David Almada Email & Phone Number

As an innovative problem solver translated business strategies andscope to a solution by creating unique approaches to deliveringcapabilities. Intellectually curious in expanding knowledge andskills of new technologies. Highly skilled in leading multi-functionalteams in developing and launching products in complex and highpressure environments. Passionate about product developmentwith proven track record in collaborating with offshore and onshoreteams in designing and releasing innovative large-scale softwareproducts. A highly adaptable individual with proven success in CloudTechnology, Cloud Operations, Program Management, ProductManagement, Portfolio Management, IT Consulting and FinanceStrategies areas at top global firms and in three distinct internationalcultures. Highly analytical with proficient statistical programmingskills and solid background in quantitative analysis, data analysis,financial modeling and dashboard designing.

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  Engineering Program Manager

  Adobe

  2017 - Present

  Manage several engineering programs for Adobe wide provisioning,deployment and operational multi-cloud platform (Ethos) serving allcontainerized services deploying to Azure and AWS. Reduce Cloud Cost byidentifying inefficiencies and dependencies, aligning teams to execute on highROI opportunities and enforcing Cloud efficiency standard.• Improve and scale the current Security and Compliance technologies andprocesses to meet Ethos growth through automation, optimization and reducewasted effort. • Drive security and compliance initiatives across Ethos. Lead product, securityand Ethos engineering teams in prioritizing the security backlog, which isparamount in remediation and in developing and integrating best-in-classsecurity capabilities on the platform. • Establish and manage Adobe's biggest Penetration testing program forEthos. Conducted effective, efficient and value-for-money Penetration testingas part of a technical security assurance framework. This ensured no majorweaknesses and resulted in Adobe products using Ethos passing the annualsecurity audit. • Designed and built Ethos security and compliance process. Collaborated andoversaw multiple product engineering teams in reducing security vulnerabilitiesusing this process, which decreased backlog tickets by 20% every quarter.• Partner and collaborate with 10+ product and engineering team leadsin developing program plans including roadmap, dependency and riskidentifications, and resource planning for reaching objectives and KPIs

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  Nyu Stern School Of Business

  Technology Management