Employee Spotlight: Travis Ernst

Meet Travis Ernst, VP of Engineering

He's putting AI to work on the code that runs distributors.

Travis Ernst joined 10X ERP a couple of months ago as VP of Engineering, and he hasn't slowed down since. He leads the team that builds and ships 10X ERP, and he's making sure that team has what it needs to keep its promises to customers. We sat down with Travis to talk about his day, what drew him to 10X, and the one skill he'd download instantly if he could.

A day in the life

As a newer member of the team, Travis spends a good part of each day learning how everything fits together: the product, the teams, the processes, and the tools. He's looking for where things can get better.

Right now, the biggest push is maturing how engineering delivers, and that means bringing AI deeper into the development cycle. Travis spends a lot of his time testing and improving the team's AI harness. He uses it to root-cause and fix issues, catch problems no one knew existed, review and validate code changes, and keep watch over system health and security.

For distributors, that work shows up where it counts: problems found and fixed before they reach your team, every code change checked before it ships, and a platform that keeps getting smarter.

Through all of it, his priority stays the same. "I make sure the team has what they need to succeed and is on track to deliver on our promises and onboard new customers."

Why 10X

"I couldn't have hoped for a better fit," Travis says. What drew him in was 10X ERP's innovation-first mindset. The platform was built by distributors, for distributors, designed API-first from the first line of code, with AI now woven into every layer. Add a strong team already in place and values that match his own, and the decision was easy. A fast-growing company also means plenty of room to grow, both for Travis personally and for the team he leads.

Ask which 10X values matter most to him and he won't pick just one. All five were a big part of why he wanted to join:

Integrity and Partnership: being the trusted partner people want in the room, with no finger pointing.
Excellence and Clarity: taking pride in the work and solving real problems for customers.
Positivity: making the good days easier and getting the team through the hard ones. "That's who I want to be and the kind of team I want to be part of for the long haul."

What keeps him going

For Travis, the reward is simple: "Building something awesome that helps people thrive." That goes for the distributors who run their business on 10X ERP and for the team building it.

The best career advice he's received is advice he still lives by:

"Work with people you enjoy, because you'll likely spend more time with them than with almost anyone else. When you can, do work you enjoy that's worth doing well, and when you can't, do it well anyway, because you're the one doing it."

Off the clock

Outside of work, you'll find Travis outdoors with his family, riding bikes, heading to the park, and swimming, at least when it isn't 100 degrees in Texas. Church, Bible study, and prayer recharge him too and keep him centered on what really matters.

Then there's Aggie football. As Travis puts it, that isn't always as recharging as he'd like.

Quick hits

Skill he'd learn instantly: Advanced behavioral analysis, also known as understanding what's going on in his kids' heads.
Fuel for a busy day: Coffee in the morning, water throughout the day, and hot tea when it's cold. Welcome to the team, Travis. We're glad you're here!

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Employee Spotlight: Travis Ernst