Stealth mode startup in the data security space

Building an AI mortgage broker/lender SaaS in order to disrupt the old traditional mortgage lending industryDomain knowledge: React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, AWS, SAAS, Docker, ECS, microservice architecture, ML, NLP

Oversaw IT infrastructure development for high-frequency trading. The company was acquired by Final Israel, Ltd. ● Assembled and managed a highly efficient cross-functional team ● Built distributed hardware-software trading platform achieving sub-microsecond latency with FPGA assist, low microseconds in software ● Created compliance and research infrastructure with big data, highly parallel market simulation environment ● Developed predictive models based on machine learning, and big data ● Personally designed and ran market-making strategiesDomain expertise: US Equities, trading infrastructure, protocols, algorithms, predictors, big data storage and analytics, trading strategies, FPGA integration, market microstructure, market making, distributed systems, ultra-low-latency systems, machine learning, C++, Python, OCaml, F#

Conceived and successfully created a prototype of a novel room conferencing device - full size shared whiteboard with multi-touch input. Worked on fundraising and prospective customer feedback.Domain knowledge: C#, F#, Ocaml, C++, video processing, OpenGL, teleconferencing

Effectively guided the company from no presence to the leading position in the SSL VPN market. ● Oversaw success of MI Secure acquisition into Cisco Security BU ● Integrated the SSL VPN technology into the ASA firewall/IPSEC product ● Turned around and led 90-person remote access team at Cisco, dramatically improving productivity and code quality ● Led the creation of Cisco next generation SSL VPN client with DTLS support. ● Provided the vision, customer focus, technical leadership, process enforcement, and people management through three major product releases ● Migrated ASA from the proprietary embedded OS to Linux, boosting feature velocity for the product ● SSL VPN product has been shipped in tens of thousand units and generated hundreds of millions in revenue.Domain knowledge: remote access, firewalls, L4-7, network security, TCP, SSL, C, C++, Lua, Web 2.0, embedded Linux

Developed security solutions for corporate intranets, leading to development of SSL VPN technology for Cisco Systems, Inc. ● Hired top notch team. ● Defined set of requirements for cutting-edge SSL VPN on an embedded platform ● Delivered on time and under budget, resulting in the $13M acquisition by Cisco Systems

Took the FirePass SSL VPN appliance product to the second market share position.● Orchestrated successful integration of the product, processes, and teams into F5 Networks● Matured the product through listening to customers, and rapid development at 4 releases a year● Grew the team to 45 engineers in US and Russia● Award-winning product achieved acclaim as the easiest SSL VPN to install and use ● Product has generated hundreds of millions in revenueDomain knowlege: SSL, remote access, network security, Linux, LAMP, PHP, MySQL, C, C++, Java, HTML, JavaScript

Designed network appliance product to allow browser-based secure remote access to applications on corporate networks, leading to the award-winning FirePass product and the development of SSL VPN market. ● Pioneered many core features of the modern SSL VPN. Invented Layer 3 SSL VPN.● Set up engineering team in Russia ● Established effective agile engineering processes resulting in 1.5M lines of proprietary code integrated with many open source components and hardware● uRoam acquired by F5 Networks for $25M