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Cambridge, MA, US

Deploying new applications and delivering updates to existing applications rapidly are critical global business imperatives for enterprises today. NuoDB’s cloud-native distributed SQL database enables your organization to do both. Built on the radical notion that a database should never be what holds your applications or business back, we’ve liberated the.

Cambridge, MA, US

Deploying new applications and delivering updates to existing applications rapidly are critical global business imperatives for enterprises today. NuoDB’s cloud-native distributed SQL database enables your organization to do both. Built on the radical notion that a database should never be what holds your applications or business back, we’ve liberated the.

San Diego, California, US

• Responsible for the strategy, investments and product management of software solutions enabling Teradata’s analytical ecosystem vision. This includes Teradata Listener, Teradata AppCenter, Teradata QueryGrid, Presto.
• Drive product vision and strategy with Teradata's largest global customers, industry analysts, and alliance partners.
• Work with agile development teams across multiple locations (San Diego, Boston, Austin, San Jose, U.K.).
• Work across the organization to ensure successful launch of products globally.

San Diego, California, US

• Responsible for guiding investment and partnerships in new technologies including Hadoop. Was part of the acquisition and due diligence teams for Teradata’s acquisitions of Hadapt and Revelytix.
• Interacted with customers to understand gaps in current offerings and future technology requirements.
• Evaluated new technologies to determine their tactical or strategic value to the business.
• Reviewed trends in the industry and determined their impact on the business.
• Summarized trends, directions and gaps to the Teradata leadership team.
• Developed action plans to address identified gaps.

San Diego, California, US

• Teradata acquired xkoto in May 2010 for its GRIDSCALE technology and database expertise.
• Completed integration of xkoto technology and staff into Teradata.
• Worked with xkoto customers to develop a transition plan.
• Re-architected xkoto technology to fit with Teradata solutions.
• Developed technology integration road map.
• Successfully released Teradata Unity which was based on xkoto technology.

• xkoto provided database virtualization to enterprises that required continuous availability and horizontal scalability for DB2 or SQL Server applications.
• Defined and evangelized product vision and strategic direction.
• Routinely met with customers to ensure satisfaction and understand evolving requirements.
• Managed all pre-sales activities, including Proof of Concepts.
• Increased Proof of Concept success rates by refining pre-sale processes.
• Initiated and maintained key relationships with customers, IBM and Microsoft.

• Halcyon provided application and infrastructure SNMP management solutions.
• Analyzed, designed, and delivered architectural monitoring solutions to achieve business and technical objectives.
• Reviewed and assessed customer strategic technology plans.
• Defined IT management goals, strategies, and tactics.
• Interacted with sales, marketing, and engineering organizations to devise product roadmap.
• Provided ITIL services for companies to assess their systems monitoring maturity.

• Managed 30+ engineers in development of telco-class element management software for Cisco.
• Negotiated contracts, prices, time lines and deliverables with Cisco.
• Developed, scheduled, and delivered training for Sun Management Center to Sun Microsystems’ customers and engineers worldwide.
• Designed and developed SNMP agents including portions of the SNMPv2usec protocol stack.

Msc, Biomedical Physics

Bsc, Systems Design Engineering