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Orinda, Ca, Us

San Jose, California, Us

Highly influential in driving substantial growth and market expansion at Calix Networks, contributing to scaling the company’s revenue. As CDO and later CTO, instrumental in redefining product strategies and engineering processes, positioning Calix as a leader in Unified Access Infrastructure.𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐱:• Developed and implemented a patent portfolio framework, strengthening market position and intellectual property assets.• Led competitive SWOT analyses, identified M&A opportunities, and sponsored key corporate and customer events, driving strategic account engagements and revenue growth.• Collaborated with the Chief Product Officer to develop a hypothetical product expansion strategy. This strategy was crucial for projecting a potential threefold increase in business scale over the next five years.𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬:• Advocated for distributed engineering practices and adaptable remote work culture, enhancing team productivity and innovation amidst changing work environments.Recognized as a top CTO in the US, known for advancing sustainable technology solutions and setting industry precedents in innovation and leadership.

San Jose, California, Us

Played a pivotal role in redefining Calix’s strategic direction and operational methodologies, contributing significantly to revenue growth and operating margin improvement. Led the company through a transformative phase, transitioning from Tier 3 to Tier 1 and Tier 2 market engagements and driving strategic initiatives in copper and fiber technologies.𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐱:• Executed successful product transitions, maximizing revenues and reducing costs through effective P&L management.• Shifted product investment towards strategic Network, home, Cloud systems, and fiber transformations, expanding market reach and enhancing revenue.𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞:• Assessed talent skills and gaps, implementing transformational actions that doubled company revenue and positioned Calix as a disruptive innovator.• Advocated for remote development, increasing R&D contributors and incorporating Partner development to account for a significant portion of the workforce.𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:• Managed teams ranging from small groups to large contributors and engineering partners.• Overlooked annual operating budgets, ensuring efficient allocation of resources across R&D IT infrastructure and operations, including network connectivity, testing labs, SW release delivery, development methodologies, security infrastructure, and compliance, as well as Cloud Operations.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Led strategic initiatives at Juniper Networks to establish the company as a trusted partner among major accounts, significantly contributing to revenue and customer satisfaction. Played a key role in driving the deployment of Junos across global service providers, solidifying Juniper's position in the networking sector.𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬:• Orchestrated multi-year engagement strategies with key partners like AT&T , Verizon and Deutsche Telecom, elevating market share and reinforcing Juniper's reputation as a trusted partner.• Engineered annual revenue boosts of significant amounts in strategic accounts, setting new benchmarks in customer trust and engagement.𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞:• Revolutionized product/feature commitment processes, enhancing shareholder value by eliminating backlog and improving product delivery.• Transformed engineering and customer certification processes, reducing rework and doubling the speed of customer qualifications, leading to marked increases in product growth.𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠:• Developed a comprehensive three-year plan aimed at achieving significant improvements in quality, product delivery, and architecture scale, aligning with Juniper's long-term objectives.

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

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