• Founded Incub8 Ventures to invest in tech-driven startup ideas to solve business problems and enhance global scalability.• Leverage technology to increase productivity and drive innovation in the startup ecosystem.• Collaborate with entrepreneurs to develop strategic plans and secure funding for growth initiatives.

As President & CTO:R&D, Prototyping, POCs: Led innovative efforts to explore, test, and validate new technologies and ideas. Developed early-stage prototypes to demonstrate viability and potential applications.Developing new Competencies: Fostered an environment of continuous learning to be at the forefront of technological advances.Product Design to Quality Control: Oversaw the entire product lifecycle, from ideation and design to delivery and quality assurance, ensuring products met both market needs and internal standards.Championed the organization's drive towards achieving SEI-CMMi Level 3 assessment, obtaining ISO 9001:2008 certification, and the effective implementation of Cleanroom Software Engineering practices.Data Center Architecture and Maintenance: Designed, established, and maintained state-of-the-art data centers to support growing computational and storage needs.Technology Evaluation: Assessed and recommended new technologies, vendor solutions, platforms, and tools to ensure the organization remained competitive and efficient.Process Efficiency Tools: Pioneered the development of internal tools to streamline operations across various functions, enhancing overall productivity.Strategic Customer Consulting: Offered high-level strategic insights and solutions to key customers, fostering stronger relationships and aligning with their strategic initiatives.Additional Responsibilities:Customer Satisfaction: Ensured all client interactions and deliveries met the highest standards, resulting in consistently high customer satisfaction scores.Pre-sales Support: Collaborated with the sales team, offering technical insights and solutions during client pitches and negotiations.Process Automation for Organizational Efficiency: Spearheaded initiatives to automate repetitive tasks and workflows across departments, leading to significant improvements in efficiency and resource optimization.

Significant part of my work at Cognizant was to develop, maintain and support applications for credit card transaction management for First Data Corporation