Rajesh Patel Email & Phone Number

• Consulting with two keystone Generative AI related projects critical to the technological direction of the company (FinTech and HR)
• Provide Architectural guidance to align 6 product teams and streamline operations
• Hands on work integrating various LLMs using langchain, embedding and query APIs

Los Angeles, CA, US

• As a key leader at Korn Ferry, a prominent consulting firm specializing in HR, recruiting, and assessment services, I played a pivotal role in steering the growth and success of the organization.Leading the charge, I.
• Impacted revenue growth (10%) In tech leadership:* Architected a cutting-edge SaaS platform, seamlessly integrating various Korn Ferry products for enhanced synergy, streamlined onboarding, and optimized user.

San Jose, California, US

• Led Engineering Team
• Streamlined development workflows by introducing effective processes for software development, including Github Repo reorganization, CICD, release engineering, AWS setup etc.
• Cultivated a culture of test-driven development, establishing a formal QA process and encouraging the writing of comprehensive test cases to prevent software regression.
• Established an India center to reduce manual labor and optimize resource allocation within the team.
• Actively participated in backend development, implementing new import features and enhancing CICD pipeline capabilities.

Basking Ridge, NJ, US

• Verizon acquired Vidder in November 2018 to enhance their SASE/Zero Trust Networking offeringProduct Development and Leadership
• Led the engineering team responsible for the development of Verizon Zero Trust Networking, a flagship product that has been extremely well-received and was expected to be a core part of Verizon's security offerings.
• Played a key role in integrating Verizon Zero Trust Networking with Active Directory to simplify access control and provide multi-factor authentication.
• Collaborated with various teams, including VoIP, Mobile Private Networking, and SDN, to integrate Verizon Zero Trust Networking into their respective solutions.Security and Compliance
• Integrated FIPS 140-2 and worked on SDP FedRAMP certification.
• Implemented practices for obtaining security clearance before every product release, including static code analysis, vulnerability scans, license scans, and penetration testing.Microservices Architecture and DevOps

• As Head of Development at Vidder, I'm proud to be part of a team that's revolutionizing cloud and on-premises application security with our Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) technology. Our flagship product.
• Spearheaded the development team responsible for delivering Vidder's PrecisionAccess product, ensuring its successful launch and ongoing enhancement.
• Oversaw the development of both client-side (mobile/Windows/macOS, and Linux) and server-side components of the product, fostering a cohesive and scalable solution.
• Played a pivotal role in re-architecting the product's foundation to achieve a remarkable 100x scalability improvement without additional hardware, with ongoing efforts to further enhance performance.
• Actively participated in the development of initial product features and bug fixes, ensuring a robust and user-friendly experience.
• Regularly engaged with customers, management, and operations teams to gather feedback, drive product improvements, and foster a customer-centric approach.ImpactVidder's SDP technology empowered organizations to.

Redwood City, California, US

• Started when company had only 10 people. Helped it grow to 100+ people as of Jun 2015.
• Helped the company grow revenue over 20x in 5 years.
• Grew and mentored the engineering team. Used agile based processes for software development. Run scrum sprints on regular basis to track progress.
• Wrote original code for HSS client. Continued to be involved in hands on management and development of the client for various platforms.
• Technical project manager for partners across various countries (Japan, Brazil, Spain).
• Helped design/implement abuse, spam and malware detection and prevention systems.

• Responsible for multiple products in the area of security and anti-virus for this DARPA funded company. As a founding team member, defined the core product, development strategy, architecture and built the engineering.
• Architected, executed many unique and innovative products ideas that includedo First Browser Firewall – a unique product that protects users while browsing on the internet.o First anti-spyware product that can remove.
• Architected a highly scalable management system for securing and managing desktops in a large corporate environment.
• Led research and development efforts by investigating various technical aspects such as reverse engineering the Windows kernel, open source technologies etc. for implementing anti-virus technology.
• Implemented Windows kernel Drivers that included Network filter drivers, File System filter drivers and generic kernel drivers
• Implemented various networking protocols such as IPsec, DNS, NAT etc.

• Intigma specialized in SaaS based electronic Catalogs for enabling e-commerce. Intigma had a successful exit via sale.
• Co-Founded and grew company to 71 people.
• Led a team of 30 developers and managers.
• Built and structured US/India organizations from ground up, set up processes and organizational priorities and implemented quality programs.
• Chief Software Architect for one of the product lines (Catalynx). Catalynx was a web-based platform used for managing various kinds of product catalogs. Some of the features included Customizable views for the.

• Worked on various web and web security related projects that included o Preventing SQL injectiono Penetration testingo Port scanning and prevention using nmapo Network firewall configuration etc.o Detecting Denial of.

• Worked on healthcare related software as a senior software engineer. Worked on building various components using Microsoft COM technologies

US

• Worked on desktop based interface for the flagship voice mail product.

Ph.D. Track, Physics

Ms, Computer Science

Ms, Electrical And Computer Engineering

B.Tech, Engineering Physics