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An Engineering Manager with a strong technical background and 5+ years of experience of leading multiple teams of 14+ engineers. Strong track record of building and growing technical teams and driving strategic vision and execution in the Data and Observability verticals at VMware.• Led development team of 5+ engineers in building and releasing SaaS platform and application monitoring solution for Tanzu Application Service (Cloud Foundry), serving multiple Fortune 100 customers and generating $7MM+ in annual recurring revenue (ARR)• Led the recruiting and hiring efforts for multiple levels of software engineers, hiring one staff engineer and three junior engineers. Collaborated closely with recruiting throughout the process.• Led a development team of 7+ engineers in the architecture, development, release, and maintenance of Angular-based Web UI to replace legacy native UI for our Base Station Router product.COMPETENCIES:Engineering ManagementProduct ManagementDeveloping engineering talentSaaSObservabilityDataUI DevelopmentEmbedded Software DevelopmentStrategic VisionLEADERSHIP / MANAGEMENT SKILLS:Managing high performing teamsManaging engineersLeading and growing global engineering teamsAttract and hire engineersRetain talentMentor and coachCareer developmentOrganization designPsychological SafetyENGINEERING MANAGEMENT & STRATEGY:Set directionDefine and deliver a strategic roadmapOversee projectsPrioritize and allocate resourcesPRODUCT MANAGEMENT:Requirements gatheringRoadmap development and prioritizationCustomer interactionStakeholder managementMarket ResearchUser Experience DesignTECHNICAL SKILLS:Software engineeringInfrastructure instrumentationPerformanceScalabilitySoftware deliveryKubernetesCloud FoundryContinuous deploymentModern web application technologiesVERTICAL EXPERIENCE:Data growthCloud ApplicationsData insightsApplication monitoringINDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:Software InfrastructureObservabilityHardware controlTelecommunicationsEmbedded SoftwareENVIRONMENT:Early-stageGrowingScaling quicklyTransparent & innovative