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Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, US

Head of engineering, artificial intelligence, data science, data engineering, program management, security, product management (until Aug 2022), and IT for Karat. Grew the engineering, data, and product management teams from 20 in Dec 2020 to close to 70 in mid 2022. Was recruited to turn Karat’s engineering and product teams into a world-class delivery.

San Francisco, US

Designed, built from scratch and maintains both a Java based web application and a Python based AI and NLP platform running in AWS for Metis, a US based market research firm that has been using that web application and AI and NLP platform over the last ten years to analyze online reviews on behalf of clients mostly in the hospitality field to find the.

Designed, built from scratch and maintains both a Java based web application and a Python based AI and NLP platform running in AWS for a US based market research firm.Participated in technical due diligence on a German Enterprise SaaS software company on behalf of a US based software company.Delivered a high-level design and architecture recommendation.

San Mateo, California, US

Head of engineering, artificial intelligence, operations and IT, reported to the CEO. Grew the engineering and artificial intelligence teams from 20+ to 50+ in Converica’s Bellingham and Seattle offices. Was recruited to bring outside industry experience leading world-class engineering and AI teams to Conversica’s organically grown engineering organization.

Beverly Hills, California, US

Site-lead and head of engineering in Ticketmaster’s Seattle office. Responsible for the order processing engine behind “TM+”, Ticketmaster’s entrance into the Resale market, that went live in July 2013, and after that focused on extending order processing services to primary market tickets. Built the Seattle office from the ground up, defined the team.

Senior technology leader of the company. Responsible for the content discovery, acquisition, creation and distribution systems that powered both Wetpaint’s new media properties – which focused on TV entertainment for the female 18-34 demographic – as well as the legacy Wiki platform. Drove the innovation behind Wetpaint’s Intelligent Social Publishing.

Seattle, WA, US

Executive level position with varying responsibilities from middle-tier technologies to end-to-end architecture. Responsible for two groups, Market Making and Expedia Web Services both led by a Senior Director. Market Making was building services at the core of Expedia’s intelligent travel marketplace and Expedia Web Services was exposing Expedia’s data.

Seattle, WA, US

Lead the Market Making team, a novel team founded in early 2007 to “intelligently match supply and demand” by optimizing the company’s revenue, customer satisfaction and supplier relationships. Established the vision and roadmap for the team and secured funding for it as one of Expedia’s major technology initiatives. Launched a multitude of features and.

Seattle, WA, US

Responsible for three teams that owned customer facing features on the Amazon.com web sites – Gifting, Repeat Purchases and Rich Media. In charge of defining the vision and strategy for these teams as well as for making sure that the teams execute and deliver.Repeat Purchases owned Shopping Lists, Subscribe & Save and Nutritional Facts, Rich Media owned.

Seattle, WA, US

Lead Gifting at Amazon.com, which included Wish List, Baby and Wedding Registry, Gift Central, Gift Wrap and eCards, as well as the platform behind all registries at Amazon.com (Wish Lists, Wedding and Baby Registry) and its partners (Target Baby and Wedding Registries, Marks & Spencer Wish Lists, …), and which, in 2006, generated annual revenue of about.

Lead MAYA Viz’s technology development and product offerings and played a major role in the interaction with clients and partners. Responsible for closing multiple consulting projects for MAYA Viz and the dominant driver behind MAYA Viz’s shift of focus from a government to a commercial clientele and from a services to a product company. Served as the.

Managed the 20+ engineers of the Software Engineering Group. Doubled the group in one year, introduced other skills such as technical writers, quality assurance and project management, and oversaw a $3 million annual budget. Recruited and built a strong team, spanning the gamut from seasoned engineers to novice computer scientists.

Joined MAYA Viz to lead the research and development of MAYA Viz’s contribution to the Command Post of the Future (CPOF) DARPA program, which was deployed to Iraq in early 2004. Coordinated the efforts of 5+ engineers and designers, and oversaw a $1 million annual budget. Later, in addition became the technical lead for the Infrastructure Project, a $1.

Bedford, MA, US

Managed the development of Aspen IQ, a suite of products for inferred quality estimation, coordinating the development efforts of 10+ engineers. Designed, developed and coded the graphical user interface and modeling engine of Aspen IQ and developed a proprietary genetic algorithm and a new non-linear “fuzzy” PLS algorithm. Designed and coded the graphical.

Designed an optimizer for the policies and process settings of the quality variables in a LAM plasma etcher based on a neural network model for a leading semiconductor manufacturing company.

Developed novel computer algorithms to solve intricate mathematical problems, analyze experimental data and model physical phenomena. Carried out cutting-edge research in theoretical nuclear physics. Derived analytical solutions and designed adequate mathematical models.Published over thirty scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and communicated.