Using focused time to achieve two professional goals of mine:- I designed an online Product Management course for Persian-speaking students at Nexa Land Academy, expanding access to specialized business education and empowering aspiring product managers and entrepreneurs. The inaugural curriculum that I developed, offers two tailored courses: "Product Management Fundamentals" and "Advanced Product Management." These courses provide students with both the foundational and advanced skills essential for thriving in product management roles.My live, online Product Management course was successfully launched June 2024 with my first cohort of students who graduated in September 2024. See more here: https://nexa-land.com/course/intro-to-product-management/- Co-founded and launched a tech consulting business with my partner: https://www.adsumma.tech/

- Launched a suite of spatial programming web applications for Google that streamlined the company's global real estate and financial management, achieving 60% time savings for Google's portfolio planners and design executives.- Led platform product strategy, aligning multiple teams on roadmap and execution using SVPG principles, resulting in a 30% increase in cross-team collaboration efficiency.- Executed change management efforts by driving user roadshows and engagement sessions yielding 106% user adoption rate.- Designed and communicated an optimized internal product development and delivery process resulting in 40% cost saving for the company.- Managed diverse stakeholder and client relationships, driving the acquisition of additional projects for Outer Labs and contributing to 50% increase in company revenue.- Led the discovery phase of the company's venture program, pitching an LLM-driven application to leadership which led to securing internal investment for project continuation.- Expanded the company’s business model to include a SaaS offering alongside client services, diversifying revenue streams and facilitating scalable growth.- Spearheaded educational sessions on AI and ML for 20+ product managers, strategists, and designers, and mentored 3 peers on the AI product lifecycle, fostering a culture of innovation and growth.

- Developed and instructed a graduate-level course, “Python Programming for Artists and Designers,” equipping students with programming skills tailored to creative fields.- Instructed an undergraduate course, “Sustainability Fundamentals,” fostering a deep understanding of sustainability principles and practices.

- Defined and executed the strategic vision to transform the company from traditional modular construction to construction-tech, integrating technology throughout the design and build lifecycle to achieve 20% reduction in construction costs, 70% lower operating costs, and 50% faster project delivery.- Led comprehensive market research and competitive analysis of the AECTech and ConTech landscape to identify strategic opportunities and establish a competitive advantage.- Established the company’s first software development team and led the development of an AI-powered generative design software from conception to MVP launch (0-to-1).- Managed a team of 5 direct reports and mentored in defining computational and generative design solutions for specific geometric problems, providing leadership to achieve project goals and foster growth.

Machine Learning and Generative Design

- Led customer interviews and prototyped generative design workflows using Python and Dynamo, culminating in a high-performance building design package for Project Refinery beta.- Collaborated across teams to create a unique POV on sustainable AEC and Generative Design, leading to opportunities to represent Autodesk and teach Generative Design workshops at ACADIA and eCAADe Computational Design conferences.

Visiting scholar March'18-July'18Affiliate researcher since July'18• Helping a team of researchers developing the 'CityMaker' (generative urban design) software as a Grasshopper plug-in.• 'CityMaker' is part of the larger City Information Modeling (CIM) set of software tools. • Developing urban scale energy evaluation algorithms as part of 'CityMaker'.

- Accomplished the Sustainable Building Design Go-To-Market (GTM) toolkit, as measured by enhanced market penetration and customer engagement, by defining research objectives for market analysis and customer feedback, and leveraging insights to inform strategic decisions.- Define research objective(s) for market and customer engagement- Support in capturing and analyzing market / customer feedback and insights- Supporting Sustainable Business team to develop a distinct POV and thought leadership platform for sustainable AEC (buildings + infrastructure). Topics to include: Smart Cities, Net Zero Communities, Application of BIM at city scale, Urban system optimization, Generating insights to inform smart design of the vertical environment (buildings) based on the horizontal context (infrastructure)- Introduced a proposal and a design prototype to enhance Revit's energy analysis plugin by conducting competitive analysis and positioning, leading Autodesk to extend the collaboration for another 2 years.

Research assistant at the GridStar Center for smart grid innovation technologies