend on as a colleague. He has always impressed me with his willingness and ability to take on new roles and push his boundaries both professionally and personally and a willingness to help others do the same. I consider him a great asset and inspiration as a colleague.”
Ian Foutch

Education

DePaul University

2002 – 2018