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San Francisco Bay Area

San Jose, California, Us

As a General Manager of Quantum’s Cloud Software and Analytics Business Unit, my key responsibilities and goals include:• Global Team Leadership: Lead a geographically distributed team across the UK, Malaysia, and the US, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.• Innovative Product Development: Spearhead the development of the next-generation Media Asset Management system (CatDV), implementing new cloud and AI capabilities to stay ahead in the market.• Strategic Vision and Execution: Drive the strategic vision for the business unit, ensuring alignment with Quantum's overall goals and objectives.• Market Expansion: Play a key role in extending the customer base, tapping into new markets and segments, and significantly contributing to the business unit's growth.• Partner Ecosystem Development: Support a large network of channel and technology partners, strengthening Quantum’s position in the ecosystem and ensuring mutually beneficial partnerships.• Product Innovation: Implement cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to enhance product offerings, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of the industry.• Team Development and Mentoring: Act as a mentor and guide for team members, promoting professional development and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with other business units and departments within Quantum, ensuring cohesive efforts and synergistic outcomes.• Stakeholder Management: Engage with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, and internal teams, to ensure alignment of business objectives and stakeholder expectations.• Industry Engagement: Represent Quantum in industry events and forums, contributing insights and staying abreast of industry trends and advancements.

San Jose, California, Us

As a member of the Quantum CTO office, I led advanced AI and Cloud initiatives in Media Asset Management and Autonomous Driving verticals.• Designed and developed an AI Video Enrichment and Analytics Solution, enhancing media asset management capabilities with cutting-edge AI functionality.• Successfully integrated multiple AI SDKs from NVIDIA, including Riva, DeepStream, and Maxine.• Integrated various open-source AI NLP and CV models for diverse functions such as transcription, translation, object detection, and face recognition, enhancing video production systems.• Seamlessly integrated the AI solution with Quantum CatDV Media Asset Management system, enhancing operational efficiencies.• Actively supported customer engagements and developed tailored demos.• Presented at notable industry forums, including NVIDIA GTC.• Authored articles and blogs for leading online publications.• Developed a Data Management Reference Architecture focused on Autonomous Vehicle ADAS development and operations.• Supported the development and first customer sales of high-performance in-vehicle storage devices.

Providing product development, technology, and product management expertise in the software, cloud, and network industries. Helping US and international companies define and execute agile technology and product strategy. • Deliver large scale SaaS, Automation, and Collaboration solutions. • Provide deep infrastructure, services, and application expertise. • Edge-cloud and multi-cloud solutions.• Enterprise and Telecom service and infrastructure management - NFV, Orchestration, Assurance

Boston, Ma, Us

Technology leadership during EY-Parthenon Software Strategy Group (SSG) engagements with technology-oriented investors, private equity, and large enterprises. The consulting projects focus on product and technology strategy, assessments of products and roadmap, technical architecture, engineering organization development, software development effectiveness, hosting and security, software development life cycle processes.

Toms River, New Jersey, Us

Led the creation of SaaS collaboration and commerce platform, addressing the needs of the next generation global, on-demand workforce. Led the engineering and product groups.• In collaboration with the company Chief Strategy Officer defined the product strategy and roadmap.• Developed engineering budget and resourcing plan.• Built global high-performance engineering organization of over 75 members (developers, managers, DevOps, support, UX, business analysts) based in the US, Hong Kong, and Europe.• Led the platform and applications development – business messenger; voice and video calling services; iOS, Android and Web clients; GCP, AWS, Kubernetes backend microservices; service mesh; crypto wallet; blockchain. • Defined and implemented all processes for agile product development and delivery.• Led the implementation of all DevOps processes and infrastructure.• Successfully delivered multiple releases. • Led scalability, performance, quality, and security initiatives.• Developed business relationships with multiple partners.

San Mateo, Ca, Us

Using a platform approach, CPLANE.ai simplifies the enormous complexity of managing edge-cloud and multi-cloud infrastructure and services through automation and intelligence. With multi-site cloud orchestration, that scales to thousands of endpoints, integrated software-defined networking, and open service-based APIs, CPLANE.ai streamlines cloud deployments across multiple locations, reduces the complexity and cost of integrating with existing operational and business support systems, and dramatically accelerates the time to revenue for customers.• Defined the company Cloud Orchestration, NFV, and SDN product portfolio.• Drove successful entry to the Edge Cloud and Mobile Edge Computing emerging markets.• Led engagements with customers, partners, and industry groups – MEF, OPAF• Worked closely with engineering to bring industry-leading products to market.• Defined pricing and go to market strategy.• Presented to multiple investors and industry conferences – Mobile World Congress, MEF17

San Jose, Ca, Us

Led the definition, design, and implementation of innovative products and solutions for telecom and cloud service providers and enterprises focusing on Cloud, Network, and IoT technologies such as NFV, SDN, SD-WAN, Management and Automation. • Delivered cloud and network automation solutions by working closely with customers (Deutsche Telekom, Telstra, AT&T, Verizon).• Led a diverse team of senior architects and junior developers to deliver pilot projects in short timeframes. • Collaborated actively with other Cisco departments – Advance Services, Sales, Business Units. • Represented Cisco at industry forums, conferences, and standards organizations – MEF, TMF. • Led the technical due diligence process during company and technology acquisition initiatives. • Presented Cisco's vision, strategy & solutions to Global 1000 customers & partners.• Developed relationships with advanced research organizations.• Defined innovative, forward-looking technology and products in the area of human-machine interface.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Member of the Cloud and Virtualization Group (CVG) executive leadership team. CVG developed and brought to market over 50 software products focused on datacenter, cloud and telecom infrastructure and services management and automation. • Led the engineering organization for five carrier-grade software products. • Delivered 13 quarters of revenue growth with 90% gross margins and $150M annual run rate.• Led a distributed team (US, India, Europe) of over 200 software developers, engineering managers, and directors as part of the larger (2000 employees) Cloud and Virtualization Group (CVG). • Achieved the fastest growing customer satisfaction index (CSI) at Cisco delivering products to over 200 telecom service providers.• Implemented agile software development methodology for multiple projects and teams.• Worked closely with the sales and marketing teams to improve the go-to-market and sales strategy. • Represented Cisco at industry forums, conferences, and standards organizations• Developed business relationships with partners.• Promoted to a CTO role overseeing the technology for the complete CVG product portfolio.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Industry leading SMB network and systems management solution.

Us

Industry leading enterprise network and system monitoring solution.

Online consumer change of address service.

SaaS and On-Premise insurance process automation solutions.

Minevsoft provided design, development, outsourcing and consulting services specializing in enterprise and telecom network and systems management solutions. Successfully led the initial formation and growth of the company. Developed channel partner program. Established 10+ long-term consulting and outsourcing engagements.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Designed and developed network management software for data center Infiniband infrastructure.Topspin Communications was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2005.

Designed and developed software platform for wireless hand-held devices and mobile applications.

Ca

Led the design and development of carrier DSL/ATM/IP network management and automation system. Managed global engineering team. Represented Nortel at industry forums.

Led the Network Management Software group.Promatory Communications was acquired by Nortel Networks in January 2000.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Data Science And Machine Learning Certificate

Machine Learning: Fundamentals And Algorithms Certificate, Machine Learning, Data Science

International Summer Research Program, Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications

Masters, Computer Science

High School, Electronics