10 AutoNation engineering leaders
Brent Walsh, VP, Engineering, Data & Delivery, is the most senior current member of this group of AutoNation engineering leaders, which also includes directors of software, platform and systems engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at AutoNation from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anthony Huy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Software Engineering · AutoNation
Anthony Huy has been Senior Director of Software Engineering at AutoNation since April 2023, and the profile describes leading engineering teams building an automotive experience on Flutter, AWS and event-driven systems. Anthony Huy was Director of Software Engineering, Digital Product at Canoo from 2022 to 2023.
Bobby Schuchert
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · AutoNation
Bobby Schuchert is a former Director of Software Engineering at AutoNation, a role held from 2018 to 2025. Bobby Schuchert was Associate Director, Mobile Technology at SHRW, LLC from 2015 to 2017 and has been an Engineering Manager at Workiva since February 2026.
Brent Walsh
LinkedInExperience: VP, Engineering, Data & Delivery · AutoNation
Brent Walsh has been VP, Engineering, Data & Delivery at AutoNation since 2017. Brent Walsh was VP, CRM, Loyalty and Data at SHRW, LLC from 2013 to 2017 and Sr. Director, CRM & Marketing Applications there from 2008 to 2013, and the profile headline reads VP of Technology.
Cole Arrington
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Platform Engineering and Enterprise Monitoring · AutoNation
Cole Arrington has been Senior Director - Platform Engineering and Enterprise Monitoring at AutoNation since January 2025. Cole Arrington was Director of DevOps - Platform Engineering at Planview from 2023 to 2025 and DevOps Manager - Platform Engineering there from 2019 to 2023.
David Pinto
LinkedInExperience: Director, Systems Engineering · AutoNation
David Pinto has been Director, Systems Engineering at AutoNation since July 2021 and was Sr. Manager, System Engineering there from 2017 to 2021. David Pinto was Infrastructure Architect & Lead Systems Engineer at AutoNation from 2012 to 2017 and an IT Technical Lead at Burger King from 2007 to 2012.
Jon-Jon Santiago
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Software Engineering · AutoNation Mobile Service
Jon-Jon Santiago is a former Director of Software Engineering at AutoNation Mobile Service (2018 to 2021) and was VP of Technology there from 2021 to 2024. Jon-Jon Santiago has been VP of Software Engineering at AutoUnify, Inc since November 2024, based in Irvine, California.
Keith Kelly
LinkedInExperience: Chief Architect · AutoNation
Keith Kelly is a former Chief Architect at AutoNation, a role held from 2019 to 2025, and the profile describes experience with IT architectures, observability, cloud migration and security. Keith Kelly was Vice President and Chief Architect at SHRW, LLC from 2001 to 2018.
Louis Minisci, Jr.
LinkedInExperience: Director Application Development · AutoNation
Louis Minisci, Jr. has been Director Application Development at AutoNation since October 2024 and was Senior Application Development Manager there from 2015 to 2024. Louis Minisci, Jr. was a Principal Software Engineer at Concurrent Technologies Corporation from 2004 to 2015.
Paul Ng
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · AutoNation
Paul Ng has been Director of Engineering at AutoNation since September 2022, based in Los Angeles. Paul Ng was Director of Engineering at Shift in 2022 and at Fair.com from 2020 to 2022, and was an Engineering Manager at Fair.com from 2019 to 2020, and a Lead Developer at Yahoo.
Vipul P.
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Service and Collision Systems Integration · AutoNation
Vipul P. is a former Senior Director, Service and Collision Systems Integration at AutoNation (2018 to 2022) and was Director, Service, Parts, and Collision Systems Integration there from 2005 to 2018. The profile also lists Application Development Manager and Senior Software Security Engineer roles at AutoNation.
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