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Technology Executive with twenty-two years of global experience in building world-class software systems and high-performing teams. Renowned for being a leader in dreaming big, driving innovation, and inspiring teams. A proven transformer, who is known for being progressive, having a bias for action, and bringing business and engineering teams closer.

Passionate about Diversity + Inclusion + Equity, Servant Leadership, and fostering a culture based on trust.

PROFESSIONAL experience

VTS Inc
2019Present

Senior Vice President of Engineering

  • Reporting to the CEO, I lead a 250-person global Engineering, QA, DevOps, and Data Science teams that build core VTS products, namely VTS Lease, VTS Rise, and VTS Data along with Corporate IT and Security functions.
  • Helped transform the company from a single-product single-site firm to a multi-product global firm with 4x revenue growth (~$100m CARR)
  • Helped establish a 50-person VTS Toronto site from scratch
  • Led the technical due-diligence of three acquisitions totaling $300m and led the integration of the acquired company's technology team and products with VTS
  • Led the key culture change within Engineering by bringing in bias for action and increased accountability by rolling out engineering (DORA) metrics
  • Founded and led Employee Resource Groups (ERG) for BIPOC called Amplify and for leadership coaching called "Newish Managers"
Justworks Inc
20182019

Vice President of Engineering

  • Reporting to the CEO, I was a key member of the Executive Management Team, which oversaw a 2x revenue growth to $100m ARR in under one year.
  • Doubled the engineering team to approximately 60 engineers in less than a year by using a multi-faceted talent acquisition strategy.
  • Created a well-regarded internship program by partnering with organizations like Pursuit & CUNYTech to find talent from non-traditional sources.
  • Introduced processes and systems to help manage growth including a career leveling framework and accompanying progression guides
  • Increased developer productivity by introducing Deep Work Wednesdays, DIY Fridays, and several L&D opportunities (Book Clubs, Conferences & Events)
Vidyo Inc
20152018

Vice President of Engineering

  • Reporting to the CTO, I led the company's new generation of cloud service offerings: VidyoConnect & VidyoEngage
  • Built & hired a 100+ person global engineering team, spanning across three continents, and motivated them to dream big
  • Led the creation of offshore 60-person Ukrainian & Indian dev centers, while leading a global team based out of three different timezones - US, Europe & India
  • Created and integrated automation test teams, achieving 50% automation for all products managed
  • Delivered VidyoConnect product portfolio (Desktop, WebRTC, iOS & Android) in a year and a half breaking prior record of 4+ year iteration
20142015

Senior Director of Engineering

  • Managed the entire endpoint product portfolio, which included desktop, web, mobile apps, and room systems
  • Revitalized the company’s endpoint apps, which were languishing in UX & tech debt
  • Performed a top-to-bottom rewrite of all the apps, codenamed as Neo
  • Recruited and built the UX design team
20122014

Engineering Manager

  • Managed group video conferencing product team, transforming it from a loss-making business to a profitable business with 100% year-over-year growth
  • Unified the software architecture across VidyoRoom and VidyoPanorama product lines, basing it on a modern tech stack with web apps built within Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF)
  • Launched world's smallest room system product in VidyoRoom HD-40 based on an Intel NUC, achieving HD video conferencing in a form factor never before seen
20062012

Senior Software Engineer

  • Employee #7 and a member of the founding engineering team
  • Co-invented essential patents in Bandwidth Management and Conference Management & Control Protocols
  • Designed and developed key algorithms on both client and server, such as Direct Media Routing, Bandwidth Adjustment, Signaling Plug-in, etc.
UTStarcom Inc
20002006

Distinguished Engineer

  • Led team that built Access Network (iAN-2000), VoIP soft switch (mSwitch) and IP based Telephony system (IPTS)
  • Designed & implemented in C, various VoIP & Routing protocols like MGCP, Megaco/H.248 in a real-time operating system called RTEMS
Cognizant Technology Solutions
19992000

Programmer Analyst

  • Lead Engineer of satellite communication & Bluetooth technologies products
  • Designed and developed communication protocols in VRTX

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