Jack Cohen Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Returned to hands-on technical product management, embracing the opportunity to channel my passion for requirements analysis and systems engineering. I'm focused on some of the most challenging aspects of scaling up our enterprise platform as we evolve the product to become cloud-native and leverage elements of the cloud stack from providers such as AWS.

New York, NY, US

• I was responsible for the delivery of enterprise product for sporting, theatre and arena events. Our clients include NFL, NBA, MLS and English Premier League Teams.
• Introduced innovative processes to transform product engineering from a reactive client-driven activity to a proactive product-centric enterprise.
• Collaborated with C-suite executives to translate organizational strategy into Product vision. Defined and measured team OKRs and performance metrics.
• Created processes for all phases of the product engineering lifecycle: definition of strategies, specification of features, design, development, verification, validation and support. Fostered culture of collaboration.
• Prioritized initiatives to migrate legacy application and integration architectures to contemporary technology platforms and to facilitate cloud hosting and SaaS delivery models.
• Introduced Product Management to SeatGeek Enterprise. Created, hired, trained and scaled global enterprise product management team. Provided mentorship to enable execution in a cross-functional environment, ranging.

Hillside, NJ, US

• I founded this company to provide management and engineering consulting services — including IT strategy, SDLC, agile methodologies, process improvement, requirements engineering, application and integration.
• Referred by venture capitalists to portfolio companies to address specific product, engineering and management issues that had been identified.
• Designed integrations to leading EHR applications (including Epic and AllScripts) to comply with “meaningful use” directives.
• Served as interim CTO and interim COO for an e-commerce auction marketplace that supported cataloging, inventory management, valuations, CRM, integrated logistics for international drop-shipping, credit-card and.
• Ensured client compliance with industry and regulatory standards including SOC, HIPAA and PCI-DSS by creating and implementing policies and assisting with audit preparation.
• Drafted and negotiated SaaS, licensing and service level agreements.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• In my role as Founder, CEO and Chairman, I oversaw all aspects of the company, bootstrapped it and grew it organically from a one-person consultancy into a company employing 40 engineers. Under my leadership, the.
• Demonstrated strong fiscal and operational leadership in realizing average year-over-year EBITDA growth of 25% + for more than ten years.
• Employer of choice for elite software engineers, with a turnover rate of less than 10%.
• Established a strong brand and sterling reputation for delivering high-quality solutions on time and within budget.
• Served marquee clients in the banking, financial services and utilities sectors — including all five of South Africa’s largest banks.
• Directed long-term strategic planning with full P&L responsibility, and managed business operations including finance, tax, corporate transactions, HR and legal (including intellectual property and SLAs).

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• Developed original requirements specifications for the initial version of CURA.
• Served on the board until successful exit when the company was acquired by NSE-listed SoftPro Systems.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Lectured the following courses: Engineering Design (1st year - freshmen), Linear Systems (2nd year - sophomores), Microprocessor Engineering (3rd year - juniors), Engineering Design (3rd year - juniors), Real-Time Distributed Computer Control Systems (MSc - graduate school), SCADA Systems (industry course), Programming in C (industry course)

Bsc (Eng) Elec, Electrical Engineering

Phd, Real-Time Distributed Computer Control Systems