Experience

Venturis Group Inc

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner

  • 2023 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area Venturis (www.venturisinc.com) looks to provide businesses a growth edge. Specifically, as companies look to pivot around - New ventures - Technology transitions - Incubation Our group comprises of Product and Technology leaders. We believe in a set of frameworks, tools and approaches that help unlock and drive customer value.



Cisco

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Director Product Management

  • Dec 2018 - 2023

  San Francisco Bay Area



Nephelo Systems

• Head of Product Management

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2018

  San Jose Nephelo is a Cisco spin-in. It is focused on Mobile virtualization. Our software enables tier 1 service providers to run their networks efficiently and at cloud/web scale. I was part of the founding team and subsequently ran product management and GTM operations.



Cisco

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Director - Corporate Development & Strategy

  • Nov 2010 - Jan 2015

  San Jose - Lead Cisco's Service Provider Strategy with a focus on Software and Services - Manage Cisco's execution and transition within customer segments and business transformation - Focus on key technology areas like Mobility, Software Defined Networking, Open Source - Advising GM's/business owners on market transitions and new business models



Cisco Media Solutions Inc.

• Divisional CFO

  • Nov 2006 - Oct 2010

  San Francisco Head of finance for the Media Solutions BU. - Led spin-in + acquisition strategy - Drive entry into a new business segment - Oversee acquisition and investment strategy in media space - Created SaaS centric business model for Media Solutions



Cisco

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Controller - Mergers and Acquisitions

  • May 2003 - Nov 2006

  San Francisco Bay Area Corporate Development Incubator – financial evaluation of projects through incubation cycles Financial responsibility for Global Partner Engineering group focused on offshore support Manage budget and FP&A responsibilities over $150M Sarbanes Oxley process development and implementation, and establishment of key controls



Nortel Networks

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager - Treasury & Global Structured Finance

  • Feb 2000 - Mar 2003

  Toronto, Canada Area Managed Nortel's banking and credit rating relationships Led Nortel's global portfolio for structured finance products Created the asset backed securitization portfolio - execution of approx $1B in transactions Leveraged lease portfolio, including sale and leaseback vehicles



GE Capital

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Vice President

  • Mar 1997 - Dec 1999

  Part of Capital Markets and Private Equity organization. Portfolio included risk assessment on India operations.



Citi

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager

  • Mar 1993 - Mar 1997

  Bombay Corporate Finance and Fixed income products