Developing an extensible engineering organization for an AI start-up, including HW & SW development.

* Strategic Leader of WW Engineering Teams leading managers, SW & HW Engineers for NPI & POC programs that complied with PM roadmaps & sustaining SW while driving customers quality criteria. * Was the Signoff authority for WW Factories (17 WW Partnered Factory i.e. Foxconn, Wistron) for Windows 11, 10, LTSC & Partner SW Apps (MS Word, McAfee, Adobe, Foxit, CyberLink media) for all platforms including WER Certification & Windows Compliance requirements. * Strategic leader for multiple Partners such as AMD (HW), Microsoft (Windows Eng) and Intel (Unison). * Managed embedded programs including audio, video, UPD for Dolby, Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm. * Directed and deployed the strategic vision for virtual desktop infrastructure engineering applications and services for Dell’s $500M Cloud Client Computing business line, including thin clients, storage, hyper-converged appliances, and software. * Designed & led Dell Engineering Job Rotation program for CPG Engineering for US & Taiwan; Initiated 2023 * Allocated WW resources (Asia, Europe, NA) for engineering and testing in alignment with NPI product roadmaps to ensure ongoing sustainability for Windows OS, 3rd Party SW & Cloud and On-Premises SW. * Led Security Champions for all MIM, interceptor, rogue vulnerabilities, using recognized methodologies, such as OWASP Testing Guide, OSSTMM and PTES. * Drove US Federal Regulations for SmartCard technology development & certification for CAC,SiPR, PIV/VDI. * Guided the delivery of all projects from Eng. for DevOps, SQL and Automation teams across Asia and NA. * Oversaw third-party integrations of Citrix, VMWare, Teradici and Microsoft programs to support the delivery of twelve major CCC projects. * Hired and retained highly skilled engineers specializing in VDI technology, program languages (C, C++, Java), scripting languages (JS, Python, Perl) and key tools (Jenkins, Eclipse, BitBucket, GitHub, Confluence).

•Manage Cloud Engineering teams and server management utilizing virtualization & remote server access•Lead Architects , engineers & Design teams in development of SAAS programs •With Executive sponsorship, developed 10 Eng Initiatives’ for N. America & Asia resulting in 8 Engineer program results adding automation for CI, builds & internal tools. •In CCC’s Business Unit, added Metrics & KPIs for Eng programs . •Managed all resource allocation & balancing of ICs for N. America & Asia Automation Teams. •Created Roadmaps with tangible deliverables for Dev, SQA & Automation Teams in N. America & Asia. •Created “Standards” policy & documentation for local & remote Automation Engineers•Defined & released a remote lab in Bangalore, India & Beijing, China •Designed process for Sales Engineering & all Customization validation with Eng Teams. •Generated & distributed weekly Executive level reporting for an Dashboard.•Evaluate & purchase a Case Management system for all of CCC, Eng organizations.•Lead Quarterly Operations Review for the Eng, Automation & Build organizations for Executives. •Create an International Automation Council to define usage, standards & process across CCC. •Manage 3rd party integrations like Citrix, VMWare & Microsoft for 18months resulting in shipment of 12 CCC products. •Design and deploy CI Engineering automation for CCC’s Beijing office. •Hire & retain Engineers skilled in VDI technology and C,C++, Java, scripting languages, and tools like Jenkins, Eclipse, and SVN.•Using TestNG, Eclipse, and Selenium direct Test Eng on best practices in automation

•Led developed & analyzed algorithms for contextual search ads for MS Ad Services, using machine learning for contextual ad services.Spearheaded development of Quality Control and Test standards as Yahoo! Test personnel transition to Microsoft Corp. OSD division for Contextual Search Ads. •Authored and implemented quality management processes, procedures and best practices for Microsoft.•Migrated tools, products and servers from India and BLV offices to MSV for online and offline contextual ALGO products; while maintaining 24/7 uptime.•Managed a team of 10 local SDETs and Testers in remote offices•Coordinated data analysis of existing testing tools and provided recommendations based on code coverage of online & offline OSD products for ease of implementation and management.•Defined process for Dev, Test, and Ops for efficient releases to all Test environments from local env, System Integration (SI) and finally production servers.•Supported multiple online software products and automation tools for C# / C++ •Managed all bug scrubs, PM/Dev/Test scrums and manage ship rooms for release candidates. •Analyzed the existing test frameworks and redesign new automation frameworks, specifically adding E2E validation.•Managed large accounts / SLAs with Yahoo! for CX OSD and Exchange products. •Maintained products & services locally, nationally and internationally across Asia (India & Singapore).•Managed and migrated all performance, stress and load testing from BLV to SVC for CX OSD. •Provided analysis of online servers for KWS and Delivery Engine (DE) servers and usage for Revenue n Relevance (RnR) - CX•Performed data collection and statistical analysis that resulted in direction for product improvements (e.g. FES) ; Gathered online server failure for recommended changes. •Provided PMs & Executive staff status updates and inform of trends across Dev/Test/Ops and especially for slippage or 'red status flags'.

•Led, developed & analyzed algorithms for contextual search ads for Yahoo! Ad Services. Use machine learning for contextual ad services.Managed a QA organization locally, in SCal, and Beijing for Sponsored Search Ad / Paid Search. •Owned and managed release of production products working with Ops for roll-out. •Defined process SDLC for Beijing Test / Dev org for transition products. •Managed ALGO Test Team and provided data on trends for modifications of algorithmic datasets.•Managed Performance Test Team along with KPIs and comparisons reporting for SLAs•Defined QA architecture for new data management detailing Advertisers and Publishers usage. •Owned and evangelized API of products being the 'Keeper' of usage and forward/backward compatibility. •Started documentation process for Usability standards.•Managed testing and release of several business critical features related to advertiser & publisher stores.•Designed HW planning and deployment for yearly “Christmas” / high season capacity.•Managed multiple areas like serving engine testing, sponsored search front end testing, backend database pipeline testing, performance and automation efforts using C++, Perl and Java. •Coordinated and supported E2E testing, and integration testing across multiple teams in multiple international locations. •Reported all Test Metrics to PMs, and alert up the management chain of any serious problems. Occasionally report to C-level Exce Team.•Awarded "You Rock!" award for Sponsored Search Front End (SSFE) migration of Java to C++ project of Paid Search. •Awarded Spot-Bonus for Pruning database management project for exceptional Test management.

•Managed a team of 30 QA Engineers locally and remotely and managed 8 Automation Engineers/Configuration Management•Hired and built out a local and outsourced, QA, and Doc Team considering skill-sets and ROI•Developed testing strategy for a backup & restore product for Win Server, Exchange and SQL Servers with VSS and NTBackup•Designed testing criteria for RAID1 across 2, 750GB drives and RAID5 across 3, 750GB SATA hard drives & across 13, 750GB SATA hd•Designed QA Architecture for server development including relationship for Apache, Tomcat, PostgresSQL DB, and appropriate daemons, and engines. Used Best Practices for DC design & deployment•Managed all customer and in-house bugs, enhancements, and new features for all products – Hardware, Software •Designed and instructed SE about ‘Pilot Program’ for multi Data Center product implementation•Designed deployment method of HW with ‘kickstart’, standardized setting for BIOS and hardware validation•Defined EOL policies for HW & s/w and contribute to a licensing policy for eval, standard Users •Maintained & built a Lab with HW decisions – Dell Poweredge 1950, HP Proliant DP 360GS, and Dell Poweredge R200 for Win Servers, Exchange and SQL Servers environments 2003

•Managed 18 Test / CM and Operations Teams locally, S.Dakota and in Japan•Managed all testing efforts for Client Team, API Projects, Security , Configuration and Release Management•Led Microsoft Corp. Certification process for eCommerce Partner Program •Successfully validated new eCommerce payment projects such as PayPal , eChecks, VISA VPAS, & M/C SPA products. Also validated Risk & Fraud products for CPM & ICS online services. •Release Manager for pushes to production servers that maintained 99.97% availability•Designed QA Lab; Determined & purchased all hardware equipment & s/w apps for QA Lab env, including all long-term plans for future development needs & upcoming projects•Managed security implementation for key management, SCMP, P12 keys, and SSL access•Promoted to QA Manager of the software Client Team within 4 months improving the Teams success rate with a drastic reduction in released Priority1, P2, & P3 problems.•Determined “right-size” for organization based on growth expectations. •Maintained SLAs for large eCommerce customers such as Target & Nordstrom•Managed customer relationships for determining data storage and accessibility•Represented Prod Dev in design review meetings for next gen architecture •Worked closely with PayPal on shopping cart technology and design testing strategy for new product area